http://www.itbusiness.ca/news/management-is-one-of-biggest-roadblocks-to-it-security-study-says/44905
By Candice So
itbusiness.ca
November 20th, 2013
There can be a whole slate of reasons why a small business doesn’t invest
more in IT security: lack of people, money, time, etc. But here’s what may
also be holding small businesses back – their managers.
One of the top challenges in ramping up security is getting management on
board, according to a new survey from security solutions provider Sophos
Ltd. and the Ponemon Institute, which studies privacy, data protection,
and information security policy. In a poll of 2,000 employees working to
secure the IT systems of their SMBs, a solid 58 per cent said they feel
their managers just don’t see cyber attacks as a real risk.
To follow up on that, 44 per cent said they feel having a strong security
posture just isn’t up there on their list of priorities.
Another 42 per cent answered by saying their budget isn’t enough to
support a full security posture, while 33 per cent said their
organizations lack in-house expertise. More striking still, about 32 per
cent of respondents said their CIO is responsible for making the final
call on IT security priorities – but another 31 per cent said no one at
their organization has that role.
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