A recently published global survey of C-Suite level executives and IT Decision Makers (ITDMs) revealed a large gap in assessments of cyber threats, costs and areas of responsibilities. Among the most significant disconnects:
The C-Suite and IT Need to Get on the Same Page on Cybersecurity
A recently published global survey of C-Suite level executives and IT decision makers revealed a large gap in assessments of cyber threats, costs and areas of responsibilities. Such gaps between the strategic visions of the C-Suite and the real-world experiences of IT specialists are to be expected, as these two groups often think differently about the nature of cyber risk and how threats translate into business and technological risks. But there’s one thing they can both agree on — their businesses will be targeted for a cyber attack in the next 12 months, and the frequency and severity of attacks can be expected to increase. Here’s how both C-Suite executives and IT decision makers can take a more proactive approach to understanding and mitigating new, unknown cyber threats.