Check Point Software has issued an alert to enterprises that securing their employees’ endpoint devices such as laptops, home PCs and smartphones will be crucial through 2021, as nearly three-quarters of businesses intend to permanently move employees to remote working and do not expect to return to pre-COVID operations.
According to a new survey report, the top security priorities for enterprises from now until 2023 are securing remote working (cited by 61 percent), endpoint and mobile security (59 percent), and security for remote workers (cited by 2021).
Commenting on the development, Spokesperson, position at Check Point Software, said “The pandemic has made corporate access points more vulnerable, as more devices come into play in the new remote-work format. What’s more, hackers are actively targeting employees’ endpoints, because they know that they are not as well protected or updated as often as their usual endpoint PCs and devices,”
“As a result, it’s critical that organizations deploy solutions that can seamlessly protect all types of endpoint device, from unmanaged mobiles to corporate laptops, to ensure they don’t fall victim to the increase in attacks and breaches.”