When it comes to cybersecurity, bigger may not always be the best indicator of effectiveness.
(ISC)2 research reveals organizations of all sizes have similar strategies when it comes to structuring their cybersecurity teams. Set aside bigger technology budgets for a moment and focus on people; Look at how small and midsized businesses (SMBs), and enterprises align their cybersecurity talent by functional roles within their organizations. What you’ll find are striking similarities.
These findings – based on the (ISC)22020 Cybersecurity Workforce Study – suggest size has little bearing on how organizations structure their cybersecurity operations. Furthermore, study participants by and large seem satisfied their organizations are doing a good job of matching their teams’ roles and capabilities to the needs of their organizations.
Are Small Businesses Less Prepared for Cyber Attacks?
It has generally been assumed enterprises are better equipped to fight cybercrime than smaller organizations, but findings indicate that SMBs may be working off the same playbook. This is consistent with a 2019 (ISC)2 study showing SMBs and enterprises hire proportionally similar numbers of cybersecurity staff and have similar priorities when it comes to securing their networks. It is reinforced again with findings from the latest Cybersecurity Workforce Study.
In order to uncover a clearer picture of how security teams are structured, we asked study participants to describe their roles. What we found was very little deviation across organizational size as to the functional security roles participants have.
Which th ..
Support the originator by clicking the read the rest link below.
