Cybersecurity demands are outstripping UK business’s resources, a new report has revealed.
Polling carried out by cybersecurity firm RiverSafe, in partnership with Censuswide, has found organisations lack the technology, expertise and funding needed to manage cybersecurity threats.
Gathering answers from 250 chief information security officers (CISOs), research showed more than 80 per cent of organisations face a gap in cyber skills, yet feel too overstretched to fix the issue.
While, six in 10 CISOs said their organisation’s cybersecurity budget was underfunded, the same number of respondents admitted investing in hiring and training dedicated cybersecurity staff was already draining too many resources.
Insider threats ranked as the biggest risk, with two in 10 respondents admitting an employee had exposed company data by using artificial intelligence (AI) tools such, as ChatGPT.
However, almost two-thirds claimed their organisation didn’t have the technology required to tackle these threats.
Despite the growing concern posed by AI, a…
