NEW YORK and LONDON, Jan. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Chief Information Security Officers are feeling less confident than ever about cyber-risk and data security this year, a new survey from Opus, the leading provider of global compliance and risk management solutions, and data and privacy research leader Ponemon Institute shows. As today’s climate of high-profile data breaches continues, 67% of respondents believe their companies are more likely to fall victim to a cyberattack or data breach in 2018. And, 60% are more concerned about a data breach from a third party, such as a partner or vendor.
Sponsored by Opus and conducted by Ponemon Institute in late 2017, the survey reveals insights from 612 CISOs, CIOs and other information security professionals across a broad range of industries.
Surprisingly, the top security threat on CISOs’ minds isn’t technology, hackers or even malware but the human factor, with 70% of CISOs calling “lack of competent in-house staff” their number one concern and 65% stating “inadequate inhouse expertise” as the top reason they are likely to have a data breach. Respondents also believe it’s highly likely they’ll experience credential theft due…
