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Many CISOs Blame Cyberattack Surge on Remote Working: VMware
2021-06-03 11:35

Cybersecurity professionals have seen a surge in cyberattacks in the past year, and many blamed the trend on more employees working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report published on Thursday by VMware.

VMware's 2021 Global Security Insights Report is based on a survey of more than 3,500 CISOs, CTOs and CIOs conducted in December 2020.

Respondents are collectively referred to as cybersecurity professionals or CISOs in the VMware report.

Roughly three-quarters of respondents reported seeing an increase in attacks in the past year, and 78% of them said it was due to remote working.

As for their plans for 2021, a vast majority of CISOs said they already have or plan on adopting a cloud-first security strategy.

The global report also draws some comparisons between the data in the regional reports.


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