As companies respond to the global pandemic, millions of their employees are working remotely, often from home. Many of these devices are not up to date with the latest patches and hence poses a big risk to the organization. Shortage of security staff placed a huge stress on already-taxed IT teams to support everything from expanded remote work to fundamentally new operating models. To turn risk into a business gain, each needs to be handled properly: Data collection, analysis, reporting and remediation.
Source: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2021/01/06/cyber-risk-business-gain/