安全的哀歌：2023-24年英国网络安全状况.pdf

Security’s Lament: The state of cyber security in the UK 2 “Organisations that establish a robust cyber security framework aligning with their strategy are well positioned to 3 iomart Cyber Security Report October 2023 shape the future” Welcome from Lucy The second iteration of a research report is often the most interesting – having set a benchmark the first time around, it’s always very useful to be able to see how things have changed and developed. We’ve worked again this year with Oxford Economics, an independent research expert, to gather the opinions of 500 senior cyber security leaders and find out about their experiences over the last 12 months. Many of the key issues we unearthed last year remain. Cyber leaders report a near-constant battery of attacks from online threat actors, compounded by increasing costs and tightening budgets. They face the unenviable balancing act of keeping their organisations safe, often with fewer resources. The noisy landscape of technology solutions, including the breakaway star of 2022/23 – generative AI – can make it difficult to know how to optimise cyber defences. What’s concerning is that our research found an increase in the number of attacks over the last 12 months. The news headlines are still too frequently occupied by another household name which has suffered a successful breach. And for every one of these high-profile attacks, there are many more we don’t hear about. Our intention with this research is to help cyber decision-makers better understand the bigger picture of the threat environment and how others are approaching this per