Cyber Security

CYBER SECURITY Study Reveals Cyber Security Teams are Bogged Down with Tactics, Not Strategy In recognition of the 10th anniversary of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, TEKsystems Network Services practice surveyed IT and business leaders to gauge how well their organizations are currently addressing information security. There's a Pervasive Human Capital Crisis Organizations attempting to tackle critical IT security initiatives suffer from the shortage of qualified IT talent. 1/2 of respondents believe the lack of qualified security talent is approaching a state of critical mass where their organizations are vulnerable to serious risk. ONLY 15% of respondents are very confident that they have the security-related skill sets to meet evolving threat landscapes. LESS THAN 20% are very confident their IT organization has an adequate allocation of information security MORE 1/2 THAN resources in-house for security policy, identity and access management and information risk management skills. say it is difficult to find and source resources for these skill sets. Security Complexities are Overwhelming Information security is so complex that organizations cannot adequately assess their needs. 61% believe the growing scope and complexity of IT security makes it difficult for their organization to effectively assess current security programs and develop comprehensive strategic planning efforts. Organizations Struggle to Keep Up It is essential that organizations continually evolve their security strategies to keep pace with the changing ecosystem, yet the IS staff is too bogged down by tactical activities. 55% of the respondents indicate that their information security teams are too busy handling tactical, day-to-day work to spend the adequate amount of time on critical strategic information security initiatives. Infographic created by: TEKsystems, Inc. is an Allegis Group, Inc. company. Certain names, products and services listed in the document are trademarks, register trademarks, or service marks of their respective companies. Copyright © 2013 TEKsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. TEKsystems