New survey reveals impact of pandemic on business productivity, performance and security
A new survey of 500 IT professionals at companies of at least 1,000 employees in the U.S., Canada, Germany, France, Ireland and the UK., revealed that the transition to widespread remote work presented myriad business challenges and security risks for the employees on the front lines of IT security.
The 2020 Work-From-Home IT Impact Study by Sectigo and Wakefield Research survey was conducted across industries and includes additional insights on IT professionals in U.S. banking to capture challenges in their field. While many IT professionals saw an increase in employee productivity at their company, they also saw new and dangerous risks emerge—and despite the clear and present danger, many companies remain at-risk as proven long-term IT security strategies have not been fully implemented.