Infoblox, a leader in DNS management and security services, has unveiled a global report examining the state of security concerns, costs and remedies.
The State of Security Report – which surveyed 100 UK respondents in IT and cybersecurity roles in the UK as part of its global sample – discovered that, while organisations are accelerating Digital Transformation projects to support remote work, attackers are seizing on vulnerabilities in these environments, creating more work – and also larger budgets – for security teams.
Infoblox’s report discovered that the recent surge in remote work has changed the corporate landscape significantly. In fact, 64% of UK organisations have accelerated Digital Transformation projects in order to support remote workers since 2020. This is higher than the global (52%) average.
As part of this shift, just under half (49%) of organisations have increased customer portal support for remote engagement and 43% have added resources to their networks and data basis. Given that over a third (34%) have closed their physical offices for good, this investment may prove to be a strong strategic move.
An increased digital footprint inevitably brings increased digital risk and the reality of a hybrid workforce is causing headaches for IT teams and business leaders. The data reveals that the loss of direct security controls and network visibility has half (50%) of UK companies more concerned about data leakage than anything else. Almost as many (45%) are worried remote worker connections will come under attack.
