Stay cybersafe: how to remove the risk of ‘shadow IT’ and strengthen data security

As the number of digital systems used by businesses grows, it becomes increasingly difficult for IT departments to keep on top of them. Photograph: gorodenkoff/Getty Images/iStockphoto

As household name businesses and organisations hit the headlines after being hacked, companies are more aware than ever about the urgency of investing in their cybersecurity.

And yet new research by TeamViewer* reveals that less money is going towards data security than other areas of digital transformation, despite an acute awareness among company chiefs of its importance. It is particularly critical with the rise in remote working – systems and data become vulnerable when staff use their own devices or unsecured connections.