A report by risk management specialist nCircle has
revealed that UK board members have low expectations for network
security in their firms.
The research investigated the attitudes of 293 senior managers,
including company directors, MDs and CEOs, in medium to large-sized
companies.
Some 38% expect to be the victims of successful network attacks
in 2006, while confidence levels have not improved despite
escalating budgets. Meanwhile, 74% shrug their shoulders and regard
security issues as a 'fact of business life', while 38% of firms
say their security defences were breached in 2005.
Kevin Lamb, director of EMEA operations at nCircle, said the
research showed it was time for a new strategy for security
managers, who are “not winning the fight against cybercrime nor
winning the confidence of their senior managers through continual
spending and diminishing returns.”
Given Lamb’s comments, getting a return on investment on
security for security managers will probably be a key topic at the
Infosecurity show in a couple of weeks time.