Only 41% of Cybersecurity Teams Can Securely Work Remotely

New research by ISACA has found that only 59 percent of cybersecurity teams are equipped to perform their jobs effectively while working from home.

The finding emerged from the recent COVID-19 Study in which more than 3,700 IT audit, governance, and cybersecurity professionals from 123 countries were questioned about the impact of the global health crisis on their organizations and their own jobs. 

Only 51 percent of technology professionals and leaders surveyed said they were "highly confident" that their cybersecurity teams were ready to detect and respond to the surge in cybersecurity attacks that has accompanied the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Just 41 percent said that their cybersecurity teams had the necessary tools and resources at home to perform their jobs effectively.

The survey, which was conducted in mid-April, found that the rapid mass transition to remote working triggered by lockdown measures imposed to slow the spread of COVID-19 has made businesses more vulnerable to cybersecurity threats.

While 80 percent of organizations shared cyber-risk best practices for working at home as shelter-in-place orders began, 87 percent of respondents said the rapid transition to remote work had increased data protection and privacy risk. 

This presents a problem, as 58 percent of respondents say threat actors are taking advantage of the pandemic to disrupt organizations, and 92 percent say cyber-attacks on individuals are increasing.

“Organizations are rapidly and aggressively moving toward new ways of doing business during this time, which is a very positive thing, but it can also lead to making compromi ..

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