Security News > 2021 > April > 67% of IT pros concerned with teleworking endpoint misuse

43.13% of workers will stay remote after the pandemic ends and two out of three IT professionals are concerned with teleworking endpoint misuse, a new Prey study reveals.

The report examines the remote work challenges generated by the pandemic year and the number of people working from home far from corporate environments, on insecure networks, in many cases sharing with other unsafe devices in their homes.

The report finds that, on average, 43.13% of workers will stay remote after the pandemic ends.

More than 50% strongly agreed that the COVID-19 pandemic and remote work has made cybersecurity a greater challenge, while 41% somewhat agreed.

The report identifies endpoint security as the bread and butter of the new cybersecurity landscape: a way to secure remote office devices while also maintaining a minimum level of security for the data in transit.

Remote work must happen in tandem with cybersecurity education for workers and frequent endpoint checkups.

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