{"id":4600,"date":"2014-05-12T07:00:43","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T15:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/?p=4600"},"modified":"2014-04-20T15:31:44","modified_gmt":"2014-04-20T23:31:44","slug":"enterprise-security-executives-and-it-managers-have-different-perceptions-of-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/enterprise-security-executives-and-it-managers-have-different-perceptions-of-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Enterprise Security: Executives and IT Managers Have Different Perceptions of Security"},"content":{"rendered":"

IT teams often leave their executives in the dark. \u00a0A Ponemon security report<\/a> found that about a third of IT security staff only inform their executives when they feel that there is a serious risk and 29 percent never communicate at all to their senior executives. \u00a0The result is that executives often have an overly optimistic view of the security of their networks. \u00a0Two-thirds of executives report that the security of the systems in their organization is “high”, while two-thirds of IT staff rate their systems as ‘low’ or ‘moderate’.<\/p>\n

Dr. Larry Ponemon<\/a>, author of the report, said that “what is most concerning is that it would seem security in many organizations is based on perception and \u2018gut feel,\u2019 versus hard data. The stakeholders with the highest responsibility seem to be the least informed \u2013 a view that is amplified externally. ”<\/p>\n

The Ponemon report found that among IT staff members:<\/p>\n