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strategies and tactics that will make their organization more secure .
Collaboration tools , essential but risky
Ninety-one percent of SOES participants agree that collaboration tools like Microsoft Teams or Slack are essential to their working function , but 75 % believe they pose new threats and create new security loopholes . The majority believe their native collaboration tool security is insufficient to meet their needs and 72 % of respondents believe their organization will be harmed by a collaboration-tool-based attack in the coming year . The need to put security measures in place to protect these tools must be top of mind for CISOs and will certainly be on the list of asks for the C-suite .
Improved cyber preparedness
There is a growing realization that cyber-risk isn ’ t just an IT problem – it ’ s a critical vulnerability that directly equates to overall business risk . As such , organizations are taking the necessary measures to prepare for impending attacks . Fifty-six percent are using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to help under-resourced teams stay ahead of the curve – with 93 % saying AI systems that provide real-time , contextual warnings to email and collaboration tool users would be a huge boon . Meanwhile 54 % said they are relying less on cyber insurance and investing more in their own cyberdefenses .
Stanley Hsu , Regional Vice President of Asia , Mimecast
Stanley Hsu , Regional Vice President of Asia , Mimecast , said : “ With cyberthreats having multiplied , organizations across Asia Pacific are becoming increasingly sensitive to the danger they pose and are demonstrating a greater willingness to confront cybercrime . However , what is needed is a deeper understanding of these malicious threats and implement the right technologies to anticipate and be better prepared for future cyberattacks . Our State of Email Security report aims to shed light on the nature of risks organizations face and how they can improve their cybersecurity resilience .” p
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