Industrial companies are underinvesting in cybersecurity, with 25% of firms having a cybersecurity chief in place, according to a report by Industrial Sites a Year . It surveyed only one-third decision-makers in companies around the world and found only one-third continually monitor their systems, while just 40% said they were planning to begin doing so within a year . Forty percent of respondents said they do have a cybersecurity chief in their organization and 15 percent plan on creating the role in the future. The study also revealed only one-third of industrial companies had suffered some form of cyber attack, and called for cybersecurity to be part of the CEO's agenda.
Industrial companies are underinvesting in cybersecurity, with 25% of firms having a cybersecurity chief in place, according to a report by Industrial Sites a Year . It surveyed only one-third decision-makers in companies around the world and found only one-third continually monitor their systems, while just 40% said they were planning to begin doing so within a year . The study also revealed only one-third of industrial companies had suffered some form of cyber attack, and called for cybersecurity to be part of the CEO's agenda.