Cybersecurity The importance of Triggered by the global pandemic,
GUIDE 6/8 At the same time, cybercriminals found a new opportunity for attack with remote workers and improperly secured connections and technologies. Together, these trends created a more vulnerable environment affecting the cybersecurity defences of many organisations. the rapid transition to working from home forced businesses to scramble to support a larger remote workforce. The speed at which this was executed means that certain security measures and requirements inevitably fell by the wayside.
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Around 1/3 companies transitioned 81-100% of their employees to remote working
More than 2/3 companies moved 61% or more of their workforce to a work from home environment
44% 68% 45% 44% admit they haven’t provided cybersecurity training focused on the potential threats of working from home 68% have not deployed a new antivirus solution for work-issued devices 45% have not analysed the security or privacy features in the software tools considered necessary for remote working
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