Security News > 2021 > October > Remote work exposing SMEs to increased cybersecurity risk

SMEs see remote work as an increased risk to their business.

As a result, 77% of SMEs see remote working as an increased risk to their business.

The cause behind this heightened risk is due to a lack of access to business infrastructure - the research discovered that 66% of SMEs now find it harder to monitor their infrastructure, while 25% have opted to leave infrastructure unmonitored altogether, posing a large risk if they should fall victim to a cyber-attack in future.

The healthcare industry has been impacted most by remote working, with 89% of healthcare leaders stating that remote working has added extra risk for their infrastructure.

"Our research has found that remote working is exposing SMEs to additional risk of compromise and some businesses are being forced to leave infrastructure unmonitored. This is a big risk. It could lead to data breaches that expose sensitive data or even leave systems open to encryption and ransomware attacks."

"It is imperative that SMEs treat their data and IT infrastructure like any other asset and properly secure it. If SMEs are unable to secure their infrastructure due to remote working or a lack of expertise, they must find a custodian who can do it on their behalf, or run the risk of having their data comprised in the future."

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