Security News > 2021 > April > Outgunned CISOs navigate complex obstacles to keep rising attacks from turning into breaches

CISOs face a rising 'security debt' to secure their organizations against an increasing volume of attacks by well-armed criminals.

Despite going up against a criminal industry that enjoys advantages when it comes to speed and shared weaponry, CISOs and their teams report turning away increasing volume of attacks and preventing more of them from becoming breaches or compromises, according to a report from F-Secure.

CISOs facing huge obstacles and an organized criminal industry.

"Despite pervasive 'security debt' and reporting a rising number of cyber attacks, CISOs say that say the number of incidents, which includes a breach or unauthorized access to a system, they faced remained pretty much the same," says F-Secure's Michael Greaves, security advisor for Managed Detection and Response.

Complex dilemmas CISOs face on a daily basis Employees are the primary attack vector, according to 71% of the CISOs interviewed, as attackers take advantage of social channels to launch more sophisticated targeted attacks.

"Too often, cyber security is seen as 'risk mitigation' instead as a 'business enabler' by C-level executives. CISOs are tasked with overcoming that perception and their 'security debt.' To do this they must call on every ounce of their abilities, including emotional intelligence, to persuade their peers and deny attackers," says Royce K. Markose, CISO at rewardStyle.

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