While businesses are largely committed to cybersecurity initiatives, workers have little faith in the ability of their employers to safeguard critical data and other assets, according to data gathered by TechRadar Pro.
A survey of our readers found the majority (70.70%) of staff believe cybersecurity is a central focus for their business, yet half (44.97%) of the same group also feel ill-equipped to handle the cyberthreats their company faces.
Many employees (66.43%) are also skeptical about the preparedness of their colleagues to adapt to changes in the cybersecurity landscape, such as the evolution of new attack vectors or emergence of novel malware strains.
Cybersecurity landscape
The transition to remote working has raised a number of questions about the ability of businesses to deal with cybersecurity threats and adapt to techniques employed by the most sophisticated cybercriminals today.
With many employees now operating out of their home offices, the traditional security perimeter has expanded by magnitudes in a matter of months - and the addition of shadow IT to the mix has made security oversight near-impossible.
Companies are also faced with a litany of potential consequences in the event of a cyber incident, ranging from financial to reputational and operational.
In the last two weeks alone, for example, both health giant Garmin and camera manufacturer Canon have fallen victim to damaging ransomware attacks.
The former suffered a week-long service ..
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