Thursday, November 20, 2014

Overwhelming optimism for information security in 2015

From Help Net Security:

Overwhelming optimism for information security in 2015

"Survey findings from the survey include:
  • Despite 68% of all respondents feeling their organization is more likely to be the target of a cyberattack next year, 94% are optimistic that their organization's ability to prevent data breaches will improve in 2015.
  • The types of threats that organizations are most concerned about in 2015 are Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) (65%), targeted malware attacks (61%) and spear phishing attacks (42%). Companies fear mobile threats (22%) least.
  • Respondents see speed and prioritization as important to fortifying cyber defenses in 2015. When asked what their company needs to do next year to prevent it from becoming the next data breach headline.
  • 95% of security staffers believe senior management will be more responsive to their team's security recommendations in 2015, suggesting that CISOs are becoming more successful at driving improvements in enterprise cybersecurity."

I just hope this level of confidence doesn't lead to a false sense of security, lax security processes & a failure to perform due diligence on suspected incidents.

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