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What are the post-pandemic security concerns for IT pros?
2021-10-20 05:30

External security threats and the risk introduced by a remote and distributed workforce are the most notable, along with cost-cutting and consolidation, but there are plenty of ways IT pros can help their companies deal with the challenges ahead. Dealing with security breaches.

According to the SolarWinds survey, security breaches are seen as the biggest external factor influencing an organization's risk exposure.

46% of the tech pro respondents cited external security threats, such as cyberattacks, as the top macro trend influencing their organizations' risk exposure.

Security falls within every IT pro's responsibility-most of the risks we face are caused by human behavior, and IT pros are very much a part of an extended security team.

External security breaches have coincided with an increase in supporting a remote and hybrid workforce, and 35% of respondents in the SolarWinds IT Trends Report explained the accelerated shift to remote working was the number one aspect of current IT environments considered to increase an organization's risk exposure.

While the shift to remote working was cited as a leading factor in heightened risk exposure for businesses over the past year, and presented a huge challenge during 2020, we've thankfully reached the point where many tech pros are confident with remote work policies.


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