Yes, remote work and digital transformation increase collaboration, but it also introduces higher risks for security breaches. In 2020, every industry experienced a shift in how and where they work, and unfortunately, healthcare was no exception. Shifting to virtual support, overnight, ushered in a wave of rapidly deployed apps and remote access requirements many organizations just weren’t ready for. Healthcare organizations often have multiple Active Directories, point-to-point integrations for provisioning, and separate access controls across numerous identity stores. When you’re protecting a distributed workforce that requires access to on-premises and cloud apps, complexity puts a burden on IT teams that are trying to stay ahead of evolving security threats. And the stakes couldn’t be higher. A 2021 IBM research report found that healthcare not only has the highest average cost of a breach for the 11th year in a row, but the average cost actually increased by more than $1.