The Business Exchange Bath & Somerset Issue 2: Winter 2016/17 | Page 24

TECHNOLOGY

WORRYING STATISTICS SHOW BUSINESSES STILL WITHOUT
INFORMATION SECURITY STRATEGIES GOING INTO 2017
Information security remained a high priority for all organisations
in 2016, both big and small. Data breaches continue to occur in
all industries, and the impact and frequency of these violations
will increase in 2017 unless organisations take control now.
According to a recent survey* of over 500 IT professionals
as little as one-third of businesses have information security
strategies in place and 60% of respondents admitted to
not being confident that all of their network-connected
devices receive updates in a timely fashion.
So what are the biggest information security challenges
to overcome in 2017?
1. Compromised credentials and devices.
2. Lateral hacker movement/breach containment.
3. Complacency around stitched-together information
security.
As more diverse threats are developing going into
2017, governments are introducing new regulations
and legislation in response to major incidents and public
concerns. Organisations need to have a strategy in place
now, before an incident occurs. Those that are informed
and prepared for change will go a long way to securing
their business’ future.

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Sources:
Tripwire, Information security magazine,
Threat Horizon 2017
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