Organizations largely unprepared to deal with a cyberattack, survey finds

Becker's Healthcare April 11, 2019
Jackie Drees

Most organizations (77 percent) do not have a cybersecurity incident response plan applied across their enterprise, according to a recent survey sponsored by IBM.

IBM tapped independent research firm The Ponemon Institute to conduct the 2019 Cyber Resilient Organization survey, which asked more than 3,600 security and IT professionals from various countries, including the U.S., U.K. and Canada, about their cybersecurity preparedness.

Of the organizations with a cybersecurity incident response plan in place, 54 percent said they fail to test their plans regularly. Lack of a cybersecurity incident response plan can leave organizations less prepared to deal with the aftermath of a cyberattack, according to the report.

“Failing to plan is a plan to fail when it comes...

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