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New research conducted among Australian cyber professionals has revealed a staggering lack of faith in Australia’s cyber security posture.
According to research conducted by cloud security provider AUCloud, 92 per cent of professionals don’t believe the average Australian’s cyber skills are up to scratch when it comes to protecting themselves, even from scams and phishing.
On top of that, 94 per cent of professionals believe Australian businesses are not taking the necessary steps to become sufficiently cyber secure, while 90 per cent of those polled also said they felt the federal government was not putting enough funding into securing the nation.
“There isn’t any conversation bigger in Australian boardrooms today than cyber security,” said Peter Maloney, AUCloud’s chief executive, in a statement.
“Despite significant investment and commitment from the Australian government to be the most cyber resilient country by 2030, cyber threats are at an all-time high.
“Australia is one of the most attacked countries in the world because of our significant economic position, strategic geopolitical position, and advanced technological infrastructure.
“Appointing Australia’s first-ever minister for cyber security was an important step; now we need to see our governments and business community work collaboratively to build security resilience and a depth and breadth of cyber security professionals to do so.
“Although the volume of cyber threats in Australia is at an all-time high, they can be mitigated if the appropriate cyber security measures and protocols are in place. The issue we see is many organisations don’t act until it’s too late.”
Australia currently ranks sixth when it comes to data breaches, according to new research by Surfshark.
David Hollingworth has been writing about technology for over 20 years, and has worked for a range of print and online titles in his career. He is enjoying getting to grips with cyber security, especially when it lets him talk about Lego.
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