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TRENDING
THE REALITY OF THE
CYBERSECURITY
LANDSCAPE IN AFRICA
According to The World Wide Worx’s State of Enterprise
Security in South Africa 2019 report, 99% of IT
departments feel confident that they can protect the
company and yet 45% say they don’t have the skills
they need to cement this confidence.
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here is a misplaced confidence in
existing cybersecurity solutions and
the beleaguered IT department
that is leaving corporate doors wide open
for attack. The report found that 43%
don’t think they would detect a breach
within the first few minutes, meaning
there is a disconnect between the reality
of the security systems in place and the
overconfidence of the enterprise.
“The security landscape across the African
continent is a complex mix of overconfident
belief in the ubiquity and capability of
the IT department and the complete
lack of security skills and employee
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awareness,” said Karien Bornheim, CEO of
FABS. “Cybersecurity isn’t embedded into
the culture of the organisation nor is it
addressing the biggest vulnerabilities in the
systems – outdated software, poor employee
training, and third-party vulnerabilities.”
The survey found that a staggering 77% of
IT decision-makers were concerned with the
risks inherent in outdated software systems.
That’s a huge slice of the corporate pie left
wide open for attacks that could cripple the
business and its reputation.
The Ponemon Institute found that the
lost assets and expenses experienced by
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CYBERSECURITY
ISN’T EMBEDDED
INTO THE
CULTURE OF THE
ORGANISATION
NOR IS IT
ADDRESSING
THE BIGGEST
VULNERABILITIES
IN THE SYSTEMS.
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