SMBs Turn Focus to Security in the Era of Flexible Working

Flexible working is now the biggest headache for people in charge of IT, and it’s not because their staff are working wherever and whenever they want. It’s because everyone else in the organisation is. And by doing so, they’re causing massive security concerns. In a 2023 survey of IT leaders at small and medium businesses (SMBs) across EMEA, conducted in partnership with Adobe, four out of five IT executives (83%) said more of their company’s employees are working from home now than before. And almost three-quarters (71%) of them said that this increased remote working makes their companies more vulnerable to security issues.

In fact, security was a high priority for 81% of those surveyed, above customer satisfaction (75%), employee productivity (71%) or preparing for the digital future (64%). And for most of them (63%), it’s also a concern that has become more pressing in the last 12 months.