Security News > 2021 > August > Navigating the 2021 threat landscape: Security operations, cybersecurity maturity

This second part to ISACA's annual State of Cybersecurity 2021 survey report examines cyber threat landscape trends, including frequency and type of attacks, confidence in cybersecurity teams and cybersecurity awareness initiatives, nuances related to security operations and reporting structure, and cybermaturity as a business imperative.

"With the increase in the number and rate of cyberattacks worldwide, cybersecurity professionals are facing a challenging 2021 threat landscape that requires constant vigilance," says David Samuelson, CEO, ISACA. "These survey findings illustrate just how essential it continues to be for the global cybersecurity community to actively keep up to date with best practices and training, and ensure their teams are well staffed to detect and respond to attacks."

It did find that security function ownership is related to differences regarding executive valuation of cyberrisk assessments, board of director prioritization of cybersecurity and alignment of cybersecurity strategy with organizational objectives.

The report found that 65 percent of respondents indicate their enterprises assess their cybermaturity, and those that perform cybermaturity assessments are more likely to have appropriately staffed security teams and report appropriately funded cybersecurity budgets.

"In a complex, constantly changing cybersecurity landscape that is subjecting enterprises to increasingly severe attacks, assessing cybersecurity maturity can play a role in determining whether enterprises have effective security programs," says Renju Varghese, Fellow & Chief Architect, CyberSecurity & GRC Services, HCL Technologies.

"Taking a proactive, risk-based approach to assessments, versus simply meeting compliance requirements, will serve enterprises well in ensuring their cybersecurity goals are met and that they can continue to pivot as needed as the 2021 threat landscape shifts."

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