COVID Caused States to Adopt More Data Security Protections

What’s happening? 75% of states say COVID had an impact on their remote access security, and about 50% of those said they expanded their existing data loss protection technology. 27% of states acquired new security tools

Why is this important? Security and broadband access are going hand in hand. 39% of states say their internet bandwidth was sufficient and 34% say there was minimal effort to adjust their bandwidth. 76% say increased remote work will continue.

How will this be important? The most popular method to approach security during the pandemics were : 58% increased training & 74% increased identity management and multi-factor authentication.

Route Fifty | States Bolster Data Security Technology in Response to Covid-19, Survey Finds