Global Report: More than 90% of Business Leaders Say Cloud is a Priority in the COVID-19 Shutdown
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Infoblox Inc., the leader in Secure Cloud-Managed Network Services, and Zogby Analytics today are unveiling research into the ongoing IT challenges posed by the COVID-19 shutdown. Half a year into the shutdown, companies are still playing catch up to optimize their remote work experience. Based on 1,077 responses from the US, the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, China, Japan, Australia, and Singapore, key survey findings show that:
-- The borderless enterprise is here to stay. More than 90% of
decision-makers consider digital transformation and cloud-managed
services a priority. The percentage of companies with a majority of
employees working remotely more than tripled from 21% before the
shutdown to 70% after. 40% of companies, twice the pre-COVID-19 rate,
are permanently keeping a majority of workers remote.
-- Organizations are still building out their IT infrastructure and
security controls to optimize remote work. Organizations say
distributing sanctioned devices (35%), building network infrastructure
(35%), and securing the network (29%) are top IT challenges when
transitioning to remote work.
-- Threat mitigation and network visibility remain the top security
concerns for the remote work environment. 68% say better threat
detection and or mitigation technologies would enable more remote work
for their organizations. Specifically, respondents are looking for
better visibility into devices on the corporate network (65%), cloud
applications workers are using (61%), and compromised devices (46%).
-- Security incidents are rising. Half of the surveyed businesses are
seeing more cyber-attacks--with the biggest jumps in China and
Australia--while just a quarter are seeing fewer.
-- Companies are reversing policies to allow the use of personal
applications to foster collaboration. 63% of companies are allowing
workers to connect with each other using applications like WhatsApp,
Zoom, and Houseparty.
-- Companies are using cloud security tools, particularly from the DDI
family (DNS, DHCP, IP Address Management), to secure the borderless
enterprise. 59% of companies plan on making additional investments in
DNS to secure their expanded networks.
"When the COVID-19 shutdown started, organizations rushed to enable remote work overnight," said Kanaiya Vasani, Executive Vice President, Products and Corporate Development at Infoblox. "Their top priority was making sure workers could connect to enterprise applications from their homes--sometimes through unsecured personal devices."
"While most organizations can now accommodate the basics of remote work, this report highlights the need for more security controls," Vasani added. "To meet that need, a majority of surveyed companies are turning to DNS to rapidly stand up a foundational layer of security for employees working from home. Using a hybrid DNS security solution like BloxOne Threat Defense, enterprises can create a ubiquitous layer of visibility and security across their expanded infrastructure."
Download the report here.
About Infoblox
Infoblox delivers the next-level network experience with its Secure Cloud-Managed Network Services. As the pioneer in providing the world's most reliable, secure and automated networks, we are relentless in our pursuit of next level network simplicity. A recognized industry leader, Infoblox has more than 50 percent market share in the DDI networking market with 8,000 customers, including 350 of the Fortune 500.
Learn more at https://www.infoblox.com.
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