Nearly 3 out of 4 business leaders see cybersecurity as a top priority in COVID-19 recovery
CrowdStrike® Inc. announced the release of the 2020 CrowdStrike Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) State of Cybersecurity Report, produced by independent research firm StollzNow. Commissioned by CrowdStrike, the study surveyed 2,017 business leaders in Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Japan. The study found that among those respondents who believe there should be more investment in remote working, the highest number (74 percent) list enhancement of cybersecurity measures as a priority for additional investment. Further, despite a grim economic outlook, 65 percent expect technology budgets to increase.
The report indicates that many organizations have experienced digital transformation at an unprecedented pace and scale across business segments and operations, as they have quickly moved to mass remote working arrangements during COVID-19 in order to survive. In fact, 44 percent of business leaders surveyed said the pandemic accelerated their move to cloud solutions, while 82 percent say COVID-19 changed the way they interact or deliver products and services to customers. These results indicate a strong shift and rapid investment into transformation projects that move from on-premises security solutions to next generation cloud-native solutions as organizations look to protect today’s distributed workforce.