scariest IT experiences<\/a> over the past year. <\/p>\n\n\n\nKey findings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSecurity is the biggest concern for IT admins: <\/strong>For all respondents, a security breach, hacker attack, and ransomware ranked as the scariest scenarios.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nU.S. respondents rank security threats as top three concerns:<\/strong> U.S. respondents ranked their biggest concerns from scariest to benign:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n1 \u2013 security breach<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2 \u2013 hacker attack<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3 \u2013 ransomware attack<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4 \u2013 cloud service outage<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5 \u2013 ISP or CDN outage<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6 \u2013 a down server<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7 \u2013 the boss\u2019s PC or Mac going down<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8 \u2013 their own PC or Mac going down<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9 \u2013 a lost mobile device<\/p>\n\n\n\n
U.K. respondents most concerned about ransomware<\/strong>: U.K. respondents ranked their biggest concerns from scariest to benign:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n1 \u2013 ransomware attack<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2 \u2013 hacker attack<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3 \u2013 security breach<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4 \u2013 cloud service outage<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5 \u2013 a down server<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6 \u2013 ISP or CDN outage<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7 \u2013 their own PC or Mac going down<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8 \u2013 a lost mobile device<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9 \u2013 the boss\u2019s PC or Mac going down<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No shortage of security threats: <\/strong>When asked what specific security concerns are top of mind, all respondents named software vulnerability exploits (37%), ransomware (35%), use of unsecured networks (33%), and use of the same password across different applications (30%).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nThreat perceptions differ across geography:<\/strong> In the U.S., software vulnerability exploits ranked as the biggest security concern (40%), followed by use of unsecured networks (36%), ransomware (31%), and spear phishing of privileged credentials (26%). For U.K. respondents, ransomware was the biggest concern (40%), followed by use of the same password across different applications (34%), software vulnerability exploits (34%), and spear phishing of privileged credentials (30%). <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nScariest experiences of 2021 centered on security<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nHacking is the most common scariest experience: <\/strong>When asked about the scariest experiences of 2021, security issues ranked number one, nearly 24% of companies reported being hacked or dealing with hacking attempts. Only one respondent cited the sensation of being watched and frigid pockets of air in certain places in the office at night.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nRansomware attacks experienced by nearly 1 in 12 companies:<\/strong> 8% of respondents report that ransomware attacks target company data. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nConnectivity introduces complexity<\/strong>: 16% of IT admins were most frightened by connectivity issues with servers, networks, or third-party systems.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nRemote work can be terrifying: <\/strong>Managing remote work was scariest for 14%, and managing devices or hardware was for 8% of respondents.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nBut the presence of actual spirits is rare:<\/strong> Only one respondent cited their scariest experience as the sensation of being watched and frigid pockets of air in certain places in the office at night.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s truly scary how much pressure is on IT admins to secure remote work without impacting the end-user experience,\u201d said Cate Lochead, chief marketing officer, JumpCloud. \u201cNo one is safe as even the smallest organizations are reporting being targeted by malevolent forces. As the new workplace model continues to evolve, ensuring teams can escape their IT nightmare by arming them with the tools to keep company resources safe and employees functional is essential.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
In their own words, IT admins share their scariest stories<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nRansomware, hackers, and phishing presented the biggest and costliest problems:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cBeing hacked because one of the employees clicked on a bad link and losing \u00a3500,000.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\u201cMy scariest was security breaches a couple of weeks ago. We all had to reset passwords across many platforms as Facebook, Twitch, and other websites were invaded from privacy.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\u201cRansomware on the (company) president\u2019s machine.\u201d<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nPassword maintenance and credential loss was a major complication:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cI couldn\u2019t remember the password to unlock the vault.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\u201cAn employee lost their laptop on a train. It wasn\u2019t password-protected.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\u201cWe had a lost device with critical company data. It was a member of the IT team, and although it turned out that she had just misplaced it, the period before she found it was very hectic and nerve-wracking.\u201d<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nAnd remote work, which involves devices, user access, identity management, systems, networks, applications, and more was a significant source of stress:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cEnabling all 1,776 employees to work remotely within a 10-day window.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\u201cWorking from home users.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\u201cManaging a WFH team.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\u201cThe closing of the office and having to support thousands of remote users.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\u201cNot having enough hybrid work security.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\u201cAn internal server went down which caused everyone at home having to come into the office to connect to the Wi-Fi to enable their connections to be restarted.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\u201cNot having the technology in place to provide remote working for the majority of employees.\u201d<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nThe scarcity of IT talent was horrifying for a few:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cLosing two of my best technologists in the same month and I still haven\u2019t found proper replacements.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\u201cNot having enough employees to manage the workload.\u201d<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nSurvey methodology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nJumpCloud surveyed 1,012 U.S. and U.K. IT decision-makers across a variety of industries. The survey was conducted via Propeller Insights, Oct. 21, 2021 to Oct. 25, 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
About JumpCloud<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe JumpCloud Directory Platform helps IT teams Make Work Happen\u00ae<\/sup> by centralizing management of user identities and devices, enabling small and medium-sized enterprises to adopt Zero Trust security models. JumpCloud\u00ae<\/sup> has a global user base of more than 120,000 organizations, with more than 5,000 paying customers including Cars.com, GoFundMe, Grab, ClassPass, Uplight, Beyond Finance, and Foursquare. JumpCloud has raised over $400M from world-class investors including Sapphire Ventures, General Atlantic, Sands Capital, Atlassian, and CrowdStrike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Security issues are number one fear for IT admins, who share their scariest experiences of the year<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":55880,"template":"","press_category":[],"funnel_stage":[],"coauthors":[2534],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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