51% of organisations admitted they did not have a remote working policy in place
ELY, UNITED KINGDOM, August 4, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ — A survey conducted by IT Governance Ltd and DQM GRC has found that 1 in 4 organisations did not provide any staff training on cyber risks or privacy threats related to remote working and COVID-19 before or during lockdown.
The research, which surveyed respondents from more than 200 organisations, also discovered that:
• 30% of respondents do not feel confident they would always recognise a cyber incident. This is particularly concerning given that there has been a surge in cyber crime, such as phishing attacks, as criminals are taking advantage of the new vulnerabilities widespread home working presents.
• 60% of respondents did not conduct a risk assessment on personal devices used for remote working before going into lockdown.
• 18% did not have any training, policies or processes for remote working security before lockdown.
• 58% of those surveyed did not run staff training on how to…
