The pandemic has been a "black swan" event. The effects have hammered the global economy, and, on the Internet, allowed cybercriminals to ramp up their dirty work and extort millions of dollars. Today, despite taking measures to prevent them, many organizations around the world still fear feel vulnerable to online attacks.
Such are the findings of Proofpoint's survey of some 1,400 CISOs from around the world, revealed in its 2021 "Voice of the CISO" report, which also describes what security leaders did to battle the pandemic and what they're planning for the next two years.
A staggering 64% of the CISOs suspect their firm will be hit by a material cyberattack within the next 12 months. Of these, one in five believes this risk is high. However, there are major regional differences in opinion. CISOs in the UK (81%) and Germany (79%) are most worried about experiencing an attack; their counterparts in in Singapore (44%), Canada, and Spain (50% each) are least concerned.
Retail CISOs are particularly worried with eight in 10 (83%) rating the cyberattack risks on their firms as likely, the highest amongst all surveyed verticals.
CISOs Feel Ill-Prepared to Fend Off an AttackThe report's most worrisome finding is that two-third of CISOs believe their organization is unprepared to fend off a cyberattack. Those in the Netherlands (81%) feel least prepared, followed by Germany and Sweden (79%).
Rapidly rolled-out remote environments, users grappling with working at home, the general angst associated with a global pandemic, and hordes of cybercriminals exploiting the situation made sure that that careful planning and deployments were often sacrificed in favor of last-minute Band-Aid measures. This idea ..
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