Industrial companies are underinvesting in cybersecurity , with just 40 % of them having a cybersecurity chief in place , according to a report by Honeywell . It surveyed 130 decision - makers in companies around the world and found only one - third continually monitor their systems , while 25 % 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 report also revealed more than half of industrial companies had suffered some form of cyber attack , and called for it to be part of the CEO 's agenda .
Industrial companies are underinvesting in cybersecurity , with just 40 % of them having a cybersecurity chief in place , according to a report by Honeywell . It surveyed 130 decision - makers in companies around the world and found only one - third continually monitor their systems , while 25 % said they were planning to begin doing so within a year . The report also revealed more than half of industrial companies had suffered some form of cyber attack , and called for it to be part of the CEO 's agenda .