Almost All IT Pros Are Concerned About Data Security

Almost 100% of IT experts are concerned about data security over the next 12 months, with 43% saying they are very concerned or extremely concerned. And many of them are worried about the safety of their email systems, according to the 2022 Cybersecurity Year in Review, a study by Craig Business Intelligence, sponsored by RSA Conference. 

They are nervous about the following:

  • Threat of ransomware attack — 65%
  • Increase in spoofing and/or phishing attacks — 60%
  • Receiving dangerous files/attachments — 47%
  • Training employees to prevent email attacks — 37%
  • Losing money related to business email compromise — 25%
  • Loss of emails/data — 21%
  • Regulatory penalties/fines from data breaches — 15%
  • Shortage of skilled security resources — 11%
  • Shifting work/workforce to remove — 7%

What are companies doing to counter these threats? They are conducting:

  • File/attachment scanning — 85% 
  • Security awareness/training — 80% 
  • Email backup/archive — 80%
  • Spoofing/phishing protection — 79% 
  • Vulnerability management — 65%
  • Email encryption — 62% 
  • Configuration management — 60%
  • Business email compromise — 60%
  • Social engineering — 56%
  • Browser Protection/plug-ins — 56%

In general, professionals are worried about: 

  • Increase risk of ransomware — 67%
  • Expanding attack surface, including mobile and IOT — 60%
  • Data leakage via malicious applications — 49%
  • Lost/stolen devices — 29% 
  • Shifting work/workforce to remote — 28% 
  • Lack of budget — 20%
  • Resiliency of operating systems (OS0 — 18% 
  • Regulatory penalties/fines — 13% 

Of those polled, 90% are no using anti-virus/anti malware technology, and 6% are planning it. Also included are:: 

  • Patch management — 79%
  • Endpoint detection and response — 78%
  • Vulnerability management — 72%’
  • Asset discovery — 70%
  • Mobile device security — 64%
  • IoT devices — 35% 
  • eXtended detection and response — 33% 
  • Zero Trust — 31%
  • Automated remediation — 29% 
  • OT/ICS devices — 28%

This part of the extended research was conducted in August 2022. 

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