Many of the companies that have adopted a hybrid work scheme do not have sufficiently robust security to protect your employees, and the information they work with, in such environments. This has been reflected in a report by HP Wolf Security, prepared from a survey of almost 1,500 security managers from companies around the world.
According to the results of said survey, 82% of the companies that have established a hybrid work system have gaps in the security plan approved by their organization to protect their information and systems. This is not reassuring for companies and their employees, since everything indicates that the landscape of attacks, and of cybersecurity in general, will worsen in the coming years.
In view of this, and considering the situation of their companies’ cybersecurity plans, 61% of security managers surveyed say they expect the protection of hybrid workers to become even more complicated as 2023 progresses. And another 70% point out that hybrid work increases the risk of lost or stolen devices.
Ian Pratt, HP Global Personal Systems Security Managerhas recalled that «IT teams need a better way to manage the rise in lost and stolen devices. This is particularly important in industries where devices may contain personally identifiable information, or intellectual property.«.
In addition, the increasing number of endpoints, which is also increasing in diversity, is making the situation even more difficult for IT teams. These separate endpoints are considered “ground zero” for attacks. In fact, 84% of security managers surveyed view them as the source of most security threats, and where the most damaging security threats to businesses occur.
For 66%, the biggest weakness of cybersecurity companies is the potential for hybrid employees to be exposed and exposed when they are attacked. These include phishing, ransomware, and attacks on unsecured home networks. In addition, cybersecurity teams stress that it is difficult to update their threat detection measures to reflect the behavior of their companies’ hybrid employees. As a consequence, they are having difficulty detecting potential risks.
Finally, 76% agree that the best way to protect the endpoints of their companies’ hybrid workers is to practice application isolation. Even so, only 23% are currently using this system, and 32% plan to roll out this type of solution in the next 12 months.
