As flexible working becomes the new normal, how can risk directors feel confident company data is secure?
The era of digital transformation is well underway. As new technologies – such as artificial intelligence and blockchain –increasingly become the arteries of industry, data has become the lifeblood for businesses. And yet many employees have very little knowledge about how to protect it.
According to IT consultancy ESG Cybersecurity, more than half of organisations report a “problematic shortage” of cybersecurity skills within their company. Globally, we’re currently experiencing a cybersecurity workforce gap of 2.9 million employees, according to research from IT security training organisation ISC².
Risk directors are racing against the clock to assess potential threats to sensitive company information. And, for some, the growing global trend for flexible working may seem to be one of them. According to research from Australian cloud data security company Rackspace, letting staff and third parties access data remotely is seen as the greatest threat to cybersecurity by executives.
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