Guest article By Ewen O’Brien, VP of Enterprise, EMEA at BitSight
No one wants to talk about their failures, especially in the cybersecurity realm where the stakes are high. But new insight from Symantec and Goldsmiths, University of London, finds that security professionals who have lived through a cybersecurity attack or breach could be the answer to protecting your organisation against future threats.
The report reveals that just over half of the 3,000 CISOs surveyed believe that learning from failure is incredibly valuable and a vital part of improving corporate cybersecurity postures. Indeed, these professionals may very well be your company’s best line of defence in the face of a potential cyberattack.
The Value of “Cybersecurity Breach Survivors”
Security professionals who have lived through an avoidable breach possess a unique mindset. They are less likely to experience burnout, are less indifferent to their work, less likely to think about quitting their job, feel less personally responsible for an incident, and are more likely to share their learning experiences. Cybersecurity breach survivors also have the first-hand experience of what works on the…
