BULLETIN 01732 759725 4 Addressing security challenges of hybrid work After two years of the pandemic, confidence in addressing certain security risks and threats arising from hybrid and remote work has improved among businesses and organisations around the world. The 2022 Thales Access Management Index, a global survey of 2,600 IT decision-makers, revealed that when it comes to secure access to applications, data, and systems, 84% of IT professionals said they have some degree of confidence in their current user access security systems to enable remote work securely and easily, compared to 56% in 2021. In addition, 60% said this year they were highly confident compared to just 22% last year. Overall, the report findings suggest that firms remain concerned about the security risks of remote work, but those concerns seem to be less severe. At the same time, firms are also growing more confident in the ability of authentication and access management systems to manage those risks. Only 31% of IT professionals surveyed reported having very high concerns about the security risks and threats of remote work in 2022, down from 39% in 2021, while those who said they were somewhat concerned – the most popular response – increased from 43% to 48% in 2022. www.thalesgroup.com Ransomware attacks continue increasing Nearly a quarter of businesses have suffered a ransomware attack, with a fifth occurring in the past 12 months, according to a latest annual report from cybersecurity specialist Hornetsecurity. The 2022 Ransomware Report , which surveyed over 2,000 IT leaders, revealed that 24% have been victims of a ransomware attack, with one in five (20%) attacks happening in the last year. The report highlighted a lack of knowledge on the security available to businesses. A quarter of IT professionals either don't know or don't think that Microsoft 365 data can be impacted by a ransomware attack. Just as worryingly, 40% that use Microsoft 365 in their organisation admitted they do not have a recovery plan in case their Microsoft 365 data was compromised by a ransomware attack. The survey also showed that more than one in five businesses that were attacked either paid up or lost data. Hackers have an incentive to run these ransomware attacks because there's a decent chance that they'll get a payday – 7% of IT professionals whose organisation was attacked paid the ransom, while 14% admitted that they lost data to an attack. hornetsecurity.com Prioritising flexible working A new YouGov poll commissioned by Working Families and SF Recruitment underscores the impact and importance of employers prioritising flexible working as part of their recruitment strategy. Flexibility (66%) is second only to pay (73%) in terms of priorities when looking for a new job and over half of UK working parents (55%) would likely consider leaving their job if they found another one that offered more flexible options. Eight in 10 UK parents would be likely to apply for a role that listed flexible working options, while only three in 10 would be likely to apply for a role that did not list flexible working options and of the UK parents currently in work, three in 10 are in jobs below their skill level because their jobs offer greater flexibility. https://workingfamilies.org.uk/ IPIA kickstarts careers in print In 2021, the Independent Print Industry Association (IPIA) became a pioneering gateway for its members to benefit from the Government’s Kickstart scheme; it even shaped the way the programme was administered. It helped place 33 young people with 25 members and today, more than 80% of them have permanent positions in the printing sector. “Our industry has a skilled but ageing workforce and often struggles to recruit young people at a roots level. Through Kickstart, we feel very proud to have not just contributed tangibly to the sector but also helped transform the lives of some bright young people who otherwise were facing long term unemployment,” said Brendan Perring, General Manager of the IPIA. ipia.org.uk Focus on climate change Across the world, people are stepping up personal efforts to avert climate change, according to the latest findings from Epson’s second Climate Reality Barometer. Despite a year of unprecedented climate impacts, the survey found that people are increasingly optimistic that climate disaster can be averted in their lifetime. Prior to COP26 in November 2021, 46% of global respondents were optimistic that climate catastrophe could be averted within a lifetime. As the world prepares for COP27 this year, optimism has risen to over 48%. While fixing the economy (22%) and rising prices (21%) top the list of respondents’ priorities, climate change ranks a very close third (20%). The data also shows that there are significant variations in confidence levels, driven by factors such as economics and age. The oldest and youngest age ranges are most concerned about climate change. Those 55 and over are the only group to cite climate change as its most pressing global issue (22.2%), while the 16 to 24 group is the only one to rank it second (19.3%) – all other age ranges rank it third. www.epson.co.uk December 6 Royal Lancaster, London printitawards.co.uk BOOK NOW
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