If your org hasn't had a security incident in the last year: Good for you, you're in the minority

If your org hasn't had a security incident in the last year: Good for you, you're in the minority

C-suite bods quietly 'fess up to oopsies in survey


Nearly seven in eight CTOs and CIOs have admitted to their businesses suffering a data breach, according to a survey.


Threat intel biz Carbon Black reckons that of the 250 CTOs, CIOs and CISOs it surveyed earlier this year, 84 per cent admitted to some form of security breach within their organisation.


This compares with 88 per cent in January and 84 per cent answering "yes" to the same question in July last year. Details of exactly what constituted a "breach" were not made available by Carbon Black, which, like all vendors peddling these surveys, has a vested interest in talking up how insecure the online world is in order to sell more products and services.


Most frequently breached were local councils, government orgs and retail businesses. Carbon Black reckoned that of the breached organisations, a ..

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