According to a survey conducted by Sophos, the number of companies planning to have a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) lead their strategy will rise from 33% today to 40% in the next 24 months
Sophos, in cooperation with Tech Research Asia (TRA), released the findings of the third edition of its survey report, The Future of Cybersecurity in Asia Pacific and Japan. Despite the fact that cyberattacks are on the rise, cybersecurity budgets have remained unchanged, and executive teams continue to underestimate the extent of cybersecurity threats can cause to businesses.
In India, 60% of businesses are having trouble finding workers with the cybersecurity skills they require. Moreover, 94 percent of Indian organisations believe that the most significant threat to their security in the next 24 months would be employee and leadership awareness and education.
Given the current state of cybersecurity, the number of Indian companies seeking to hire a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to manage their cybersecurity strategy would rise from 33% to 40% in the next 24 months.
Commenting on the development, Sunil Sharma, MD, Sales, Sophos India and SAARC said “The scale of attacks over the last year has highlighted the need for highly skilled resources, which increases the pressure on organisations that are already struggling to hire talent with the right cybersecurity skills. To combat today’s sophisticated cyberattacks, organisations need next-generation cybersecurity solutions and highly skilled personnel to manage these solutions, carry out 24×7 threat hunting and detection, and response operations. Considering the pace at which attacks are increasing, this skills gap can be dangerous for the security of organisations. To address this gap, organisations need to invest in machine learning-enabled cybersecurity systems that automate certain tasks and reduce the workload of cybersecurity teams. Those organisations that don’t have in-house teams that can carry out 24×7 security operations can outsource their security to managed service providers and their threat hunting to a specialised managed threat response service,”