"Two-thirds of CISOs Unprepared for Cyber-attack"

Researchers from Proofpoint conducted a new global survey of CISOs and have discovered that two-thirds of respondents said they do not feel their organization is prepared enough to cope with a targeted cyberattack.  The researchers surveyed more than 1,400 CISOs employed by mid-to large-size organizations.  Just under two-thirds of CISOs (64%) reported feeling at risk of suffering a material cyberattack in the next 12 months. More than half (53%) said they are more concerned about the repercussions of such an attack in 2021 than they were in 2020.  Just over a third of respondents (34%) anticipated tackling Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks, 31% thought insider threats would create a problem, and 33% were wary of cloud account compromise affecting O365 or G Suite accounts.  Supply chain attacks, which have been prominent in the news of late, were a concern for 29% of respondents. Ransomware was the seventh most anticipated attack.

Infosecurity reports: "Two-thirds of CISOs Unprepared for Cyber-attack"