"Only 30% Prepared to Secure a Complete Shift to Remote Work"

Researchers at DTEX Systems conducted a new survey and discovered that that the biggest security concerns facing businesses are data leaking through endpoints (27 percent), loss of visibility of user activity (25 percent), and maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements (24 percent).  The researchers also found that only 30 percent of companies surveyed were fully prepared to secure and support a complete shift to remote work, and 50 percent reported their company would continue to support work from home capabilities due to increased productivity and business benefit.  Nearly three-quarters of organizations surveyed were concerned about the security risks introduced by users working from home.  Many organizations (73 percent) reported partial or no visibility into user activity if remote workers disable their VPN; only 27% reported full or complete visibility into user activity.  The researchers also found that users are mixing personal use and corporate use on their work laptops, increasing the risk of drive-by-downloads (25 percent), users are more susceptible to phishing attacks at home (15 percent), and organizations no longer have visibility since most remote workers operate outside the corporate network (13 percent).

Help Net Security reports: "Only 30% Prepared to Secure a Complete Shift to Remote Work"