CEOs and other senior board level executives are exposing their organisations to cyberattacks and hackers because of a lack of awareness around cybersecurity, a new study has warned.
Research by cybersecurity company RedSeal surveyed hundreds of senior IT and security professionals and found that many of these personnel believe there’s a disconnect between CEO and the information security team which could be putting organisations at risk.
While almost all security teams (92%) set out specific plans to help protect their CEO from cyberattacks and data breaches, 54% of security personnel believe their CEO is ignoring these plans, potentially opening the door to cyberattacks.
One in ten even went so far as to say decisions or actions made by the CEO or other high ranking management had actively put the cybersecurity of the…
