A survey from Robert Half Technology of Chief Information Officers shows a majority plan to take a multipronged approach to protecting company security in 2015.
"We live in an era where information security threats are a real business risk," said John Reed, senior executive director of Robert Half Technology. "CIOs are attacking the problem from all sides, but there is a strong emphasis on employee-driven measures. Vigilant IT teams and security-savvy individuals throughout the organization are a valuable and fundamental defense; without both, other courses of action will be less effective."
The survey, which surveyed 2,400 CIOs in 24 U.S. metropolitan areas, found more than 50 percent of CIOs planned to enhance employee training on security issues.
Other measures—vetting firms that have access to company data more closely, adding IT security personnel, implementing multifactor authentication processes, and contracting with third-party vendors or adding tools—are planned or in effect for more than 40 percent of CIOs.
