Security News > 2020 > June > Report: Working from home is the new normal, but cybersecurity isn't keeping up
COVID-19 has completely changed the work world, but many organizations have seemingly failed to realize that security risks are changing as well, a new report finds.
The report found that the shift to remote work has been massive: There has been a 39% decrease in companies with less than 25% of their staff working remotely, and a whopping 250% increase in companies with more than three-quarters of their full-time employees working from home.
"The new normal will involve employees working more frequently from these less-controlled networking environments like homes, and as parts of the country reopen, potentially third spaces like cafes and libraries once again," Electric said.
"This new way of work with a greater emphasis on remote has surfaced the notion that the actual endpoints, meaning the mobile devices and computers that remote workers use to access company information, are critical to maintaining security," the report states.
Despite these low numbers, the report found that respondents were generally confident in the cybersecurity measures they take for remote workers: On average, respondents rated their remote work security practices a seven out of 10.