Of respondents, 87 percent feel as if their organization in 2020 is falling short addressing various cyber risks. The lack of investing resources in budget, people, and technologies to address cyber risks was one of the more popular concerns from respondents, with 31 percent answering as such.
In which areas, if any, do you feel your organization is falling short in addressing cyber risk?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Organization is falling short addressing cyber risks
87%
We are not investing enough resource (budget, people, technologies, etc.) to address our risks
31%
Security is not always addressed during application development
30%
We are not proactive enough when it comes to our security strategy
28%
Inadequate security training for users (full & part-time employees, contractors, or outsourced users)
27%
Insufficient communications between security team and lines of business
26%
We struggle to find, acquire, and/or retain the technical or professional expertise we need
20%
Addressing risks that have arisen from the new work environment brought on by the pandemic
20%
Lack of security team involvement prior to implementing new technologies
19%
Poor visibility into IT environment
18%
The complexity of our security environment makes it diffcult to retrieve timely, actionable intelligence from our systems
18%
Lack of security team involvement in vendor and 3rd party management
16%
Non-routine updates of incident respone plan
12%
Lack of security during due diligence phase of M&A
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IDG Research Services. (November 19, 2020). In which areas, if any, do you feel your organization is falling short in addressing cyber risk? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192276/worldwide-organizations-cyber-risks-falling-short/
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IDG Research Services. (2020). In which areas, if any, do you feel your organization is falling short in addressing cyber risk?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192276/worldwide-organizations-cyber-risks-falling-short/
IDG Research Services. "In Which Areas, If Any, Do You Feel Your Organization Is Falling Short in Addressing Cyber Risk?." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192276/worldwide-organizations-cyber-risks-falling-short/
IDG Research Services, In which areas, if any, do you feel your organization is falling short in addressing cyber risk? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192276/worldwide-organizations-cyber-risks-falling-short/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
In which areas, if any, do you feel your organization is falling short in addressing cyber risk? [Graph], IDG Research Services, November 19, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192276/worldwide-organizations-cyber-risks-falling-short/
