As IT professionals return to the office at least two to three days a week, new security challenges arise for organizations. We found that a large number of employees were joining official workplace networks from unregistered devices, leaving the networks vulnerable.
Cisco says about 95% of respondents in India admit their employees are logging into work from unregistered devices.
This is a cause for concern for organizations who feel that unregistered devices can lead to cybersecurity incidents.
Security challenge
The use of unenrolled devices adds new challenges to security professionals as they grapple with the complexity of the current threat landscape.
The report, My Place, My Device: New Cybersecurity Challenges for Hybrid Work, is based on a survey of 6,700 security professionals in 27 countries.
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According to a recent survey by the company, “About 82% of respondents said their employees spend at least 10% of their day working on unregistered devices.
Hybrid work modes allow employees to work from anywhere to ensure corporate business continuity, but using unregistered devices to access work platforms poses new security challenges. .
This scenario is further complicated as employees log in to work from multiple networks at home, local coffee shops, and even supermarkets.
“About 94% of respondents in India said their employees use at least two networks to log in to work. About 57% said their employees use five or more networks. said that
While 80% of Indian respondents said they had experienced a cybersecurity incident in the last 12 months, 81% disclosed that it cost them at least $100,000. About 53% of victims said it cost them at least $500,000.
