One in five cybersecurity professionals is not confident in preventing a damaging security breach in 2023 - but actually why? Why do organizations hire the right people, buy the right technology and implement optimal processes and procedures - still skeptical about their cybersecurity? Perhaps because they know it's time for a change. Download the free report created by our vendor Ivanti and find out what challenges the coming year will bring to organizations:
As part of a series of surveys conducted by State of Cybersecurity Preparedness, Ivanti reached out to more than 6,550 professionals from around the world. This provided a better understanding of the major obstacles organizations face - from emerging cyber threats and tight budgets, to the layers of technology and processes organizations use to protect themselves.
In October 2022, Ivanti surveyed more than 6,500 executive leaders, cyber security professionals and office workers. Ivanti's goal was: to learn and understand today's threats, from the perspective of security professionals, as well as executive leaders and all other office workers. In addition, Ivanti experts examined how companies are preparing for yet unknown future threats. The survey was conducted by Ravn Research, and the panelists were recruited by MSI Advanced Customer Insights.
"Creating patches is not as simple as it sounds - even well-trained and funded teams face challenges in prioritizing needs. To mitigate risk without increasing the burden, organizations need to implement a risk-based patch management solution and leverage automation to identify, prioritize and even eliminate vulnerabilities without excessive manual intervention."
Cyber security specialists see security vulnerabilities related to phishing, ransomware and software as the most important threats in the industry in 2023. Nearly half of respondents said they are adequately prepared to deal with the growing number of threats (including ransomware, weak encryption, and so-called malicious employees). The case is different when it comes to safeguards related to deregistration of benefits - almost half of respondents suspect that a former employee or contractor still has active access to company systems and files. The report also revealed that people in managerial positions are more susceptible to dangerous incidents and are four times more likely to fall victim to phishing than office workers. Additionally:
- More than 1/3 of the surveyed leaders were susceptible to phishing attacks,
- Almost 1/4 of them use birthdays as part of their password.
- They are much less likely to change their passwords,
- They are 5 times more likely to share their password with outsiders.
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