According to The Hill, almost 30% of all work in January 2023 took place from employees’ homes—six times as much as in 2019, based on data from WFH Research. In larger urban settings, this percentage can be as high as 50%. Entire office buildings are lying idle with some undergoing fire sales.

These settings challenge organizational security efforts, putting both organizations and employees at risk.

IT and security pros have responded quickly to these new norms but continue to struggle with applying the same level of corporate security to workers in far-flung settings.

That’s where HR leaders can play an important role.

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