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Business security remains robust post-COVID, says ClubCISO research. Challenges include staff shortages and increased pressure on CISOs.

Data-driven organisations must evaluate evolving requirements for backup and disaster recovery to combat emerging workload challenges.

Employees and their staff members have different ideas when it comes to new operating models in the wake of increased remote working, according to new research.

COVID-19 reshapes hiring and workforce management for CFOs, with Asia-Pacific respondents leading the way, says survey.

Corporate security is failing to keep pace in the new normal of remote working in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, says Fujitsu.

COVID-19-themed threats and Powershell malware surge, according to McAfee's Threats Report. Average threats reached 648 per minute, a 10% increase.

Users are becoming more aware of phishing email attacks related to COVID-19, according to new research by KnowBe4.

Cybersecurity training during the pandemic is insufficient, with 61% of employees failing a basic test, according to a survey from TalentLMS.

COVID-19 drove a surge in online retail spending, with an additional $900bn globally, making up $1 in every $5 spent, according to Mastercard.

Businesses at risk from cyber criminals due to rushed remote working during COVID-19, says Verizon. 49% experienced cybersecurity issues.

The financial threat landscape experienced a game-changing pandemic year, according to a new report from Kaspersky.

There has been a 350% increase in the number of advertisements selling alleged COVID-19 vaccines within the last three months.

Building important work relationships can be awkward in remote work culture. The key to overcoming the challenge is simply taking those initial steps.

Australia and New Zealand plan to use mobile messaging to drive their COVID-19 vaccination campaigns and build citizen trust in the process.

Spikes in vaccine-related phishing activity centred around new updates, announcements and ground-breaking approvals from around the world.

Organisations face heightened cyber attack risk due to pandemic-related budget cuts, redundancies and remote working, warns NCC Group.

Trend Micro blocked 16.7 million high-risk email threats that slipped past webmail providers' native filters, an increase of nearly a third on 2019 figures.

Rapid cloud adoption, remote working, and double extortion ransomware attacks are key cyber security trends from COVID-19, says Check Point.

2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic saw employees move to remote working, keeping IT professionals on high alert for cyberattacks.

Vulnerability disclosures are returning to normal levels, with 2020 on track to surpass 2019, according to a report by Risk Based Security.