Security News > 2021 > September > IT teams forced into compromising security for business continuity during pandemic

IT teams have been forced into compromising security for business continuity at a time of rising threats, a HP report reveals.

Pressure to compromise security for business continuity 76% of IT teams admit security took a backseat to business continuity during the pandemic, while 91% felt pressure to compromise security for business continuity.

48% of younger office workers surveyed viewed security tools as a hindrance, leading to 31% trying to bypass corporate security policies to get their work done.

"The fact that workers are actively circumventing security should be a worry for any CISO - this is how breaches can be born," comments Ian Pratt, Global Head of Security for Personal Systems, HP. "If security is too cumbersome and weighs people down, then people will find a way around it. Instead, security should fit as much as possible into existing working patterns and flows, with technology that is unobtrusive, secure-by-design and user-intuitive. Ultimately, we need to make it as easy to work securely as it is to work insecurely, and we can do this by building security into systems from the ground up."

The report highlights that many security teams have made efforts to curb user behavior to keep data safe.

Burkey continues: "To create a more collaborative security culture, we must engage and educate employees on the growing cybersecurity risks, while IT teams need to better understand how security impacts workflows and productivity. From here, security needs to be re-evaluated based on the needs of both the business and the hybrid worker."

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