Software vulnerabilities are the top threat concern - When asked about the security threats that pose the greatest concern, respondents indicated they are most concerned about software vulnerabilities and/or zero-days threats (53%), closely followed by phishing/social engineering threats (52%) and attacks targeting the supply chain coming in at third (49%).Over half (55%) of respondents agree they are worried about their company facing legal action due to a breach being handled incorrectly. Given the prevalence of data breaches and the overwhelming pressure to keep them quiet, IT/security professionals face a grim situation. at 51.4% and Germany at 48.5% rounding out the top three. led at 75% (or 23% higher than average) followed by the U.K. More than half of businesses surveyed suffered a breach in the last 12 months - At the same time a large percentage are told to keep breaches confidential, 52% of global respondents said they have experienced a data breach or data leak in the last 12 months.were the most likely to say they have been told to keep quiet, followed by the U.K. At 71%, IT/security professionals in the U.S. Cybersecurity professionals often told to keep breaches confidential - Alarmingly, more than two in five (42%) of the total IT/security professionals surveyed said they have been told to keep a breach confidential when they knew it should be reported and 30% said they have kept a breach confidential.Key findings from the 2023 Cybersecurity Assessment Report include: The report is based on an independent survey and analysis of over 400 IT and security professionals ranging from manager to chief information security officer (CISO) who work in companies with 1,000 or more employees in geographical regions including France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom (U.K.) and the United States (U.S.).

“The results of this survey demonstrate, more than ever, the importance of layered security that delivers advanced threat prevention, detection and response across the entire business while improving efficiencies that allow security teams to do more with less.”

“Worldwide, organizations are under tremendous pressure to contend with evolving threats such as ransomware, zero-day vulnerabilities and espionage, while struggling with complexities of extending security coverage across environments and an ongoing skills shortage,” said Andrei Florescu, deputy general manager and senior vice president of products at Bitdefender Business Solutions Group.

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