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TREND MICRO STUDY REVEALS URGENT NEED FOR NEW WAY TO DISCUSS BUSINESS RISK
Trend Micro commissioned Sapio Research to interview 5,321 IT and business decision-makers from enterprises larger than 250 employees across 26 countries to find out how prepared C-suite members are when it comes to protecting their organisations from cyber-risk .
rend Micro , a global
T cybersecurity leader , has announced new research revealing that 90 % of IT decision-makers claim their business would be willing to compromise on cybersecurity in favour of Digital Transformation , productivity or other goals . Additionally , 82 % have felt pressured to downplay the severity of cyber-risks to their board .
“ IT leaders are self-censoring in front of their boards for fear of appearing repetitive or too negative , with almost a third claiming this is a constant pressure ,” said Bharat Mistry , of Trend Micro .
“ But this will only perpetuate a vicious cycle where the C-suite remains ignorant of its true risk exposure .
“ We need to talk about risk in a way that frames cybersecurity as a fundamental driver of business growth – helping to bring together IT and business leaders who , in reality , are both fighting for the same cause .”
The research reveals that just 50 % of IT leaders and 38 % of business decisionmakers believe the C-suite completely understand cyber-risks . Although some think this is because the topic is complex and constantly changing , many believe the C-suite either doesn ’ t try
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