Security News > 2020 > April > Surge in remote working reveals concerns around unprotected endpoints

New research from Tanium reveals that 72 percent of US CIOs find previously undiscovered computing devices on a daily or weekly basis.

Even if remote unprotected endpoints are identified, they may be left unfixed due to the considerable bandwidth and time required to connect them via VPN to a centralized patch management solution.

"It's been weeks since countless organizations switched to remote working models almost overnight, and it's been encouraging to see how many businesses were able to transfer workflows and operate decentralized networks quickly. Yet our new research shows that the vast majority of businesses will encounter serious challenges around patch and security compliance as remote working continues," said Chris Hallenbeck, CISO for the Americas at Tanium.

"The proliferation of unknown computing devices within organizations' IT environments, in particular, is offering malicious actors access to corporate and customer data. This threat alone will likely surge as working from home becomes the new normal."

As hackers ramp up phishing attacks on remote workers, IT leaders who lack visibility into these new endpoints may find their organizations dangerously exposed.

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