Half of IT pros think there are devices on their network they don't know about

Half of IT professionals believe there are devices connected to their network that they're unaware of, despite nearly 60 percent admitting that insecure devices pose a 'very high' or 'high' risk to their organization. This is among the findings of a survey of 250 IT professionals by Advanced Cyber Defence Systems (ACDS) which also finds over two-thirds of organizations have experienced three or more data breaches in the past 24 months. In addition 20 percent of organizations took longer than five days to discover a breach. The delay in detection can drastically amplify the damage inflicted by cyberattacks. The report… [Continue Reading]