82 percent of security professionals worry about nation-state attacks

Nation-state attacks and hacktivists are among the biggest worries for IT security professionals according to a new study. The report by AI security company Cylance and the Enterprise Strategy Group shows that 82 percent of respondents are concerned or extremely concerned by the threat posed by nation-states, and 79 percent are by the threat of hacktivists. Cyber criminals are still seen as concerning by 99 percent and insider threats concern 78 percent. Interruptions to standard business operations are seen as the top impact of compromised endpoints (32 percent), followed by impeding the productivity of knowledge workers (31 percent), and delays… [Continue Reading]