![]() “We talk vaguely about risk, but use the term completely differently than our operational, strategic and market risk-management peers, where risk requires a view into business consequences. “As security professionals, very few of us are good at framing risk in business terms,” Michael Flouton, vice president of product marketing with SilverSky, explained. One of the reasons C-suite executives aren’t comfortable with their corporate security could be blamed on the very professionals who are charged with protecting the network. ![]() The absence of both is a glaring security weakness – one that makes companies increasingly vulnerable to attack.” “A stunning 47 percent of executives say their cyber defense does not include advanced malware analysis tools, such as a sandbox, and 42 percent say they do not have a dedicated incident response team employed. “One of the most surprising revelations to come out of our recent survey is that executives’ fears of being vulnerable to malware attacks have had little influence in encouraging them to protect their networks by adopting best practices in cyber defense technologies and specialized personnel,” said Dodi Glenn, director of AV Labs at ThreatTrack Security. More than two-thirds of executives are concerned their companies will not be able to stop such threats, and one in five says their biggest concern is not knowing whether an attack is underway. ![]() According to a survey conducted by Opinion Matters on behalf of ThreatTrack Security, C-level executives lack confidence in their company's security efforts at countering such threats.
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