Survey: Firms enhanced cybersecurity in 2020, but not enough
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Aly McDevitt2021-02-17T14:26:00
Companies forced to pivot to remote work in a global health crisis spent the bulk of 2020 grappling with heightened cyber-security risks. A year later, compliance practitioners say their companies’ cyber-security postures are better for it—even in the wake of the stunning SolarWinds hack.
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