Throughout the pandemic, Defendify, the all-in-one, award-winning cybersecurity platform, sees significant increase in new users as they continue to innovate cybersecurity solutions for organizations with limited security resources. Defendify is pioneering cybersecurity by delivering multiple layers of protection through an easy-to-use platform designed to continuously strengthen overall cybersecurity posture across people, process and technology.
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“Cybersecurity can be complicated, but it doesn’t have to be. Given the significant increase in cybercrime this past year, the time is now to make cybersecurity part of your overall business strategy, and Defendify is here to help.”
Cybersecurity has never been more top of mind than in 2020 as cybercriminals leveraged the uncertainty of the pandemic, deploying a record number of cyber attacks impacting organizations of all sizes. As reported by the FBI, there has been a 300% increase in cybercrime since the start of the pandemic, especially targeting companies who swiftly had to change operations to a work-from-home model.
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This accelerated shift increases the risk of security gaps, especially as many remote employees have begun using personal devices and connecting to home WiFi networks with weaker security to access their company’s sensitive data. As cybercriminals continue to take advantage of vulnerabilities stemming from remote workforce operations, it has become clear that the distributed work environment is here to stay. According to a recent Gartner survey, 74% of CFOs plan to shift some previously on-site employees to permanent remote positions post COVID-19.
Since the pandemic began, Defendify has added thousands of user accounts, with reach expanding across 18 countries. To help organizations quickly see data security vulnerabilities caused by operational changes, they began offering 3 of the 13 tools within the Defendify platform as a free Cybersecurity Essentials Package: The tools include a Cybersecurity Assessment, an automated Network Vulnerability Scanner, and a Cyber Threat Alerts System.
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