OFFICE OF THE FUTURE EXAMINING THE TECHNOLOGY DEFINING A NEW ERA IN END USER COMPUTING
With the recent acceleration in innovation due to the pandemic, there is an abundance of technologies in the EUC space such as VDI, DaaS & Cloud, to hybrid solutions.
How are you ensuring that you are leveraging the latest technology and staying up-to-date with the most recent innovations?
When :
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The I.T. Department is evolving. It is no longer about Technology alone.
I.T. professionals that fail to understand how to connect the technology in a way that ensures it drives and aides the company culture will be at a massive disadvantage to those who do. This knowledge is key to the future of your company, work and progress in your career.
End user computing is where technology meets people
To apply EUC properly means – understanding the business, the user experience and becoming a converging point for the organization. This session is designed to demonstrate how you can do this.
The result is opening a doorway for you to become the digital transformation pioneer within your organization to build an infrastructure that enables everyone to perform at their best.
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CISO Insight
The future of work is not just a facilities question — it is a security architecture question. Every hybrid work model introduces new attack surfaces: unmanaged home networks, personal devices accessing corporate data, and employees using shadow IT tools to collaborate. CISOs who were not at the table when their organisations designed return-to-office or hybrid policies missed a critical opportunity to shape the security architecture from the ground up.
Securing the Hybrid Workplace in 2026
When the “Office of the Future” concept was being discussed in 2021, it was speculative. In 2026, it is reality. Most knowledge-work organisations have settled into a hybrid model where employees split time between office, home, and travel. This has profound implications for enterprise security that go far beyond VPN capacity planning.
The traditional perimeter-based security model assumed that most employees and devices were inside a trusted network boundary. Hybrid work obliterates that assumption entirely. Employees connect from home Wi-Fi networks, coffee shops, co-working spaces, and airport lounges. They switch between corporate laptops, personal devices, and mobile phones throughout the day. Data flows across corporate SaaS applications, personal cloud storage, messaging platforms, and email — often in ways the security team cannot see or control.
A Zero Trust Architecture for the Hybrid Office
Zero Trust is the only security model that works for distributed, hybrid environments. The core principle — never trust, always verify — applies regardless of where the user is located or what device they are using. In practical terms, this means implementing conditional access policies that evaluate identity, device health, location, and behaviour before granting access to any resource. It means microsegmenting applications so that a compromised endpoint cannot move laterally across the entire corporate estate. And it means investing in endpoint detection and response capabilities that work equally well on a managed device in the office and an unmanaged device on a home network.
The Human Factor in Hybrid Security
Technology alone cannot secure the hybrid workplace. Employees who feel disconnected from their organisation’s security culture are more likely to take shortcuts, ignore policies, or fall for social engineering attacks. Security awareness programmes must evolve beyond annual compliance training to include regular, relevant, and engaging content that acknowledges the realities of hybrid work. Phishing simulations should test scenarios specific to remote workers — such as fake IT support requests or fraudulent video conferencing invitations.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the biggest security risks of hybrid work?
The top risks include unmanaged personal devices accessing corporate data, insecure home networks, increased susceptibility to phishing attacks due to reduced in-person communication, shadow IT adoption as employees seek productivity tools outside approved channels, and difficulty maintaining consistent security controls across multiple environments.
How should CISOs secure BYOD in hybrid environments?
Implement a tiered access model where BYOD devices receive restricted access to corporate resources based on device posture. Use mobile device management or mobile application management to containerise corporate data on personal devices. Enforce MFA for all access regardless of device type, and ensure that corporate data can be remotely wiped from personal devices when employees leave the organisation.
Related reading: For a comprehensive Zero Trust implementation guide, visit our Zero Trust Security Hub or download the CISO Toolkit for enterprise governance templates.