A Compliance Week survey, “Cyber-risks and data privacy in the age of COVID,” canvassed 145 cross-industry compliance practitioners and found 75 percent enhanced their cyber-security efforts since the start of the global pandemic in March 2020.
The past year showed many that necessity is the mother of invention: Organizations needed business continuity amid the shuttering of brick-and-mortar operations, so they made it happen remotely. Companies enhanced their cyber-security systems in response to pandemic-prompted work conditions, and flexibility became the name of the game.
