Emerging Cybersecurity Training Priorities in a COVID-19-Impacted Business Landscape
As Businesses Prepare To Make Long-Lasting Changes To Their Ways Of Working, Many Want To Invest More In Technical Training A great majority (94%) of respondents in June said that they foresee their business changing in at least one way over the long-term following COVID-19. The top-cited change businesses are making is asking employees to continue working remotely (nearly two-thirds of respondents). Other changes businesses are considering include a need for more social and digital marketing efforts, compared to traditional mar- keting tactics (48%), while a similar number (47%) will be implementing a permanent policy of less business travel. Some will be broadening offerings (28%) or downsizing physical offices (27%). Nearly one quarter of respondents (24%) are prepared to invest more in technical training and certifications for employees. With somany planning to rely more on new technology for everyday business operations, a heightened need for technical training is becoming apparent. Cybersecurity Training Is Top-Of-Mind While there are obvious solutions for some day-to-dayworkplace challenges, the longer-termreality of COVID-19 is shedding light on the need for extended training and upskilling of staff in key areas of cybersecurity, IT and, broadly, technology.
Around 7 in 10 April respondents stated that they planned to increase training efforts in the next one to two months
Nearly 9 in 10 June respondents expected cybersecurity training for IT staff to increase in the short term
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