Most security leaders expect a cyber-attack to strike this year, but many of them are unprepared and struggling to keep pace with the threat environment.
According to the » State of Cyber-Security 2017 » research study from the Independent Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) , 80 percent of survey respondents expect a cyber-attack to strike their organization this year, but many remain unprepared and are struggling to keep pace with the threat environment. « There is a significant and concerning gap between the threats an organization faces and its readiness to address those threats in a timely or effective manner, » said Christos Dimitriadis, ISACA board chair and group head of information security at Intralot. « Cyber-security professionals face huge demands to secure organizational infrastructure, and teams need to be properly trained, resourced and prepared. » The survey compiled information from 600 security leaders around the world. The report is the second part of a series on cyber-security. The first part of this ISACA study was released in January 2017 and reported that security leaders continue to struggle to fill cyber-security positions.
