Kaspersky For Italian Clevel Executives It Is Difficult To Adopt New Security Solutions

(Adnkronos) - Milan, February 13, 2023 A Kaspersky study has revealed that, in Italy, one in three C-level executives (34%) is having difficulty discussing the adoption of new security solutions with colleagues who are involved in IT or computer security.

However, they find increasing the cybersecurity budget to be the hardest topic to discuss with non-IT executives According to the LICE to verify whether this situation may be the result of unclear communication between IT security managers and executives, and to find out whether there is a lack of understanding between the two parties.

The study reveals that while nearly a third of top executives (29%) think cybersecurity employees should better communicate IT risks to companies, only 9% of cybersecurity professionals admit that they have some difficulty explaining any aspect of their job to non-IT colleagues and executives IT and non-IT employees also diverge on more complicated topics, in fact, according to C-level executives, the three most difficult topics for IT staff to discuss are: adopting new security solutions (36%), changes to cybersecurity policies (25%) and evaluating the performance of the IT security team (27%).

As far as IT professionals are concerned, the three most difficult topics to discuss with non-IT executives are the need to increase the budget allocated to IT security (41 8%), the awareness of employees about cybersecurity (43.

2% ) And Expansion Of The It Security Team (34 3%)

As for the commonalities, most of the interviewees agree that the most effective ways to encourage discussion on information security issues are represented by the choice of real-life examples and the support of reports and numbers In addition to these topics, C-level executives also said that referencing expert opinions (29%) would enable them to improve their understanding of cybersecurity personnel.

IT teams, on the other hand, believe threat testimonials (43 8%) help them communicate better with executives.

“It can be surmised that non-IT executives are struggling to negotiate the adoption of new cybersecurity solutions due to the abundance of complex technical terms and concepts often used by IT security personnel The latter, however, they find it difficult to talk about increasing budgets, as c-level executives expect them to use business strategies to justify their activities.

Today, in a challenging economic environment and a complicated threat landscape, mutual understanding between people involved in business and cyber security is more important than ever for business continuity To avoid further cybersecurity risks it is essential that both teams use a common language based on numbers, secure contacts and understandable topics,” commented Ivan Vassunov, VP, Corporate Products at Kaspersky.

To make communication between IT security and business functions more transparent, Kaspersky recommends: •Allocate cybersecurity investments in LICE and LICE Foundation tools and present the new security concepts (including SASE, XDR and Zero Trust) to the board of directors as investment projects or even business cases with calculated ROI For example, when implementing XDR (Extended Detection and Response) and SASE (Secure Access Service Edge), it is important to communicate that these technologies help reduce the burden on the IT security team while improving the corporate cybersecurity posture thanks to the centralization and automation of processes.

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it which contain structured information on the most relevant threats and security measures for your industry and the size of your company to verify the likelihood of the risks and the necessary protective measures • Gain additional knowledge to better understand professionals from other industries.

While the courses of https://fondazionelice it/ to acquire knowledge on the most relevant challenges of IT security.

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indraccolo@aimcommunication eu survey , most IT workers say the main reason their cybersecurity budget has been reduced is that top management sees no reason to invest in this area.

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