In 2020, while most of us were preoccupied with the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations continued to be targeted by cyber criminals and state sponsored groups who were intent on malicious data breach activities. According to a report released from security firm Risk Based Security (RSB), there were over 3,932 publicly disclosed data breaches in 2020 affecting around 37 billion records, an increase of 141% on 2019.
In combination with countering the daily threats posed by external cyber criminals, enterprise organizations need to consider the risk posed by internal factors including employees, in particular those working from home. A growing number of enterprises have announced that flexible working from home would become a permanent part of their companies’ strategy, including Microsoft, Hitachi, VMware, Deloitte, Twitter, and HubSpot. Overall it has been estimated that up to 58% of employees in the US will spend part (or all) of their working week working from home.
For IT leaders, working from home, and in particular the use of unsecured home office printers, creates a number of challenges relating to protecting customer and IP data, and ensuring regulatory compliance.
Download the Quocirca Print Security Landscape 2020 report to find out more about the print security trends in the US and Europe in response to the changes in working practices, and the views of IT decision makers regarding the impact on printing practices and enterprise print security.
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