Security chiefs report cyberattacks on business up since remote work enabled Business Related Federal government A woman uses her computer keyboard to type while surfing the internet in North Vancouver, B.C., on December 19, 2012. A new report estimates nearly two-thirds of businesses globally, including 63 per cent in Canada, have seen an increase in targeted cyber attacks since they switched to widespread remote work. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward TORONTO – A new report estimates nearly two-thirds of businesses globally, including 63 per cent in Canada, have seen an increase in targeted cyberattacks since they switched to widespread remote work. The report from U.S. -based Proofpoint is based on a first-quarter survey of 1,400 chief information security officers at mid-sized and large businesses in 14 countries, including Canada.