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GAINING
GROUND
ON THE CYBER
ATTACKER2018 State of Cyber Resilience
Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 2
SECURITY TEAMS
HAVE MADE PROGRESS
DEFENDING AGAINST
CYBER ATTACKS.
BUT MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE.
As the number of attacks more
than doubles, monitoring,
detection and prevention:
• improves cyber resilience
• helps organizations perform
better under pressure.
IMPROVING CYBER RESILIENCE
Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 3
70%
successfully
defended
32 30
106
232
2017 2018
Security breaches Targeted attacks
87%
successfully
defended
GAIN GROUND ON THE CYBER ATTACKER.
Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 4
FIVE WAYS TO
BECOME CYBER
RESILIENT.
Despite progress, the
basics still need attention
Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 5
1
Be brilliant at the basics.
Protect valuable assets, from the inside
out, across the value chain.
• Harden your high-value assets
• Protect legacy applications
• Practice your response
CISOs say 1/3 of their organization
is not protected by their
cybersecurity program.
33%
More damaging security
breaches accelerate the need
for cyber resilience
Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 6
2
Test your resilience, like an
attacker.
Enhance conventional red attack and
blue defense team testing.
• Coached incident simulation
• Threat intelligence
• Experienced player-coaches
72%
Say it is not possible to
appear “strong, prepared
and competent” if security
is breached
More need to invest in
critical technologies
against new threats
Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved.
3
Employ advanced technologies to
automate defenses.
Prepare for attackers who use
advanced technology.
• Automated orchestration capabilities enable
teams to respond in near real-time
• Advanced identity access management
controls user access to data
say new technologies are
essential to securing the
future of the organization.
83%
7
Confidence remains high
but a proactive approach
is needed
Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved.
4
Use intelligence and data to be
proactive with threat hunting.
Find the attackers before they find you.
• Adopt a continuous response model
• Develop strategic and tactical
threat intelligence
• Monitor for anomalous and
suspicious activity
say cyber attacks
are still a “bit of a black box;
we do not know how they will
affect our organization.”
71%
8
Higher CEO and board
engagement place new
demands on the CISO
Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved.
5
The CISO needs to adapt.
Evolve the role of the CISO to be more integrated
with the business.
• Business adept and tech-savvy
• At home in the C-suite and the
security center
• Able to infuse a ‘security first’
culture everywhere
33%
30%
22%
CEO BOARD CIO
Who does the CISO
report directly to?
9
Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 10
SECURITY FROM THE INSIDE OUT
Security teams perform better, despite more
attacks.
Leaders should embrace the good news
Investments are proving to be wise. Organizations
show they can perform better under greater pressure.
But transformation does not end here
Improvements must continue. Organizations could achieve
cyber resilience within two to three years.
Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 11
ABOUT THE RESEARCH
2018 STATE OF CYBER RESILIENCE
In 2017, Accenture Security surveyed 2,000
executives to understand the extent to
which organizations prioritize security, how
comprehensive their security plans are, what
security capabilities they have, and their level of
spend on security.
Just over a year later, Accenture Security
undertook a similar survey, this time interviewing
4,600 executives—representing organizations
with annual revenues of $1bn
or more—from 19 industries and 15 countries
across North and South America, Europe and
Asia Pacific.
More than 98 percent of respondents were sole or
key decision-makers in cybersecurity strategy and
spending for their organization.
LEARN MORE
accenture.com/stateofcyber
Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 12
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of
services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations.
Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries
and all business functions—underpinned by the world’s largest delivery network—
Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve
their performance and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. With approximately
442,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to
improve the way the world works and lives. Visit us at www.accenture.com
About Accenture Security
Accenture Security helps organizations build resilience from the inside out, so they can
confidently focus on innovation and growth. Leveraging its global network of cybersecurity
labs, deep industry understanding across client value chains and services that span the
security lifecycle, Accenture protects organization’s valuable assets, end-to-end. With
services that include strategy and risk management, cyber defense, digital identity,
application security and managed security, Accenture enables businesses around the
world to defend against known sophisticated threats, and the unknown. Follow us
@AccentureSecure on Twitter or visit the Accenture Security blog.

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2018 State of Cyber Resilience

  • 1. GAINING GROUND ON THE CYBER ATTACKER2018 State of Cyber Resilience
  • 2. Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 2 SECURITY TEAMS HAVE MADE PROGRESS DEFENDING AGAINST CYBER ATTACKS. BUT MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE.
  • 3. As the number of attacks more than doubles, monitoring, detection and prevention: • improves cyber resilience • helps organizations perform better under pressure. IMPROVING CYBER RESILIENCE Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 3 70% successfully defended 32 30 106 232 2017 2018 Security breaches Targeted attacks 87% successfully defended
  • 4. GAIN GROUND ON THE CYBER ATTACKER. Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 4 FIVE WAYS TO BECOME CYBER RESILIENT.
  • 5. Despite progress, the basics still need attention Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 5 1 Be brilliant at the basics. Protect valuable assets, from the inside out, across the value chain. • Harden your high-value assets • Protect legacy applications • Practice your response CISOs say 1/3 of their organization is not protected by their cybersecurity program. 33%
  • 6. More damaging security breaches accelerate the need for cyber resilience Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 6 2 Test your resilience, like an attacker. Enhance conventional red attack and blue defense team testing. • Coached incident simulation • Threat intelligence • Experienced player-coaches 72% Say it is not possible to appear “strong, prepared and competent” if security is breached
  • 7. More need to invest in critical technologies against new threats Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 3 Employ advanced technologies to automate defenses. Prepare for attackers who use advanced technology. • Automated orchestration capabilities enable teams to respond in near real-time • Advanced identity access management controls user access to data say new technologies are essential to securing the future of the organization. 83% 7
  • 8. Confidence remains high but a proactive approach is needed Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 4 Use intelligence and data to be proactive with threat hunting. Find the attackers before they find you. • Adopt a continuous response model • Develop strategic and tactical threat intelligence • Monitor for anomalous and suspicious activity say cyber attacks are still a “bit of a black box; we do not know how they will affect our organization.” 71% 8
  • 9. Higher CEO and board engagement place new demands on the CISO Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 5 The CISO needs to adapt. Evolve the role of the CISO to be more integrated with the business. • Business adept and tech-savvy • At home in the C-suite and the security center • Able to infuse a ‘security first’ culture everywhere 33% 30% 22% CEO BOARD CIO Who does the CISO report directly to? 9
  • 10. Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 10 SECURITY FROM THE INSIDE OUT Security teams perform better, despite more attacks. Leaders should embrace the good news Investments are proving to be wise. Organizations show they can perform better under greater pressure. But transformation does not end here Improvements must continue. Organizations could achieve cyber resilience within two to three years.
  • 11. Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 11 ABOUT THE RESEARCH 2018 STATE OF CYBER RESILIENCE In 2017, Accenture Security surveyed 2,000 executives to understand the extent to which organizations prioritize security, how comprehensive their security plans are, what security capabilities they have, and their level of spend on security. Just over a year later, Accenture Security undertook a similar survey, this time interviewing 4,600 executives—representing organizations with annual revenues of $1bn or more—from 19 industries and 15 countries across North and South America, Europe and Asia Pacific. More than 98 percent of respondents were sole or key decision-makers in cybersecurity strategy and spending for their organization. LEARN MORE accenture.com/stateofcyber
  • 12. Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 12 About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all business functions—underpinned by the world’s largest delivery network— Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. With approximately 442,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. Visit us at www.accenture.com About Accenture Security Accenture Security helps organizations build resilience from the inside out, so they can confidently focus on innovation and growth. Leveraging its global network of cybersecurity labs, deep industry understanding across client value chains and services that span the security lifecycle, Accenture protects organization’s valuable assets, end-to-end. With services that include strategy and risk management, cyber defense, digital identity, application security and managed security, Accenture enables businesses around the world to defend against known sophisticated threats, and the unknown. Follow us @AccentureSecure on Twitter or visit the Accenture Security blog.