Security Pros Pulling Double IT Duty During Pandemic
The widespread work from home orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic is pushing security professionals into work outside their typical infosec duties. A new survey from (ISC)² of 256 cybersecurity professionals finds 81% of respondents, all typically responsible for securing their organizations’ digital assets, say that their job function has changed during the pandemic.
“Organizations all around the world are navigating the current situation by trying to find a balance between making their systems easily accessible to remote employees and making sure that access is as secure as possible. It often falls on cybersecurity professionals to determine how to make both happen simultaneously,” said Wesley Simpson, COO at (ISC)2.