Organizational complexity is the highest risk to cybersecurity

Some 83% of agencies consider that they are most at risk for cyberattack due to the organizational complexity, in accordance to a latest survey of organizations by the Ponemon Institute.

“Workers aren’t following corporate security requirements as an organizational complexity because they are too tough to be productive, plus policies hinder their capability to work in their preferred manner,” the research noted. “It’s no surprise that shadow IT is on the rise because workers need simpler ways to get their work done.”

The research, which was sponsored by Citrix, finds that workers are increasingly putting data on their personal devices, meaning vital organization information is accessible from any laptop, phone or tablet left sitting at a desk or coffee shop. And data assets are increasing, putting more data at risk, in accordance to 87% of survey respondents.

Survey results also discovered that security and IT experts are increasingly concerned about their current operations:

• 79% of respondents are worried about security breaches including high-value information.

• The protection of apps and data is more critical than ever, with 74% of organization saying that a latest IT security framework is required to improve security posture and decrease risk.

• 71% say there is threat from their inability to control employees’ devices and apps.

As for planning for the future:

• 73% say data management, 76% say configuration management, and 72% say app management, are the keys to decreasing the security risk over the next 2 years in building a new information technology infrastructure.

• 75% say their agency is not completely prepared to deal with the potential security risks resulting from Internet of Things (IoT).

“In every region of the world, businesses must agree to the fact that security practices and policies require evolving in case to deal with threats from disruptive technologies, cybercrime and compliance,” in accordance to Larry Ponemon, chairman and founder of the Ponemon Institute.

The organizations consider that they are most at risk for cyberattack due to the organizational complexity, in accordance to a latest survey of organizations by the Ponemon Institute.

“The research discloses respondents’ awareness of the need to challenge the status quo of their Information technology security strategies and consider a latest IT security architecture to safeguard their agencies from cyber risks,” Ponemon adds.