"66% of CISOs Feel Unprepared for Cyberattacks"

Proofpoint's 2021 Voice of the CISO report shares findings from a survey to which more than 1,400 CISOs at mid-sized to large companies across different industries worldwide responded. According to these findings, 66 percent of CISOs feel unprepared to handle cyberattacks. Over 50 percent of the CISOs expressed more concern about the consequences of a cyberattack in 2021 than in 2020. The survey also revealed that most CISOs consider human error the greatest vulnerability, which stems from the increase in remote work due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The security challenges presented by the widespread work-from-home model are expected to extend into the next year and beyond. CISOs are encouraged to increase efforts to secure more points of attack and educate users on long-term remote and hybrid work. This article continues to discuss key findings from the Proofpoint 2021 Voice of the CISO report regarding CISOs' growth in concerns surrounding cyberattacks in 2021 and the types of attacks that are of top concern to them. 

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