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Citrix survey reveals major divide on return to office
But one thing is clear : the majority enjoy the flexibility they ’ ve been given to work from anywhere and are willing to leave jobs to maintain it .
Of 6,500 workers polled in 10 countries , 57 % prefer hybrid work , and 69 % will ditch their current positions if it isn ’ t an option .
“ Employees have seen the positive impact flexible work can have on everything from engagement and productivity to work-life balance , mental health and the environment ,” said Traci Palmer , Vice President of People and Organization Capability , Citrix .
Offices around the world continue to open for business , and while many companies expect employees will eventually return full time , new research suggests this isn ’ t likely to happen . According to a global survey conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Citrix Systems , employees are divided on how they want to work going forward .
“ And they are looking to employers to embrace it and invest in tools and processes that empower them to work when , where and how they work best .”
The flexible work model is in full effect . Of those employees surveyed in the United States , United Kingdom , France , Australia , Germany , Netherlands , Brazil , Colombia , Mexico and Japan , 71 % work or plan to work in the office between one and four days per week .
Corero annual DDoS report exposes attacker behavior during pandemic
Corero Network Security has published the latest edition of its annual DDoS Threat Intelligence Report that compiles the trends , observations , predictions and recommendations based on DDoS attacks against Corero customers during 2021 .
The report , now in its 7th year , highlights that DDoS threats continue to grow in sophistication , size and frequency . Yet 2021 also reveals changes in attacker behavior since the start of the pandemic including an increase of 297 % in the use of OpenVPN reflections as a means of DDoS attack .
As the report co-author and Corero CTO , Ashley Stephenson , said : “ OpenVPN as a reflection DDoS vector isn ’ t just bad news for the victim being attacked , it is also a risk for the organization whose OpenVPN infrastructure is being used to launch the attack as their own users will become collateral damage , suffering from a degraded or unusable service that impacts Business Continuity .”
The report also finds 97 % of DDoS attacks were under 10Gbps , as low packet rate attacks continued to grow during 2021 . It suggests this may be the result of attackers sending packets to a victim at lower rates to avoid easy detection . Frequency of repeat attacks also grew with a 29 % increase in organizations who experienced a second attack within a week .
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