New Delhi, April 25 (). Indian CISOs (Chief Information Security Officers) have said that they struggle at some level to get support from the executive board for the resources needed to maintain cyber security. This information was given in a new report on Tuesday.
According to research by cybersecurity firm Trelix, nearly 62 percent of CISOs think their jobs would be easier if all employees across a business were better informed about cybersecurity challenges.
In addition, 30 percent of CISOs cite a lack of skilled talent on their teams as a primary challenge.
Along with their core responsibility of keeping the company and its assets secure, CISOs in India today are grappling with tight IT budgets, shortage of skilled cyber security professionals and lack of proper IT security systems, said Mahipal Nair, Managing Director, Trelix India. Are.
To make their lives easier, security-leaders must adopt an integrated IT security solution that is constantly evolving to protect against the most sophisticated cyber threats while encouraging a culture of cyber awareness for a resilient organization, he said. Is.
In addition, the report notes that nearly 84 percent of CISOs have managed a major cybersecurity incident once, and 44 percent report it happened more than once.
However, 84 percent feel fully or mostly accountable for incidents and 52 percent have experienced a major fallout from the security operations team as a direct result.
With organizations reporting an average of 25 individual security solutions, 34 percent said a major challenge is having too many pieces of technology without a single source of truth.
Nearly 98 percent mentioned that having the right tools would save them a lot of time.
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