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IT Pros on Security: The Good, Bad and Scary

Cyber security IT Pros on Security: The Good, Bad and Scary Many security pros say cyber-attacks can be identified and deflected at their organizations, yet they also say the threat of attacks is escalating. Feeling Safe 50% of respondents said they would have considered their organizations very or extremely vulnerable three years ago. Currently, only […]

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Gina Roos

Aug 5, 2015

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IT Pros on Security: The Good, Bad and Scary

Many security pros say cyber-attacks can be identified and deflected at their organizations, yet they also say the threat of attacks is escalating.

Feeling Safe

50% of respondents said they would have considered their organizations very or extremely vulnerable three years ago. Currently, only 27% believe their organizations are very or extremely vulnerable.

Government Participation

86% believe that cooperation between government agencies and private companies for infrastructure protection is critical for a successful cyber-defense while 68% believe their own government can be a valuable partner in cyber-security.

Top Obstacles

The top three obstacles to greater public-private cooperation are a lack of budget, different approaches to cyber-attacks and a lack of other resources.

A Call for More Partnerships

Respondents consider cooperation with their own government (76%), other similar organizations (74%) and other governments (70%) important.

Troubling Stats

48% believe it is likely that a cyber-attack will take down critical infrastructure with the potential loss of life within the next three years.

Good Security

However, 64% of respondents believe an attack resulting in fatalities has not yet happened because good IT security is in place.

Satisfactory Performance

84% of respondents are satisfied or extremely satisfied with the performance of their endpoint protection as well as network firewalls (84%) and secure Web gateways (85%).

Confidence Rules

Nearly 75% of respondents are confident or extremely confident in their organization’s ability to identify cyber-attacks while 68% are confident in their ability to mitigate attacks and 65% are confident that they can deflect them.

Escalating Threats

72% said the threat level of cyber-attacks was escalating while only 4% think they are declining.

Growing Attacks

89% of respondents experienced at least one attack on secure systems over the past year, with a median of close to 20 attacks per year.

Confirmed Damage

More than 59% of confirmed cyber-attacks resulted in physical damage, service disruption (more than 33%) and data compromise (more than 25%).

National Defense

76% of respondents believe a national defense force should respond when a cyber-attack damages a critical infrastructure company in national borders.

IT Pros on Security: The Good, Bad and Scary

Gina Roos

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