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Cybersecurity Preparedness Benchmark Study

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National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM)

• This October is the 13th annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month

• As the month comes to a close we hope you will continue to promote a safer, more secure and more trusted internet all year long

• BRG is a proud NCSAM Champion and we encourage everyone to support the 6th anniversary of STOP. THINK. CONNECT.™ NCSAM initiative

• More information can be found @ https://staysafeonline.org/

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BRG Overview

Over 1,000 professionals in 37 offices


Study Background

Why the need for cybersecurity benchmarking?

• Financial and non-financial consequences of a successful cyber attack

• Governance and Technology

• Gain understanding how other peers implement Information Security

• Study results from two different points of view:

– overall results across all participants to provide a thorough and balanced view of the current state of Cybersecurity

– an individual assessment for each participant where individual answers are discussed and compared against other study respondents

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Study Background

Target group: Executive Management and Board of Directors from different sectors

Survey: 103 Questions, approximately 60 minutes.Online questionnaire; select phone interviews

Timeline: Q1 and Q2 2016

Results: Q3 2016

Participants received: Anonymized evaluation of participant data including indication of their individual answers

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Objectives


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Country of Origin


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Study Participants


Primary Industry of Organization Title or Level in Organization

Total Employees with Average FTE IT Employees

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Strategic Insights


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Who does the CISO/CSO report to?

Growing Importance of CISO


54%

of organizations report an

Information Security Officer is in place

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How would you rate your organization’s information security culture?

Security Culture


CISO

73%

of organizations have a formal

cybersecurity training and awareness program

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Rate the effectiveness of your organization’s cyber security program

Cybersecurity Effectiveness


CISO

80%

of organizations report that senior managers approach information

security as an enterprise risk-management issue

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How would you rate your organization’s cyber security incident response capabilities?

Incident Response Capability


CISO

60%

of organizations inform governments and

regulators of cybersecurity breaches

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What strategic initiatives has your organization adopted in its security program?

Strategic Initiatives


90%

of organizations do not have a cybersecurity

strategy for the Internet of Things

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Board and Executive Leadership


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Areas in which the Board of Directors actively participate:

Board Engagement


CIS

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55%

of organizations report that the Board of Directors actively participate in overall

cybersecurity strategy

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Areas board participation has helped improve your organization’s information security program:

Board Influence


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How does the board oversee cyber security-related issues?

Board Oversight


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How would you rate the organizational leadership support for cybersecurity?

Rate senior management focus on information security

Leadership Support & Focus


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How do you measure the effectiveness of the organization’s cyber security program?

Feedback Mechanisms


69%

of organizations rely on auditors, both

internal and external as a measure of their

cybersecurity effectiveness

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Managing Security Risk


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Has your organization performed a cyber risk appetite assessment?

Has your organization performed a cyber threat assessment?

Cybersecurity Risk Assessments


CISO

CISO

47%of organizations do

not believe that leadership has a

functional understanding of their

network security

Are there formal security and operational procedures documented?

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Documented Procedures


91%of organizations document their cybersecurity policies and procedures

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Areas for improvement and awareness programs?


Improvement & Awareness

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How often does executive management receive periodical briefings on the state of your organization’s network security system?


Executive Briefings30%of executive

management receive a briefing once every

six months or less

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Systems and Controls


Which information security standard and best practice does your organization follow?


Security Standards

37%

of organizations used ISO27001,

with financial services at 43%

Security controls and business continuity plans are tested on a regular basis?


Controls Testing

How often are the security controls of the enterprise systems and interconnected systems reviewed?

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System Reviews24%

of organizations do not routinely test security controls

and business continuity plans on

a regular basis

How often are self-assessments conducted?


Self-assessments30%

of organizations do not routinely undertake self-assessments

CISO

How often are external security assessments conducted?


External Assessments

CISO

What steps has your organization taken in order to obtain assurances from external service providers and vendors that their security meets standards?

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External Service Providers & Vendors

CIS

O63%

of organizations have ensured external

service providers and vendor contracts

include provisions for security

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Governance and Reporting


Rate your organization’s cyber security risk management program


Risk Management Effectiveness

42%

of organizations somewhat agree that cybersecurity risks

are being considered in business decision

making

7%

of organizations strongly agree that cybersecurity risks

are being considered in business decision

making

Rate your organization’s cyber security Information Governance capabilities


Information Governance Capabilities 56%

of organizations rate their Information

Governance capabilities as

‘slightly’ or ‘somewhat effective’

Rate your company’s information security governance maturity level


IS Governance Maturity

CISO

Rate your company’s IT risk management maturity level

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IT Risk Management Maturity


CISOCISO

Rate your company’s cloud computing maturity level

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Cloud Computing Maturity


57%

of organizations do not allow use of

public cloud services

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Does the organization incident response plan outline regulatory and governmental

notification protocols for breaches?

Regulatory & Government Reporting


57%

of organizations are required by

regulatory and government

agencies to disclose system breaches

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Breaches and Incidents


What type of breaches did your organization experience?

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Type of Cybersecurity Breaches


51%

of organizations do not believe they are well equipped to handle a

breach

46%

of organizations report having experienced a

cybersecurity breach

45%

of organizations report current

employees as the most likely source of cybersecurity breach

incidents

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What was the estimated source of data breach incidents?

Sources of Breaches


Type of staff-related incidents the organization experienced?

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Staff-related Incidents



Key Observations

Despite a strong focus on cybersecurity culture, many organizations do not believe their cybersecurity programs are fully effective45% of respondents reported that they needed to improve security awareness and training

Current employees are the likely cause behind most cybersecurity breachesRespondents reported that current employees were the likely source of 45% of data breach incidents, followed by 22% of incidents caused by hackers and 13% by former employees

Viruses and malicious software are the most common breaches.Respondents reported that infections from viruses or malicious software accounted for 39% of all data breaches, followed by system failures or data corruption accounting for 35% of breaches


Key Observations

Most organizations do not have strategies for the emerging fields of the Internet of Things or Big Data90% of respondents do not have a cybersecurity strategy for the Internet of Things, and 86% do not have a strategy for Big Data

Organizations lack confidence in their cybersecurity incident response capability65% of respondents reported having a formal cyber incident response plan, and 60% incorporated regulatory and government notification protocols for breaches. However, when asked if their organization was well equipped to handle a cyber breach, 51% of respondents were neutral or disagreed

Organizations anticipate an increase in information security budgets54% of respondents reported that they expected an increase in their 2016 cybersecurity budget. However, 48% of respondents reported they were neutral or disagreed when asked if leadership allocated adequate budget for cybersecurity efforts


Recommendations

• Review and approve the cyber risk appetite and tolerance at board level; • Ensure the board has sufficient cybersecurity expertise and/or access to such

expertise; • Build cybersecurity in to all activities and develop enterprise-wide cyber risk

management strategies and procedures; • Incorporate cybersecurity within business strategy and risk management

frameworks; • Develop procedures to identify and manage cyber risks associated with

outside vendors, suppliers, customers, utilities, and other external organizations and service providers;

• Undertake testing to include the potential for multiple attacks and the impact of interruptions on critical infrastructure;

• Ensure there is a robust cyber resilience and incident response program; • Pro-actively undertake cyber threat intelligence gathering and ongoing

security analytics;• Invest in your people to ensure there is high awareness and ownership for

cybersecurity across the organisation.

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The full study is available at:http://www.thinkbrg.com/media/publication/828_CSPBS_Report.pdf


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