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Data security: How a proactive C-suite can reduce cyber-risk for the enterprise

June 02, 2016

Global

Data security: How a proactive C-suite can reduce cyber-risk for the enterprise

June 02, 2016

Global
Anonymous Writer

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The C-suite, the Board and Cyber-defense

Cyber-security is the number one technology issue in the C-suite and Board Room.  No wonder that many senior executives are asking what they can be doing to stem the tide of cyber-attacks on their firms.

The Economist Intelligence Unit, sponsored by Oracle, surveyed a global panel of senior executives with responsibility for cyber-security in their organisations.  While virtually all of the companies reported net increases in cyber-breaches, the research identified a subset that had succeeded in reducing their rate of growth by more than half (from 21.1% to 9.8%, or a 53% reduction) over a two year period. 

This is a meaningful difference in one of the greatest challenges in technology today.  This EIU report explores what these more successful companies did to achieve these rates, with a particular emphasis on the role of the C-suite and Board of Directors.  It provides a key series of “lessons learned” in how to reduce the tide of todays’ cyber-attacks. 

 

   

 

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