• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Our Services
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletter
  • Top Nav Social Icons

Mobile ID World

Mobile ID World

Identification Revolution

  • Mobile ID
    • What Is Mobile ID?
    • Identity Associations
    • Premier Partners
    • FAQ
  • News
  • Solutions
    • Behavioral
    • Facial Recognition
    • Fingerprint Biometrics
    • Iris Biometrics
    • Second Factor
    • Smart Cards
    • Smartphones
    • Vital
    • Voice
    • Wearable Tech
    • Other
  • Applications
    • Access Control
    • Cloud Technology
    • Commerce
    • Enterprise
    • Healthcare
    • Identification
    • Internet of Things
    • Law Enforcement
    • Strong Online Authentication
  • Exclusive
    • Interviews
    • Featured Articles
    • Podcasts
  • Companies
  • Events

Majority of Corporate IT Pros Don’t Prioritize Cybersecurity: Survey

August 9, 2021

Snow Software has released a new report that suggests that many large organizations simply do not care much about cybersecurity. According to the company’s survey, only 40 percent of IT professionals identify cybersecurity as a primary concern for their organization, placing it behind considerations like competitive differentiation (57 percent), reducing IT costs (55 percent), and digital transformation initiatives (54 percent).

Majority of Corporate IT Pros Don't Prioritize Cybersecurity: Survey

That remains true despite the significant uptick in cyberattacks and breaches during the COVID-19 pandemic. In that regard, the Snow survey is somewhat alarming because it indicates that large businesses are so focused on growth that they are refusing to take the steps necessary to prevent security breaches, even when resources are made available for IT improvements. The vast majority (84 percent) of the respondents believe that they will get a budget increase. However, they would prefer to spend that money on hiring IT staff (37 percent), Software-as-a-Service applications (18 percent), and cloud infrastructure (17 percent), with only 10 percent indicating that they would like to invest more money in cybersecurity tools and training.

That suggests that many businesses are being quite cavalier with the information in their possession. Unfortunately, that finding is consistent with other reports that indicate that businesses have been slow to update their cybersecurity posture.

Having said that, the Snow survey does show that businesses are at least willing to support the new hybrid work environment. Thirty-four percent of the respondents listed it as their biggest priority for the next 12 months, with 35 percent already offering a hybrid system and another 57 percent planning to make the leap. Forty-four percent also believe that the future of work is remote, insofar as they believe the implementation of a remote system is a step in the right direction.

Some respondents are worried that new technology purchases will cause unforeseen disruptions to workflows and corporate infrastructure, though those IT concerns do not seem to be slowing the rate of digital transformation. The findings in the actual survey are based on the responses of 400 IT leaders from organizations with more than 500 employees.

Source: VentureBeat

(Originally posted on FindBiometrics)

Filed Under: Industry News Tagged With: COVID-19, cybersecurity, digital transformation, enterprise security, industry reports, IT professional surveys, IT security, Snow Software, survey data, surveys

Related News & Articles

Raven Headed to CES with New Qualcomm-Powered Smart Car Platform

Netverify Named “Best Authentication Technology” in 2018 SC Awards

GSMA Brings Back Live Events with MWC Shanghai Announcement

Primary Sidebar

Register For the Next Virtual Identity Summit

Register now!

Tweets

Sponsored Links

facetec logo

FaceTec’s patented, industry-leading 3D Face Authentication software anchors digital identity, creating a chain of trust from user onboarding to ongoing authentication on all modern smart devices and webcams. FaceTec’s 3D FaceMaps™ make trusted, remote identity verification finally possible. As the only technology backed by a persistent spoof bounty program and NIST/iBeta Certified Liveness Detection, FaceTec is the global standard for Liveness and 3D Face Matching with millions of users on six continents in financial services, border security, transportation, blockchain, e-voting, social networks, online dating and more. www.facetec.com

FACEPHI is a global leader in Facial Recognition technology and in Mobile Biometrics technologies. With a strong concentration in the financial sector, FacePhi’s product is rapidly becoming a service used by banks all over the world. Its implementation doesn’t just save money, it is also a way to attract clients and build loyalty, while increasing the security of transactions for both the customer and the business. To learn more about FacePhi, visit https://www.facephi.com/en/

Recent Posts

  • Thai Authorities Approve Mobile ID for Airport Boarding
  • New Yoti Solution Ties Biometrics to e-Signatures
  • Kenya’s New President Pushes for Digital ID By Year’s End
  • MDL, Digital ID Gain Momentum in State Efforts
  • Brazil-based Selfie Onboarding Startup Reports 250% Sales Jump, Global Expansion

Footer

  • About Us
  • Company Directory
  • Advertise With Us
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Archives
  • CCPA: Do not sell my personal info.

Follow Us

Copyright © 2023 MobileIDWorld