Based on the CSO Pandemic Impact Survey, which was fielded between March 19-23, 2020, this infographic outlines how COVID-19 is affecting the security within organizations. As employees rapidly transitioned to working from home, IT and security departments were tasked with making sure their security infrastructure was prepared. Continue reading below to see how businesses have been impacted, how prepared they were for the monumental shift to work from home, and how this will impact their efforts in the future.
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