Acronis, the global leader in cyber protection, has released its annual cyber readiness report this week, providing a comprehensive overview of the modern cybersecurity landscape and the key pain points faced by businesses and remote employees worldwide amid the global pandemic. Acronis’ research from last year has revealed that more than 80 global companies have admitted that they were not prepared to transition to remote work – exposing key vulnerabilities businesses.

Based on findings from this year’s independent survey of 3,600 IT managers and remote employees at small and medium-sized companies in eighteen countries across the globe, the report states that 53 percent of global companies have a false sense of security when it comes to supply chain attacks. Despite the globally recognised attacks on trusted software vendors, like Kaseya or SolarWinds, over half of IT leaders believe that using known, trusted software is sufficient protection, making them an easy target. In last year’s Acronis cyber readiness report 2020, there was an increase in the adoption of new services, especially SaaS and Cloud Computing services, and this year, companies are adopting new solutions.