1. 63% of Brazilian companies have no cyber threat plans
Budget constraints are a major obstacle to advancing information security within organizations
May 12, 2016 & #8211; 12:02 pm - source Computerworld
More than half of Brazilian companies are not prepared to deal with cyber threats, This is what indicates the new edition of the Global Information Security Survey (GISS), an annual study by Ernst & Young.
The survey of 1755 C-level IT and IT executives in 67 countries indicated that 63% of national organizations do not have threat prevention programs, while 43% do not have a vulnerability identification program and 45% do not. no breach detection program.
For 36% respondents, their companies' IT IT typically takes up to 1 hour to start investigating a possible cyber incident, while 15% said that response could take more than a day.
Budget constraints were pointed to by 80% respondents as the main obstacle to advancing the information security area within the organization. According to the survey, 65% of Brazilian respondents say their companies' spending on information security amounts to less than US$ million.
#8220; Issues related to information security and corporate data leakage are a constant concern of companies. Particularly in a scenario such as today's growing use of mobile internet and digital solutions that leave institutions more exposed to external attacks and internal failures, it is important to invest in robustness and agility of systems to identify and combat problems. ” says Sérgio Kogan, EY's cybersecurity consulting partner.
Global Results
Globally, nearly 70% respondents said their information security budget should increase by up to 50% to meet their business needs.
According to the survey, the main sources of cyber attack cited were: organized crime (59%), hackers (54%) and terrorists (35%). The survey also pointed out that companies also feel vulnerable to attacks by employees (44%) and outdated systems (34%).
More than half of respondents stated that their companies do not yet have a dedicated area for analyzing emerging technologies and their business impacts. Phishing was considered the top threat to business by 44% respondents, while 43% considered malware the biggest challenge for the industry.
Almost 60% of respondents said the contribution and value that information security provides to their organization is compromised by the lack of qualified talent available in the market.
2. Cyber Security Violations Affect Business 90% in Brazil
CompTIA research places Brazil among the most vulnerable countries in the world. Mobility and cloud worry national companies
May 19, 2016 & #8211; 7:10 AM - Computerworld font
Nine out of 10 organizations in Brazil were hit by at least one security breach during 2015. According to a new CompTIA reportMost of these incidents can be classified as serious.
The survey also reveals that companies are changing protection practices and policies due to increased reliance on cloud computing and mobile technology solutions.
In comparison with the other eleven countries evaluated in the survey, Brazil was among the most vulnerable. & #8220; Only 13% of the Brazilian companies stated that they had no experience of security breach & #8221;, highlights Tatiana Falcão, business executive of the entity.
Eighty-one percent of Brazilian companies report mobile-related cyber security breaches, such as lost devices, mobile malware, and phishing attacks.
Another point highlighted in the study concerns employee activity. "Human errors are the biggest risk to cyber security with 58% versus 42% technological errors," print the report.
CompTIA also found that 90% of Brazilian companies expect cybersecurity to become a higher priority over the next two years.
The association cites as points of attention to Brazilian companies topics such as adjustment of technology operations, strengthening of human resources training policies and efforts to create metrics that attest to the level of maturity of protection mechanisms.
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