IT Security Pros Want Improved Security Systems, Better Communication and More Educated Personnel
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Additional key findings from the report included:
- The top three events that respondents believe would encourage executive teams to invest in cyber security initiatives are: exfiltration of intellectual property, data breaches involving customer data and loss of revenue due to system downtime
- 56 percent believe a data breach would trigger a change of security vendors
- APT’s and data exfiltration attacks rank as top fears for IT security personnel
- 49 percent claimed to be planning significant investments and adjustments to their company’s cyber security defenses throughout the next year
- 42 percent of respondents say their organizations have undergone a cyber threat modeling process.