America’s most capable foreign intelligence adversaries will welcome the Pentagon’s embrace of telecommuting as a response to the coronavirus pandemic. It means new avenues for its cyberintelligence operations.

Unfortunately, it is far easier to observe, intercept, or otherwise engage with protected communications when one party involved is away from the physical workplace. And while it is possible for Pentagon employees to log in to their various intranets and email systems from their homes, doing so creates significant additional risk that their communications will meet prying eyes.