Since many businesses, particularly small and mid-sized ones, continue to face multiple challenges with cybersecurity (like dealing with a shortage of cybersecurity experts and budget restraints that hold company’s back from taking even the smallest steps towards cybersecurity), a list of infosec metrics that can allow you to identify where you stand with cybersecurity can be of great assistance.
This may come as a surprise to you, but a recent study by Code42 found that over three-quarters of (78%) CSOs and 65% of CEOs admit to clicking on a link they should not have. This means opening up to the dangers of phishing.
All you need to know about security assessments…
As technology advances, so do the cybersecurity options that can assist in securing the enterprise. However, these options are tools, and although they provide a solution to the cybersecurity skills gap, they also create a false sense of security that executives are not aware of (due to them not being experts in the areas of cybersecurity and tech).
There’s a great disconnect within companies on the business value that comes from cybersecurity. The reasons are many, one of which, the lack of flow in communication between the CEO and IT department.