"Cybersecurity: Under Half of Organizations Are Fully Prepared to Deal With Cyberattacks"
FireEye's Cyber Trendscape 2020 report highlights thoughts from CISOs on the current cyber threat landscape. According to a study conducted by FireEye, a little under half of the organizations claimed to be fully prepared to handle cyberattacks or data breach, while a small number of organizations expressed that they are not ready to face such attacks at all. Efforts being made to improve the cybersecurity of organizations include implementing security software, managing vulnerabilities, and providing security awareness training to employees. The report also emphasized that phishing remains a top threat faced by organizations as 20% of those that have experienced cyberattacks in the 12 months cited phishing as the method used in the attacks. In regard to concerns surrounding the source of attacks, a third of organizations have expressed their fear of hacking groups. This article continues to discuss key findings of the report in relation to organizations' readiness to respond to a cyberattack, in addition to security measures, top cyber threats, and the sources of cyberattacks.