Organisations are becoming more proactive when it comes to improving their readiness for possible cyber attacks.
Regardless of size, more and more organisations are recognising that they have a responsibility to improve their security postures, for themselves and for their business and supply chain partners.
This is according to the findings of a new Security Brief released today by RSA, the security division of EMC, titled "Taking Charge of Security in a Hyperconnected World".
"We believe organisations are taking a stronger interest in improving security, not only to protect their information assets, but also their business relationships," says Art Coviello, executive chairman of RSA. "As more organisations take a broader community-minded view of their risks and security practices, information security will improve for all of us."
The RSA Security Brief found that basic security practices are the biggest stumbling blocks for organisations. Such practices include missing software updates and relying exclusively on traditional threat prevention and detection tools. Organisations also increase their risk when they mistake compliance for good security and fail to give their users adequate training, according to the report.
"We see security assessments trending towards improvement and a more proactive approach," says Peter M Tran, senior director of advanced cyber defence practice at RSA. "There's recognition that when buyers or business partners get hacked, more and more organisations are making it a priority to evaluate the relative effectiveness of their cyber security programmes."
According to the authors of the report, organisations should undertake objective evaluations of their security postures. They highlight that 20% of recommended improvements will typically account for 80% of potential security benefits. In addition, they suggest that organisations can derive positive results from conducting all-inclusive security assessments, tracking high-value digital assets, modelling threats and addressing top vulnerabilities, among other measures.
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