"Three-Quarters of Firms Predict Breach in Coming Year"

According to new research by Trend Micro, most global organizations anticipate suffering a data breach or cyberattack in the next 12 months. The security vendor’s Cyber Risk Index (CRI), compiled every six months, was compiled from interviews with 3729 global organizations. The index itself is based on a numerical scale of -10 to 10, with -10 representing the highest level of risk. It is calculated by subtracting the score for cyber threats from the score for cyber preparedness. The researchers stated that a risk index score of +0.01 for the second half of 2022 is the first time the index has moved into positive territory. The researchers noted that organizations may be taking steps to improve their cyber preparedness. Despite the positive direction of travel in risk scoring, most responding organizations are pessimistic about the year ahead. Most said it was “somewhat to very likely” that they would suffer a breach of customer data (70%) or IP (69%) or a successful cyberattack (78%). These figures have declined only between 1 and 7% from the previous study. Respondents pointed to both negligent insiders and mobile users and a lack of trained staff as a key cause of concern going forward. Alongside cloud infrastructure and virtual computing environments, these comprised the top five infrastructure risks.

Infosecurity reports: "Three-Quarters of Firms Predict Breach in Coming Year"