Every summer, Las Vegas hosts the Black Hat information security conference, bringing together security experts from around the world to share the latest tools and research in cybersecurity. A recent survey of the industry's most informed experts reveals several chilling conclusions about cybersecurity today.
69% of businesses don't have enough skilled IT staff to stop cyber threats.
69% of IT security professionals believe that US enterprise data is less secure today as a direct result of state-sponsored hacking originating from countries such as China and Russia.
60% of survey respondents expect to see a successful cyber attack carried out against critical infrastructure in the United States within the next two years.
Only 26% of information security professionals believe that U.S. defense forces have the equipment and training to respond appropriately to a large-scale cyber attack.
36% of cybersecurity professionals say that the most serious new threat today is the rapid increase in the use of ransomware.
50% of IT professionals are most concerned about phishing and social engineering attacks directed at their own organizations.
45% of cybersecurity professionals are worried about sophisticated tax targeted directly at their organization.
38% of survey respondents said that the weakest link in today's IT defenses is end-users who fail to follow their organization's security policy and are too easily fooled by social engineering attacks.
Two-thirds of professionals expect to see a major security breach threaten their own organization within the next 12 months.
69% of survey respondents say that their organization lacks sufficient staff to stop a major security breach or other cyber threat.
31% of cybersecurity professionals say that the primary reason most security strategies and technologies fail is because of a shortage of qualified people and skills.
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