Security

As remote work becomes the 'new normal' for many around the world, the security threats resulting from the rapidly changing work conditions are posing an unprecedented challenge for businesses. The immediate need to shift work conditions left organizations scrambling to institute remote working policies with many executives unprepared to roll out the right tools and procedures securely and at scale. However, for companies it's not just about being prepared for a global pandemic.

First - a big thank you to all of our customers and partners who continuously show support and share their experience using Wire. When we launched Wire as the most secure collaboration platform, we were hoping the reception of the platform would be positive. We were not expecting to move from "Niche Vendor" to High Performer in such a short time.

The average office worker receives 121 emails per day. When faced with information overload such as this, it can be easy to let your guard down and fall for a phishing attack. Phishing is one of the largest security threats out there. They take many different forms and often resemble the types of communications you receive every day — internal team communications, special offers from your favorite companies, or specific emails that pertain to your role (support tickets, leads, incidents, etc.).

Due to COVID-19, companies have found themselves in the middle of the world’s largest work-from-home experiment. Many hail remote work as a blessing, allowing employees to continue working while practicing social distancing during this uncertain time. Of course, even before coronavirus grabbed our attention, many companies were already adapting various telecommuting and remote work policies.

We wanted to share some exciting news: we’ve successfully completed our SOC 2 Type 1 audit! We embarked on this audit as part of our ongoing commitment to delivering the most robust and professional experience to our users. Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 is a procedure designed to ensure that service providers can securely manage data to protect the interests and privacy of their clients.

In recent years, remote working has risen sharply, with a 27.7% increase in the number of home-workers in the last decade alone. A mobile workforce means that a business' data is also ‘mobile’. Data, whether it is emails, ideas, contracts or plans, is the life-blood of most modern businesses; it is their intellectual property (IP). Without this data, there would be no product, no service, no sales.

At the pace that technology continues to change, it’s clear that the coming decade will continue to bring technological advances that evolve not only how we work, but the very nature of work itself.

Wire continues to be a force to be reckoned with when it comes to winning awards - this time around as a finalist for the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards 2020. The recognition comes in at a time of unprecedented growth – gaining regognition in both the technology and business categories. At the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards Wire is in the final for two awards in business categories.

Looking into the crystal ball again - this time for 2020 - Wire highlights some of the trends we see will dominate the headlines for the first year of the new decade. There are some common underpinnings - most notably that data has now become the most valuable commodity and companies are increasingly running on data, becoming massively vulnerable to any interruption or loss. The second is mobile.