Before the current health emergency, many organisations had equipped themselves well to support remote and mobile working, recognising the productivity and agility that could be gained. Nobody, however, expected that they’d suddenly need to enable an entire workforce to do their jobs from home. The resulting disruption is huge – and as businesses struggle to manage the change, cyber-criminals are waiting in the wings to target any chinks in the security armour.
Businesses must act now to prevent customer data, PPI and other sensitive and confidential information being exposed, while ensuring people can still access the databases and systems they need, and safely process and share information.