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“ Preparing to defend a company from cyber attacks might feel excessive or even unnecessary . That is , until you experience one ”
VIKTOR PROKOPENYA FOUNDER CURRENCY . COM
Businesses concerned cyber risk assessments not sophisticated While many businesses understand that effective cyber risk assessments can reduce the potential of future incidents occurring , help them detect incidents at an earlier stage and develop a robust defence against attack , new research has revealed that 54 % of businesses are concerned their cyber risk assessments lack the sophistication to be fully effective .
Global cybersecurity firm Trend Micro found in its Global risk research report that organisations feel their cyber risk assessments are exposing them to ransomware , phishing , IoT and other threats . Respondents also indicated that overly complex tech stacks and lack of awareness from leadership are exacerbating issues .
Bharat Mistry , Technical
Director at Trend Micro , says : “ We already knew that organisations were concerned about a fast-expanding digital attack surface with limited visibility . Now we know that they also need urgent help to discover and manage cyber risk across this environment .”
Martin Riley , Director of Managed Security Services at Bridewell , agrees that
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