The internet is accessed directly, without a VPN

We’re in a moment ofrapid change for our IT environments. As companies shift from working in an
office within their controlled network to working from home, many are finding
that the architectures they have in place aren’t ready for the scalability and
security challenges of a decentralized workforce. There are three
prominent scenarios created by this shift that have an
impact on security posture: 

1. Unprotected devices are being used for work. Some of you may be asking your employees to use their personal laptops for work
   at home. Others are issuing new managed laptops
   that need to ramp up with existing endpoint security.  
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2. The internet is accessed directly, without a VPN. Most VPN deployments aren’t ready to scale to an entire workforce routing traffic through
   them. Slowdowns and outages can cause users to turn off their
   VPN. Some may not be licensed for the entire workforce. In each
   scenario, devices will access the internet directly without the
   defense in depth of your managed network. 
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3. Data going to cloud services no longer routes through the network. There has been a massive increase in the use of cloud-based tools to support meetings and
   collaboration for decentralized teams. With direct internet accesses,
   data sent to the cloud falls out of your visibility and becomes
   vulnerable. Sharing within the cloud and to external parties also falls
   outside of your visibility and control. 
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For many, existing security investmentscan be slightly augmented or scaled to cover these use
cases. Others may need to quickly add capabilities. Let’s
discuss how: 
Unprotected personal devices If you are asking employees to work from their personally ownedlaptops and mobile devices, please contact your McAfee Account
Manager or for licenses to our home use security for endpoint
devices, available for free until May 31[sup]st[/sup], 2020*. Thiswill provide comprehensive device protection including anti-malware. Employees can download
this software on unlimited devices in their household to help prevent
lateral movement of attacks within their home network.  
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