Launching at its MPOWER APAC event held in Sydney on the 30th of October, McAfee has released two local research reports exploring c-suite accountability, communication and perceptions regarding cybersecurity responsibility, as well as Australia’s cybersecurity skills gap.
Cyber Responsibility Report highlights:
- 67% of respondents believe that CEOs should be held accountable for cyber risk.
- 28% of CIOs and CISOs said their Chief Risk Officer (CRO) was responsible for briefing the board about cyber risk, but only 9% said the CRO should be the one doing briefings.
- 13% of respondents believe that threat detection should be communicated to the top level of organisations.
Cybersecurity Talent Study highlights:
- One-quarter of Australian cyber security professionals are female, compared to 11% globally.
- 78% of cyber security professionals believe there is a skills shortage in cybersecurity, 63% cannot identify what skills are missing.
- 73% of cyber security workers claim to need additional skills to perform better.
- 57% of managers have trouble finding staff, 62% highlight this as a problem.
- 49% don’t even know what skills they need.
- 27% of IT workers have no clear concept of what makes a good cybersecurity professional.
Links to the media alerts and reports can be found below:
