While return-to-office mandates are becoming more common, flexible work environments remain firmly established in the workplace. Over half of U.S. employees (52%) work in hybrid environments, while 27% work fully remotely, according to Gallup’s latest research on hybrid work. The poll also reveals a high turnover risk for companies that eliminate flexible work arrangements, with 64% of remote workers and 29% of hybrid workers indicating they would likely leave their jobs if their current remote or hybrid options were taken away.
But flexible working environments create cybersecurity challenges for IT teams, who must contend with securing remote access points and connections to company data amid escalating cyberattacks supercharged by AI. Nearly three-quarters (74%) of IT decision-makers said that AI-powered attacks significantly threaten their organization’s security, according to the “2025 Armis Cyberwarfare Report.”
How does remote work affect cybersecurity?
Cybersecurity teams have been beefing up their organization’s defenses and adjusting security strategies based on lessons learned after remote work was widely scaled up during the pandemic’s early days, said Colin Troha,…
