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A new report from cyber threat intelligence provider Check Point looks at the security concerns and priorities among organizations for 2021.
The biggest change was the need to enable remote working at a large scale, cited by 67%. Other changes include security education for employees, improving network security and threat prevention, expanding endpoint and mobile security, and rapidly adopting cloud technologies.
The greatest cybersecurity challenge going into 2021 is ensuring security for remote employees, cited by 47% of the respondents.
Describing their security priorities for the next two years, 61% of those surveyed pointed to securing remote working, 59% cited endpoint and mobile security, and 52% mentioned securing public or multiple clouds.
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