Survey Says…Cybersecurity Remains A Critical Challenge For Business

On March 14, 2018, IBM Security announced the results of a new global study on organizational cybersecurity readiness and resiliency entitled "The 2018 Cyber Resilient Organization." The new survey includes insights from more than 2,800 security and IT professionals, and makes clear that cybersecurity readiness and resilience remain a critical challenge for businesses worldwide:

• 77% of respondents admit they do not have a formal cybersecurity incident response plan applied consistently across their organization;
• 77% of respondents report having difficulty retaining and hiring quality IT security professionals;
• 50% of respondents believe their incident response plan is either informal, ad hoc, or non-existent;