Remote Work Eased Challenge of Finding Cybersecurity Talent, Says Gartner

Forty percent of corporate boards will install a dedicated cybersecurity committee by 2025, up from less than 10% now, Gartner reported Thursday. Gartner canvassed 265 board members globally May through June, finding cybersecurity threats were second to regulatory compliance lapses among the highest risks, it said: “Relatively few directors feel confident that their company is properly secured against a cyberattack.” Though Gartner research before COVID-19 found 61% of organizations were struggling to hire security professionals, the shift to remote work helped alleviate the talent search, it said. “It proved that some, if not all, security capabilities could be delivered remotely.”