Security News > 2020 > March > Phishing is a huge concern among security decision-makers and influencers

A serious disconnect exists between how decision makers, and security practitioners perceive phishing prevention, according to a research by Ironscales.

Among its key findings, the survey revealed that decision makers are four times more likely than security practitioners to consider email security the highest priority, suggesting that security personnel believe that they have a sufficient handle on phishing prevention while the C-Suite sees substantial business risk.

"The disconnect between security practitioners and decision makers is extraordinarily problematic for phishing prevention and incident response," said Eyal Benishti, CEO at Ironscales.

"The cause for such a predicament - whether or not security professionals on the front lines don't fully understand the long-term business impacts of a successful phishing attack or if the C-Suite is simply over-concerned - is irrelevant. What matters is that moving forward these two important constituencies get on the same page so that the proper time and attention can be allocated towards minimizing phishing risk."

The survey revealed that there is a critical need for real-time threat intelligence to more thoroughly address the risk of phishing; that the security skills shortage is having a material impact on security teams' ability to deal with phishing properly, and that most organizations are using several tools to combat phishing, with secure email gateways remaining the most common.

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