70 percent of cybersecurity leaders worry about personal liability

Stories of CISOs being held personally liable for cybersecurity incidents has negatively affected their opinion of the role for 70 percent of respondents to a new survey. At the same time 34 percent in the study for BlackFog, of 400 IT decision makers across the US and UK, believe that the trend of individuals being prosecuted following a cyberattack was a 'no-win' situation for security leaders: facing internal consequences if they report failings and prosecuted if they don't. On a more positive note the research also indicates that increased accountability has led to internal changes to improve cybersecurity practices within… [Continue Reading]