Two cybersecurity studies released Wednesday highlight issues organizations face in...
Two cybersecurity studies released Wednesday highlight issues organizations face in implementing effective cybersecurity practices. About half of the organizations included in a TEKsystems Network Services survey said they “believe the lack of qualified security talent is approaching a state of…
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critical mass where their organizations are vulnerable to serious risk exposure,” TEKsystems said. About half of respondents said it’s difficult to find workers with adequate cybersecurity skill sets, and 20 percent said they're “very confident” that their organizations have enough in-house cybersecurity resources, TEKsystems said. Part of the problem stems from perceptions that cybersecurity is too complex -- more than 60 percent of respondents said they believe the growing complexity of cybersecurity makes it difficult for their organizations to “effectively evaluate current security programs” and develop a comprehensive plan (http://bit.ly/16O6bvN). OpenDNS’s Umbrella Security Labs said in a separate survey that higher educational institutions’ networks are 300 percent more likely to contain malware than comparable government or enterprise networks. “Clearly colleges and universities must operate more open networks and support an endless number of access devices which puts them at higher risk,” said OpenDNS Chief Technology Officer Dan Hubbard in a news release. “However, by implementing some fundamental security best practices it is possible to significantly reduce and contain the current rate of infections on campuses.” The OpenDNS study analyzed the more than 50 million users on its network (http://bit.ly/17356lZ).