Getting The Board On Board With Cybersecurity
Fortinet News, Tuesday, January 7th, 2025
As threat actors advance their tactics, the ramifications of falling victim to a breach are growing more severe. According to the Fortinet 2024 Cybersecurity Skills Gap Report, nearly 90% of enterprises experienced a cyber incident last year, with 63% saying it took longer than a month to recover from an attack.
Leaders within organizations are increasingly being held accountable when a breach does occur, with 51% of respondents indicating that their directors or executives have faced fines, jail time, loss of position, or loss of employment following a cyberattack.
While there's typically no single attributable cause of a breach, leaders cited a variety of factors that they believe contributed to successful cyberattacks: an IT and security staff that lacks the necessary skills and training (58%), a lack of organizational or employee security awareness (56%), and a lack of cybersecurity products (54%).