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Many Chief Executive Officers (CEO) and Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) don’t believe their organizations are prepared for the cybersecurity landscape of today, new research has claimed. Analyzing cybersecurity strategies and results of 1,200 large organizations in 16 countries, ThoughtLab’s latest report found almost a third (29%) of CEOs, and two in every five (40%) […]
ThoughtLab announced the findings of its 2022 cybersecurity benchmarking study which analyzed the cybersecurity strategies and results of 1,200 large organizations across 14 different sectors and 16 countries, representing $125.2 billion of annual cybersecurity spending. The research revealed that the pandemic has brought cybersecurity to a critical inflection point. The number of material breaches respondents suffered rose […]
Security leaders are bracing themselves for an increase in cyberattacks as nation-states and cybercriminals become more prolific. Executives anticipate that these attacks will target weak spots primarily caused by software misconfigurations (49%), human error (40%), poor maintenance (40%) and unknown assets (30%). A cybersecurity benchmarking study from Thoughtlab, “Cybersecurity Solutions for a Riskier World,” analyzed […]
The average time it takes organizations to respond to a breach is 47 days. Some 40% of CSOs globally say their organizations are unprepared for a rapidly changing threat landscape. That’s according to a new ThoughtLab study. The study analyzed the cybersecurity strategies and results of 1,200 large organizations across 14 different sectors and 16 countries. It represents more […]
Security officers surveyed by ThoughtLab expect an increase in attacks over the next two years from cybercriminals and nation-states using social engineering and ransomware. As cyberattacks grow in both number and sophistication, organizations are increasingly under the gun to protect themselves from compromise. Though companies have responded by upping their security budgets and adopting more […]
This landmark study provides private- and public-sector leaders with evidence-based insights into the cybersecurity practices and investments that are most effective for mitigating risks NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ThoughtLab, a leading global research firm, today announced the findings of its 2022 cybersecurity benchmarking study, Cybersecurity Solutions for a Riskier World. The study analyzed the cybersecurity strategies and results of […]
The wind is changing direction in the wealth advisor sector. Although traditionally focused on in-person interactions, investors are demanding a more digital experience from their wealth advisors. As 30% of investors, and a staggering 55% of billionaires, either switched wealth manager provider or transferred significant funds to multiple wealth managers in the last year, it […]
NTT today published the results of a global corporate sustainability survey designed to identify the most effective business practices to advance sustainability goals. In a report titled, “Innovating for a Sustainable Future,” NTT, in partnership with ThoughtLab, found that 44 percent of companies experience improved profitability as a result of sustainability. This indicates that sustainability programs are […]
Of all the forces shaping today’s advice industry, the most noticeable over the past few years has been the acceleration of digitization. But what unintended consequences does this have for client relationships? As clients become increasingly tech-savvy and more comfortable with newly introduced communication channels such as online messaging or video calls, digitalization is now just as critical for client-facing interactions as it is […]
There has also been a huge shift in the thinking around whether investing ethically will cost you in terms of financial returns. Four in five people now believe that over the long-term investing with values will outperform funds that include “sin stocks”. Possibly even more surprising is recent research by US-based ThoughtLab covering 500 wealth management […]