More than half of top-tier managers (62%) admit that a miscommunication with the IT department or IT security team has resulted in at least one cybersecurity incident in their organizations. In terms of personal attitudes, the majority of non-IT executives cited a diminished sense of cooperation between different teams (34%) and said this situation makes… Continue reading Miscommunications in IT security lead to cybersecurity incidents in 62% of companies
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Independent Study: IT security leaders lean on external support for most aspects of threat intelligence
According to a commissioned survey conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Kaspersky, IT security leaders seeking to boost internal threat intelligence (TI) programs would prefer to delegate five out of eight major TI aspects to external vendors rather than develop them in-house. For most respondents, quicker threat detection, remediation and response are the main… Continue reading Independent Study: IT security leaders lean on external support for most aspects of threat intelligence
7 Reasons Why Australian Businesses Have Tightened IT Security During COVID-19
During the COVID-19, there’s been a rise in remote working due to regulations, such as lockdown. Remote working in business has led to increased use of information technology (IT) and other digitized platforms to connect managers, workers, and clients. This increase in use of technology has brought a rise in security breaches among businesses. These… Continue reading 7 Reasons Why Australian Businesses Have Tightened IT Security During COVID-19
IT security budgets lower than average in 45% of SMBs and 50% of enterprises, Kaspersky IT Security Calculator reveals
Kaspersky IT Security Calculator shows what budget and company profile users want compare with market average According to statistics from the Kaspersky IT Security Calculator, budgets at 45% of SMBs and 50% of enterprises are below the average spend — which is $205k for small and medium and $8m for enterprise businesses. This is even… Continue reading IT security budgets lower than average in 45% of SMBs and 50% of enterprises, Kaspersky IT Security Calculator reveals
Businesses Giving IT Security Greater Strategic Significance, Kaspersky Lab Finds
With IT budgets under pressure to transform and improve multiple areas of an organisation, and business leaders needing to demonstrate return on every investment, the onus has long been on IT security to prove its worth. But proving ROI has traditionally been a struggle for IT professionals, who need to balance budget limitations while staying… Continue reading Businesses Giving IT Security Greater Strategic Significance, Kaspersky Lab Finds
Not So Know-It-All: Just 12% of Employees Are Fully Aware of Their Organization’s IT Security Policies
A lack of IT security awareness remains a worrying reality for businesses around the world, according to a recent study of consumers conducted by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International. The research found that just one tenth (12%) of employed respondents are fully aware of the IT security policies and rules set in the organizations they… Continue reading Not So Know-It-All: Just 12% of Employees Are Fully Aware of Their Organization’s IT Security Policies
Banks Spend on IT Security is 3x Higher Than Non-Financial Organizations
Financial institutions are under pressure to ramp up security, with trends such as the increased take-up of mobile banking putting banks’ IT infrastructure defenses at growing risk of cyber-attack. Increasingly, customers are playing an important role in highlighting security incidents, with a quarter (24%) of financial institutions saying that some of the threats they faced… Continue reading Banks Spend on IT Security is 3x Higher Than Non-Financial Organizations