Cyber security low in priorities for digital initiatives, according to EY survey

A recent survey by EY found that just one-third of companies consider cyber security when starting to plan digital initiatives Cyber security low in priorities for digital initiatives, according to EY survey image

A lack of communication with cyber security staff seems to be common within companies.

In the latest EY Global Information Security Survey (GISS), only 36% of respondents said that cyber security teams were in the loop in the opening stages of digital initiatives.

Additionally, one in five respondents said that less than 5% of their cyber security budget is being spent on digital initiatives.

These findings come despite threats to company systems and data rising, with 60% declaring an increase in cyber attacks within the past 12 months.

Lander hosts NYT reporter for cyber security talk

In this digital age, it’s hard to consider the technology we have at our disposal as primitive or underdeveloped, but when it comes to cybersecurity and cyberattacks, we’re still just starting to understand the scope of what havoc technology can wreak.

Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times national security correspondent David Sanger spoke Monday at Lander University as part of the school’s Larry A. Jackson lecture series. Having written multiple books on the development and deployment of cyberattacks, Sanger said today’s understanding of cyber is comparable to how well the Wright brothers understood how the airplane would be used