Four in five (79%) companies make most cybersecurity decisions without gaining insight into the threat actors targeting their infrastructure.
This claim comes from a threat analysis firm owned by Google. MandiantAnd while 67% of cybersecurity decision makers believe senior leadership teams are still underestimating cyber threats, 68% believe their organizations need to better understand the threat landscape. says he agrees.
Mandiant data A global perspective on threat intelligence report Furthermore, it shows that there is near consensus (96%) among respondents who are satisfied with the quality of threat intelligence their organization uses.
At the same time, nearly half (47%) of them acknowledge that effectively applying that intelligence across the security organization is one of their most important challenges, and almost all (98%) agree that changes should be implemented more quickly. A cybersecurity strategy based on available threat intelligence.
Sandra Joyce, vice president of Mandiant Intelligence at Google Cloud, said:
“Security teams are concerned that senior leaders do not fully understand the nature of threats. means that.”
In terms of what threats teams are most confident in tackling, we are tackling financially motivated crimes such as: ransomware It tops the list (91%), followed by hacktivist threats (89%) and nation-state actors (83%).
Mandiant’s latest report follows a global survey of 1350 cybersecurity decision makers across 13 countries and 18 sectors.
“This research shows that one of the biggest barriers to building stronger defenses is the sheer amount of information. needs to regain much-needed focus and identify clear priorities: Google Cloud’s Intelligence Advisor for EMEA.
“British organizations need to be at the forefront, and that can only be achieved by knowing their adversaries, implementing change quickly and ensuring effective communication of cyber risks between all stakeholders. increase.”
According to another report by security researchers at BlackBerry, multiple security leaders also I’m worried about ChatGPTexpects AI models to successfully launch cyberattacks within a year.