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27% Of Global Companies Suffer Data Breaches In 3 Years – PwC

by Chima Akwaja
3 years ago
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About 27 per cent of global companies –one in four- surveyed by PwC have reported that they suffered a data breach that cost them US$1- 20 million or more in the past three years.

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The PwC’s annual Global Digital Trust Insights Survey, which surveyed more than 3,500 senior executives across 65 countries, stated that the percentage rises to one in three (34 per cent) for companies surveyed in North America, with only 14 per cent of firms globally reporting that no data breaches have occurred during the period.

Despite cyber attacks continuing to cost businesses millions of dollars, fewer than 40 per cent of executives surveyed say they have fully mitigated cybersecurity risk exposure in a number of critical areas.

This includes, enabling remote and hybrid work, 38 per cent say the cyber risk is fully mitigated; accelerated cloud adoption 35 per cent; increased use of internet of things 34 per cent; increased digitisation of supply chain 32 per cent and back office operations 31 per cent.

For operations-focused executives surveyed, cybersecurity of the supply chain is a major concern. Nine in ten expressed concern about their organisation’s ability to withstand a cyber attack that disrupts their supply chain, with 56 per cent extremely or very concerned.

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Risk Assurance Services Leader, PwC Nigeria, Femi Osinubi, said: “Data breaches are a pervasive threat in today’s digital world. As cyber threats continue to increase in frequency and sophistication, a holistic approach to cybersecurity has become a top priority for C-suites and boards.

“Companies are strengthening their cyber defenses and regulators are applying pressure to improve cyber resilience and build public trust. It’s clear from our survey that a higher level of public-private collaboration is needed to address the increasingly complex cyber threat landscape – companies are calling for increased information sharing and transparency as well as a consistent format for mandatory disclosure of cyber incidents.”

The majority of executives surveyed said their organisations are continuing to increase their cyber budgets – 69 per cent said the budget increased in 2022 and 65 per cent plan to spend more on cyber in 2023.  Increasing budgets reflect the fact that cybersecurity tops the agenda for resilience planning.  According to the survey, a catastrophic cyber-attack ranks higher than global recession or another health crisis for organizations’ resilience planning.

Concern with cyber extends to the top of organisations.  Most CEOs surveyed are planning to ramp up action to address cybersecurity in the coming year – 52 per cent said they will drive major initiatives to improve their organisation’s cyber posture.  Many CFOs surveyed are also planning to increase their cyber focus, including cyber technology solutions (39 per cent), focus on strategy and coordination with engineering/operations (37 per cent) and upskilling and hiring of cyber talent (36 per cent)

Four in five organisations (79 per cent) surveyed state that a comparable and consistent format for mandatory disclosure of cyber incidents is necessary to gain stakeholder confidence and trust. Three-quarters (76 per cent) agree that increased reporting to investors will be a net benefit to the organisation and entire ecosystem.  Further, the same percentage agree that governments should be expected to use the knowledge base from mandatory cyber-attack disclosures to develop cyber defence techniques for the private sector.

While there is a clear preference for mandatory disclosure of cyber incidents, fewer than half (42 per cent) of executives surveyed are fully confident their organisation can provide required information about a material/significant incident within the specified reporting period.  There is also a hesitance to share too much information – 70 per cent said greater public information sharing and transparency poses a risk and could lead to a loss of competitive advantage.

Osinubi concluded that, “Despite all the progress that organisations have made in improving their cybersecurity programs, our survey shows there is a lot more to do. There are three things that need to be put in place to keep pace with digital transformation and help build public trust: a strategic risk management program, continuity and contingency planning, and clear, consistent external reporting.”

 


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