Research Report Shows Industry's Outlook Continues to Fluctuate as Pandemic Persists
A new wave of research from Clear Seas shows how the security industry's outlook on many things has changed throughout the course of the coronavirus crisis.
As the pandemic progresses, the difference between the pre- and post-COVID-19 world becomes more and more emphasized. Months into socially distancing, it’s increasingly hard to imagine how the world will operate once the virus has finished passing through. And we have no definite answer as to when and whether things will ever return to normal. Experts can give their most educated guesses, but this is a situation unlike anything we have ever faced; only time will tell how this chapter of history will end.
Figure 1. Professionals’ opinions were mixed when asked how long it would take for business to get back on track in May. The bulk (39 percent) expected 4-6 months, 32 percent predicted three months or less, 10 percent predicted 7-9 months, 5 percent predicted 10-12 months, 10 percent predicted 16-18 months and 5 percent predicted it would take more than 18 months.