The UK lags the US in prioritising cyber security according to a BT survey.
- 17% of UK business leaders see cyber security as a major priority
- 41% in the US business leaders see cyber security as a major priority
- 21% respondents in the UK are able to measure the return on investment (ROI) of their cyber security measures
- 90% US companies can measure their ROI on their cyber security measures
- 86% of US directors and senior decision makers are given IT security training
- 37% of UK directors and senior decision makers are given IT security training
The percentage of IT decision-makers stated that their boards underestimate the importance of cyber security:-
- 55% of UK boards underestimate the importance of cyber security
- 58% of IT decision-makers globally stated that their boards underestimate the importance of cyber security
- 74% of US boards underestimate the importance of cyber security
The difference in levels of preparedness correlates with attitudes to threats.
The difference in levels of preparedness correlates with attitudes to threats. Non-malicious insider threats (e.g. accidental loss of data) are currently the most commonly cited security concern globally, being reported as a serious threat by 65 per cent of IT decision makers
In the UK this falls to 60 per cent followed by:-
- 51% malicious insider threats
- 37% hacktivism
- 32% organised crime
- 15% nation states
- 12% terrorism
In the US the proportion of IT decision makers who see non-malicious insider threats as a severe threat increases to 85% and is followed by
- 79% malicious insider threats
- 77% hacktivism
- 75% organised crime
- 72% terrorism
- 70% nation states
Globally the respondents believe the following will pose a greater threat:-
- 54% hacktivism
- 53% malicious insider threats
In the US they believe:-
- 73% hacktivism
- 74% malicious insider threats
In the UK:-
- 29% hacktivism
- 23% malicious insider threats
Emerging threats:-
- 75% of IT decision makers globally say they would like to overhaul their infrastructure and design them with security features from the ground up
- 74% would like to train all staff in cyber security best practice
- 54% say they would like to engage an external vendor to monitor the system and prevent attacks.
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