A new report that surveyed 4700 cybersecurity leaders from 26 countries revealed what it says constitutes a successful security posture for businesses.
In the third volume of its Security Results Report, Cisco focused on the impact of cultural, environmental, and solution-based factors on security, and in the process identified seven key factors that strengthen cybersecurity. busy.
The study also looked at the most common security threats businesses face, with nearly two-thirds (62%) of respondents admitting to having experienced a “security event” at some point that negatively affected the operations.
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The most frequently cited types of such incidents were data and network breaches, system failures, ransomware, and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
The top ways these businesses were impacted were IT communications disruption (62,6%), supply chain disruption (43%), internal operations deterioration (41,4%), and the negative impact on the brand image (39,7%).
In scoring companies for their resistance to attacks, Cisco identified seven factors adopted by those in the top 90th percentile. On the other hand, those who lacked it ranked in the lowest 10th percentile.
The first three factors relate to leadership, corporate culture, and resources. Unsurprisingly, those with a good overall security culture scored 46% higher than those without, and organizations with weak C-suite support scored 39% lower than those without. good support.
Organizations that had more staff and resources to respond to security events also experienced 15% higher performance.
The fourth factor concerns the transition to cloud computing, which companies are increasingly adopting. Those that were firmly entrenched in physical or cloud-based computing were nearly identical in their high-endurance scores. However, those who started to migrate from on-premises to cloud computing were most at risk, with scores falling by as much as 14%.
The last three factors refer to the use of advanced security solutions. Companies that adopted zero-trust systems saw a 30% increase in their resilience scores, and those that were prepared for security threats with advanced detection and response protocols saw a whopping 45% increase. Those using cloud-based security for their hybrid work transition also saw their scores increase by 27%.