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Modern Workplaces Demand A New Meaning For 'Site' In Network Security

Security Boulevard, Monday, February 23rd, 2026

For a long time, the concept of a 'site' in networking and security was synonymous with a physical office

This included:

  • a headquarters building
  • a branch office
  • a campus connected to the corporate network

This traditional model was built on several assumptions:

  • employees primarily worked from offices
  • security measures were enforced at the boundaries of the network
  • policies could reliably depend on the origin of network traffic

However, these assumptions no longer reflect the reality of modern work environments.

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