cyber trends
Having a security
‘system’ in place
helps alleviate the
security skills gap IT
managers are facing.
ransomware. A total of 41% said they
suffered a data breach.
Alarmingly, only 16% of IT managers
consider supply chain a top security
risk, exposing an additional weak spot
that cybercriminals will likely add to their
repertoire of attack vectors.
Weak links in security
increasingly lead to supply
chain compromises
Based on the responses, it’s not
surprising that 75% of IT managers
consider software exploits, unpatched
vulnerabilities and/or zero-day threats
as a top security risk. A total of 50%
consider phishing a top security risk.
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Chester Wisniewski, Principal Research
Scientist, Sophos
“Cybercriminals are always looking for
a way into an organisation and supply
chain attacks are ranking higher now on
their list of methods. IT managers should
prioritise supply chain as a security risk,
but don’t because they consider these
attacks perpetrated by nation states
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