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At the start of the pandemic, IT organizations had to undergo radical changes to support remote work. Given the urgency to shift to remote operations, IT admins opted for band-aid solutions to retain business continuity and stay connected to the core of their networks from remote locations. But now, many organizations are moving toward hybrid workforce options with employees choosing to work from both their home and office locations.

Due to the evolution of IT systems, the recent shift to a hybrid workforce, changing client requirements, and other reasons, network monitoring has become much more complex. IT admins need to visualize the entire network infrastructure effortlessly. Gaining visibility into the network makes it easy to spot patterns, proactively troubleshoot faults, ensure the availability of critical devices 24/7, and more.

Managing IT operations is becoming increasingly complex due to the evolution of IT systems, the recent shift to a hybrid workforce, changing client requirements, and many other reasons. This is why IT admins like you need a solution that allows you to deal with these complex ongoing problems effortlessly.

Today, we’re excited to announce that ManageEngine has been recognized in 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for security information and event management (SIEM) for the fifth consecutive time. We are thrilled to be awarded this recognition yet again for our contribution to the world of cybersecurity. “Most enterprises were not prepared for the widespread changes in work environments following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Five worthy reads is a regular column on five noteworthy items we’ve discovered while researching trending and timeless topics. This week let’s go back to security basics with password hygiene—the simplest, and yet often overlooked step in account security. Passwords have been the bane of many internet users since the inception of the world wide web.

2020 has seen a surge in the number of organizations embracing remote work to adapt to the new normal, leading to increased reliance on digital collaborative workspaces like Microsoft Teams. As organizations migrate critical business processes to such digital workspaces, IT service management teams need to leverage these platforms as channels for delivering IT and enterprise support.

Information is one of an organization’s most important assets. In the global wide area network (GWAN), operations of all sizes store, change, and exchange their business data. Similar to how the meaning of digital data sharing has evolved, aspects like data availability and security have taken on important new meanings as well. Today’s IT administrators need to ensure the network is stable.

The cloud landscape is rife with unsafe URLs and inappropriate content. This—coupled with the accelerated adoption of cloud applications in the workplace—has created an urgent need to scrutinize and control the use of these online resources to prevent data theft, exposure, and loss. This blog elaborates on how a robust URL filtering solution can help manage what cloud services your employees use and how they interact with these services.