Security News > 2020 > April > Cyberattacks on the rise since the start of the coronavirus outbreak
Among the 411 IT and security professionals surveyed by Check Point and Dimensional Research, 71% said they've seen an increase in security threats or attacks since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Some 56% pointed to the task of securing remote access as the top challenge, 55% mentioned the need for remote access scalable solutions, and 47% pointed to remote workers finding and using untested tools and services.
"Cybercriminals will always seek to capitalize on the latest trends to try and boost the success rates of attacks, and the coronavirus pandemic has created a perfect storm of a global news event together with dramatic changes in working practices and the technologies used by organizations," Rafi Kretchmer, head of product marketing for Check Point, said in a press release.
Looking ahead, 61% of the respondents are worried about the need to make quick adjustments as the circumstances change, 55% are concerned about the need for better remote access security, and 49% are alarmed about the need to ramp up security remotely.
"To ensure security and business continuity in this rapidly evolving situation, organizations need to protect themselves with a holistic, end-to-end security architecture," Kretchmer advised.