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With global cybercriminal risk at an all-time high, the findings of a new survey conducted by global consulting firm Protiviti show positive progress for organizations – an increasing number of them have boards of directors and management that are actively engaged with cybersecurity and adopting best practices in their IT departments. Protiviti's 2017 Security and Privacy Survey shows that current board engagement levels are at 33%, compared to 28% in 2015.

"While the increase in boards of directors' and company management's engagement with information security is a positive sign, it's imperative that leadership keeps closer tabs on the state of their organizations' cybersecurity programs," said Scott Laliberte, a Protiviti managing director and leader of the firm's global IT security and privacy practice. "Particularly as new technologies are introduced and new approaches to generating revenue are deployed, it's increasingly important to reexamine existing data security and privacy processes on a regular basis - ensuring that the right systems and people are in place to keep pace with changes."

Key findings from Protiviti's survey include:

The percentage of companies that have adopted what Protiviti considers   and recommends – as five core information security policies to have in place are:

However, there is significant progress to be made because only 38% of surveyed companies have all five information security policies in place today.

The Protiviti 2017 Security and Privacy Survey delivers insights on the specific security policies and qualities that distinguish top-performing companies from other organizations. The survey also offers trends to watch for and identifies prime action items technology leaders can take to strengthen their companies' security capabilities.

(Source: Protiviti)

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