--- title: 94% of IT Professionals Worry More about Security After the Coronavirus Outbreak description: 94% of security and IT professionals across the globe have become more concerned about their digital security in the era of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study from Tripwire in partnership with Dimensional Research. image: https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/hubfs/network-3664108_1280-1.jpg --- [![](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/hubfs/2021/09/logo-white.svg)](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/?hsLang=en-us) [![CONTACT AN EXPERT](https://hubspot-no-cache-eu1-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/341979/1d8885e9-1179-49b1-a5ec-9c75f5f670dd.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-eu1-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/341979/1d8885e9-1179-49b1-a5ec-9c75f5f670dd) - [For Home](https://www.bitdefender.com/solutions/) - [For Business](https://www.bitdefender.com/business/) - [Resources](https://www.bitdefender.com/business/resource-library.html) - [Webinars](https://www.bitdefender.com/business/webinars.html) # [BUSINESS INSIGHTS](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/?hsLang=en-us) By [**Alina Bizga**](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/author/alina-bizga) / May 21, 2020 # 94% of IT Professionals Worry More about Security After the Coronavirus Outbreak Share this [![Share on email](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/hubfs/2021/07/blog/email-color.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/94-of-it-professionals-worry-more-about-security-after-the-coronavirus-outbreak&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email%20&body=Check%20out%20https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/94-of-it-professionals-worry-more-about-security-after-the-coronavirus-outbreak&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email) [![Share on twitter](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/hubfs/2021/07/blog/twitter-color.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/94-of-it-professionals-worry-more-about-security-after-the-coronavirus-outbreak&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&url=https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/94-of-it-professionals-worry-more-about-security-after-the-coronavirus-outbreak&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&source=tweetbutton&text=) [![Share on linkedin](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/hubfs/2021/07/blog/linkedin-color.png)](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/94-of-it-professionals-worry-more-about-security-after-the-coronavirus-outbreak&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin) [![Share on facebook](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/hubfs/2021/07/blog/facebook-color.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/94-of-it-professionals-worry-more-about-security-after-the-coronavirus-outbreak&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook) 94% of security and IT professionals across the globe have become more concerned about their digital security in the era of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a [study](https://www.tripwire.com/misc/covid-19-cybersecurity-report) from Tripwire in partnership with Dimensional Research. The mid-April survey outlines the top concerns of 345 security team leaders from organizations with more than 100 employees. While organizations struggle to asses and mitigate the risks of increased COVID-19 related attacks, 58% of security concerns gravitate around the work-from-home transition of employees. Additionally, 45% of security professionals fear increased ransomware, phishing and social engineering attacks, and 38% find it more challenging to keep remote systems compliant and analyzing or securing traffic coming through VPNs.  89% of participants said remote work has made it difficult “to do a great job at security:” - 49% said that they can’t effectively secure employee home office environments - 41% find it more challenging to manage which devices connect to the corporate network - 37% believe it’s harder to collaborate and communicate as a security team - 32% access needed tools with difficulty As for Covid-19-related attacks, 63% of respondents said they have experienced outside intrusions. However, 61% of IT staff declared that the attempts were unsuccessful, and just 2% confirmed that their organizations were breached. In terms of mobility and difficulties in dealing with Covid-19, 56% of participants said they were somewhat prepared. Just 29% said their security plans were well in place and it was simple to adjust, and 2% said they were not impacted by the outbreak. 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