More than half of IT professionals (57%) believe their organisation’s senior management does not take enough responsibility for internal security, according to new research from IS Decisions.
400 of the 500 organisations surveyed in the UK and the US said the IT department takes responsibility for insider threats, compared to just 43% saying the C-suite.
And while security budgets have grown by about a third over the last year, the average amount apportioned specifically to internal security was said to account for just 3.6% – despite the increasing potential risks.
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