Odds are, your business is going to be hit by a cyber-attack. Cybercrime is booming and does not show any signs of slowing.
IT workforce shortage
Cybersecurity will have more than 1.5 million unfilled jobs by 2020, rising to two million according to ISACA. 84 percent of organisations believe 50 percent or less of cyber security applicants are actually qualified. 53 percent of organisations experience delays of up to 6 months in finding qualified applicants. Cyber security professionals stick around for about 3 years on average; 46 percent are solicited by other organisations weekly.
Workflow difficulties
Biggest challenges: too many information security tools (37.7 percent), too many incidents (36.1 percent), not enough time (34.4 percent). 40.4 percent felt they experienced more alerts than their staff could handle. 47.4 percent were not always sure which alerts to prioritise.
Having a proper plan in place
Despite 350 incidents per week on average, 30 percent of respondents had no playbooks. 80 percent of small business owners in 2015 had no cyber-attack response plan. 45 percent were victims of cybercrime without knowing it.
Originally published 23 October 2017. Migrated to the new IRC site in 2026.