88 percent of organizations worried about state-sponsored cyberattacks

A growing sense of unease is gripping boardrooms as 88 percent of cybersecurity and information security leaders surveyed at UK and US organizations now express concern about state-sponsored cyberattacks. The research from IO shows organizations are increasingly aware of the strategic nature of cyber risk and that the geopolitical threat is increasing, with 33 percent of organizations surveyed concerned about an expanded threat landscape targeting their own systems. The threat of widespread data loss or inaccessibility, such as through DNS attacks or major cloud outages is cited by 41 percent of respondents. Close behind are anxieties over reputational damage if… [Continue Reading]