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
