FEATURE : NETWORK SECURITY
• CISOs are on high alert across a range of threats : Faced with a relentless attack landscape , 72 % of Australian CISOs feel at risk of suffering a material cyberattack in the next 12 months , above the global average of 64 %. When asked about the types of attacks Australian CISOs expect to face , DDOS attacks ( 44 %), cyber / physical attacks ( 41 %) and Business Email Compromise ( 40 %) topped the list . Cloud Account Compromise ( O365 or G Suite accounts being compromised , 39 %), and insider threats ( 36 %) were next . Despite dominating recent headlines , ransomware came in sixth with 35 % and supply chain attacks came in seventh with 32 %.
• Organizational cyber preparedness is still a major concern : More than a year on into a pandemic that forever changed the threat landscape , 56 % of Australian CISOs feel their organization is unprepared to cope with a targeted
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