Prepare For The Worst

Cybersecurity breaches are the new normal. To develop resilience, IT leaders need to gather organization-wide buy-in on counter-measures, according to PwC's Global State of Information Security Survey 2018.

AWARE BUT UNPREPARED

While executives are cognizant of threats, many have not put plans or people in place to respond.

	of executives do not have an incident-response plan.
	do not have an employee security awareness training program.

Less than half of all organizations have adopted processes to uncover cyber risks.

	48% actively monitor/analyze information security intelligence.
	45% conduct vulnerability assessments.
	45% conduct threat assessments.
	42% conduct penetration tests.

THE DAMAGE DONE

Executives anticipate significant negative impacts of successful cyberattacks against automation and/or robotics systems.

	40% Disruption of operations/manufacturing
	39% Loss or compromise of sensitive data
	32% Negative impact to quality of products produced
	29% Damage to physical property
	22% Harm to human life

Source: Global State of Information Security Survey 2018, PwC, 2018

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