The data describes a ranking of the most popular cyber security initiatives according to C-level executives in the U.S. as of February 2017. During the survey period, 33% of respondents stated that creating security awareness was a key initiative in their consumer business.
Creating security awareness | 33 |
Improving IT resilience | 30 |
Transforming information and cybersecurity function/approach | 28 |
Defining cybersecurity strategy and aligning initiatives to business needs | 26 |
Managing insider threats | 26 |
Managing outsourced cybersecurity services | 26 |
Managing extended enterprise/third-party-related risk | 25 |
Defining information security architecture | 24 |
Complying with regulatory and compliance | 23 |
Defining metrics to measure and report effectiveness | 23 |
Deploying security related to advanced technologies (e.g., mobility, cloud computing) | 21 |
Improving internal/external audit and developing corrective action plan | 20 |
Defining/improving governance (e.g., roles, reporting structures, directives) | 17 |