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Executives say cybersecurity has outgrown the IT department (www.helpnetsecurity.com)

submitted 3 months ago by lemmydev2 to c/pulse_of_truth

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Cybersecurity has moved from a technical problem to a boardroom concern tied to survival. A global Rimini Street study of senior executives shows security risk shaping decisions on technology, talent, and long term planning across industries that keep economies running. Cyber risk tops the threat list Security threats rank as the most pressing external risk facing organizations. 54% of respondents list cybersecurity threats as their top concern, ahead of supply chain disruption, regulatory shifts, and … More → The post Executives say cybersecurity has outgrown the IT department appeared first on Help Net Security.

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[–] NaibofTabr 14 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The underfunded, understaffed, outsourced to death IT department, fuck yeah it has. Believe it or not, if you actually invest some resources in cyber defense instead of cutting it because it doesn't make profit, you get some functional cyber defense.

It's not impossible to do this stuff right, there are plenty of companies that do. It is impossible to do it on a shoestring budget with 3 staff to cover a 5,000 employee multinational.

If cybersecurity has outgrown your IT department, the CFO is the most likely problem.

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Yeah, Put a bunch of non techs in charge of it. That will fix it.