Security News > 2021 > April > Report: It's not all doom and gloom in cybersecurity with remote workers
Endpoint protection for remote workers is still a huge concern, but one report finds that there may be light at the end of the tunnel as businesses signal they're spending more on user training.
A report from anti-theft software company Prey found that, while cybersecurity concerns regarding remote work are still prevalent, most businesses have taken positive steps to improve their security postures and have improved their security training over the past year.
There's no shortage of studies finding that COVID-19 mandated shifts to remote work have been bad for cybersecurity, but there are few reports that highlight the good that cybersecurity professionals have done in the past year.
Prey's Shift: Status of the Remote Work Cybersecurity Landscape report definitely contains a lot of information to make security professionals worried, but it isn't without its bright spots that may signal a much more secure 2021.
Other commonly cited problems that arose at the beginning of the pandemic were a lack of budget for necessary updates, too few devices for remote workers and a lack of skills in the IT department to support completely remote work.
88% said they've increased their training efforts since the beginning of the pandemic, a sign that the state of cybersecurity for remote workers should only improve from here.