How to combat cyber threats amid the shift to remote working

By TechRepublic - 2021-01-28

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Some 85% of CISOs surveyed by Netwrix revealed that they sacrificed cybersecurity to quickly set up employees to work remotely.

Summary

Some 85% of CISOs surveyed by Netwrix revealed that they sacrificed cybersecurity to quickly set up employees to work remotely.
Based on a survey of more than 900 IT professionals around the world for its "2020 Cyber Threats Report," Netwrix found a number of concerns in the area of cybersecurity.
A full 85% of the CISOs surveyed admitted that they sacrificed cybersecurity in the effort to enable employees to work remotely.
Provide regular user training on how to identify suspicious links and attachments and how to report them.

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