Pandemic leads to new challenges for IT security teams

IT security teams have faced a range of challenges in the last year thanks to dramatically expanded work-from-home programs, increased BYOD use, and rising internal and third-party risks arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest Cyberthreat Defense Report from CyberEdge shows 86 percent of organizations experienced a successful attack, up from 81 percent the previous year, the largest year-on-year increase in six years. In addition 69 percent of enterprises were victims of ransomware, up from 62 percent. 57 percent of victims paid a ransom but of those who paid 28 percent failed to recover their data. Personnel shortages are a… [Continue Reading]