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THALES SURVEY FINDS NEW ERA OF REMOTE WORKING CALLS FOR MODERN SECURITY MINDSET

A survey from Thales reveals 23 % and 41 % of surveyed Australian and New Zealand IT professionals say they are not confident in their current access security systems to support today ’ s hybrid work environment .

COVID-19 quickly ushered in the era of remote work , introducing new risks that IT professionals are struggling to manage with existing security tools , according to a new Thales study .

Market Intelligence , to better understand the new security risks and challenges caused by the rise of remote working and cloud transformation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic .
55 % of Australian ( AU ) and 63 % of New Zealand ( NZ ) respondents said traditional security tools such as VPNs are still the primary vehicle for employees accessing applications remotely – likely the reason why 23 % ( AU ) and 41 % ( NZ ) were not confident that their access security systems could scale effectively to secure remote work .
These are among the key insights from the 2021 Thales Access Management Index , a global survey including 152 IT decision makers from Australia and New Zealand , commissioned by Thales and conducted by 451 Research , part of S & P Global
Last year saw a surge in cybercrime exploiting the various aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the shift to remote work , with ransomware attacks soaring by
IT professionals increasingly see access management and modern authentication capabilities as key components in achieving a Zero Trust model .
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