41% of Organizations Have Not Taken Any Steps to Expand Secure Access for the Remote Workforce

Currently, organizations are struggling to adjust to the new normal amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, a Bitglass survey reveals. 41% have not taken any steps to expand secure access for the remote workforce, and 50% are citing proper equipment as the biggest impediment to doing so. Consequently, 65% of organizations now enable personal devices to access managed applications.

When asked what their organizations are primarily concerned with securing while employees work remotely, 65% of respondents said securing network access. This was followed by securing access to SaaS apps like Slack (55%) and bring your own device/personal devices (55%).

When it comes to the most concerning threat vectors for remote work, respondents cited malware (72%) and unauthorized user access (59%).

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