a third of UK organisations do not feel that they have access to the in-house skill set necessary to deal with current cyber threats, according to research from Databarracks’ 2016 Data Health Check. Two-thirds of those surveyed had been affected by a cyber threat in the past 12 months, but only 53% of those asked felt that they had enough cyber-security skills in-house to deal with the issue. With the rise in cyber threats and the increase in sophistication of attackers, Almost half of respondents are reviewing policies and making changes following an attack, as opposed to the lower 29% in 2014.
Almost half of UK organisations do not feel that they have access to the in-house skill set necessary to deal with current cyber threats, according to research from Databarracks’ 2016 Data Health Check. Two-thirds of those surveyed had been affected by a cyber threat in the past 12 months, but only 53% of those asked felt that they had enough cyber-security skills in-house to deal with the issue. With the rise in cyber threats and the increase in sophistication of attackers, a third of respondents are reviewing policies and making changes following an attack, as opposed to the lower 29% in 2014.