Emeryville, Calif., July 29, 2020 – Tanium, the provider of unified endpoint management and security built for the world’s most demanding IT environments, today announced the results of a survey of 250 US CXOs revealing the ongoing effects of COVID-19 on enterprises and government organizations. Even as 85 percent of IT leaders surveyed said they experienced an increase in cyberattacks due to the pandemic, an even greater number––86 percent––said they were forced to delay security projects in order to manage the transition to remote work.
The study—which polled executives from across the United States—focused on how organizations are adapting to distributed working and how they are planning for the next “new normal” once the pandemic recedes.
COVID-19 exposed enterprise security gaps
One key finding of the study was the contrast in how prepared leaders felt for the shift to remote work pre- and post-transition. While 88 percent said that they felt ready to shift to a fully remote workforce, almost all––96 percent––said they were caught off guard by the security challenges they faced within the first two months. The top three challenges were:…
