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Advanced Persistent Threats Are The Next IT Security Battleground In UK Public Sector, Reveals Gigamon iGov Survey

July 2016 by Gigamon

Gigamon Inc. has revealed the results of a new iGov survey that
examines the IT security threats and challenges facing the UK public sector. The
survey was completed by IT and security professionals from 172 public sector
organisations across local government, NHS and higher/further education.

The key
findings are below:
 In light of recent high profile breaches, 85 percent of organisations
have reviewed their security considerations
 Despite which, only 55 percent of organisations have IT budget dedicated
to security solutions
 69 percent of respondents are concerned about the rise of Advanced
Persistent Threats (APTs) however, only 18 percent of organisations currently employ
APT solutions

Recent high-profile cases have drawn attention to the unprecedented volume of cyber
breaches in every industry. As a result, public sector organisations have had to
re-think the IT security solutions and strategies that they have in place, whilst
continuing to meet their ongoing goals for service delivery. This is demonstrated by
the survey, in which 85 percent of organisations say they are currently reviewing
their considerations. 65 percent of respondents viewed malicious code (including
hacking, phishing and viruses) as a major risk to their organisation’s service
delivery, with data loss (55 percent) and data misuse (40 percent) also ranking
highly on the list of threats.

“These organisations have access to some of, if not the most sensitive data in the
UK - including healthcare records, personally identifiable information and even
payment data,” said Trevor Dearing, EMEA Marketing Director at Gigamon.
“Thankfully, this study demonstrates a great understanding of cyber security risks
and a high level of cyber readiness, with the vast majority of organisations
confident in their ability to identify and remove suspicious traffic. The UK public
sector still has some catching up to do when it comes to mitigating the most
advanced IT security threats, but this is a trend consistent with the market in
general as hackers turn to low and slow attacks which can be incredibly effective
and difficult to stop.”

The vast majority of UK public sector organisations (82 percent) are confident in
their ability to identify and remove suspicious traffic on their networks, across
both physical and virtual environments. Furthermore, 81 percent of respondents cited
that they employ endpoint protection, while internet misuse by employees was deemed
the lowest risk to respondents’ organisations – which points to confidence in
mobile security as well as employee training or trust.

In terms of how UK public sector organisations are using and sourcing their IT
security solutions, 55 percent of organisations IT budget dedicated to security
solutions. 72 percent of respondents said they view location as ‘important’ or
‘very important’ when deploying security solutions, due to increased mobility of
staff, users and applications. 46 percent of respondents said their security
solutions were delivered by a supplier sourced directly by their organisation, 29
percent were sourced in-house and 9 percent via shared services.

“Getting IT security right needn’t be a complex or costly undertaking,”
continued Dearing. “Instead, with the right partners and ecosystem of technologies
in place, public sector organisations can place more importance on visibility to
really understand what’s happening across their ever expanding networks.”

To download the full report, please visit:
http://wefightsmart.co.uk/Content/IT-security-threats-survey-2016.pdf


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