“The real-world impact is profound. Attackers can intercept credentials, reroute traffic to malicious sites, or inject malware, all without ever breaching the corporate firewall. This can lead to data breaches, financial theft, or even ransomware incidents originating from an employee’s living room,” said Apeksha Kaushik, senior principal analyst at Gartner. “Moreover, the lack of visibility and control over home networks means these attacks can persist
undetected, undermining even the most robust corporate security programs. In essence, every unsecured home network becomes a potential backdoor into the enterprise, amplifying risk and complicating incident response.”
Defending beyond corporate networks
For CISOs, this broadens the focus area beyond merely securing corporate networks and even addressing risks in employee home environments and unmanaged devices.
