Since the onset of the pandemic, more than half of firms say they have detected at least a "moderate increase" in cyberattacks, while one in10 firms have encountered a drastic increase, according to a survey of more than 520 security professionals.
Yet the increase in attacks has not led to an increase in breaches, with 16% of firms experiencing a breach in the past 12 months compared with 15% for the same period in 2019, according to a report by threat-hunting tools provider DomainTools. More than half of the surveyed companies (56%) stated they are prepared to support a fully remote workforce, with about a third tightening security policies and settings.
Overall, fears that the chaos of the coronavirus pandemic and the massive shift to remote work would lead to more frequent security incidents and breaches have failed to be realized, says Tim Helming, security evangelist at DomainTools.
"In general, organizations held their own pretty well," he says. "Obviously, COVID represented a dual problem for security shops — the shift to remote work encompasses all kinds of complexities — but on top of that, you had a bunch of attackers seizing on the moment and preying on the hunger for information on COVID."
Concerns over the spread of the novel coronavirus have resulted in most companies shifting employees to work from home. In June, more than three-quarters of companies had the majority of their employees working outside of the office, according to consultancy PwC. Looking toward the future, almost 90% of companies expect at least ..
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