Security News > 2020 > June > IT leaders say productivity went up during lockdown despite delaying projects and security work
As companies moved to 100% remote work, IT teams delayed security improvements and revenue-generating projects to get colleagues set up for telecommuting.
A new survey found that despite these shifting priorities, IT executives and managers saw an increase in productivity during the shift to working from home.
IT pros named standard security concerns as their top worries and put phishing and insecure Wi-Fi as the biggest threats with concerns around Zoom-bombing and BYOD devices at only 28%. A new report from Gartner predicts a drop in security spending in the second half of 2020.
In another survey, IT pros said that 100% remote work has created an increased workload for their departments, particularly when it comes to security.
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