CNBC: Why Nearly 80% of Leaders are Increasing Cybersecurity Spend

Stu Sjouwerman | May 4, 2023

CNBC Increase Cybersecurity SpendAccording to a recent EY survey, nearly 80% of business leaders are increasing their cybersecurity investment in the next six to 12 months.

Dave Burg, EY Americas Cybersecurity Leader, cites two reasons:
  1. A critical need to protect production systems
  2. Complex ecosystems broadening attack surfaces, resulting from companies increasingly outsourcing parts of their value chain

Burg joins Real Time Insights host Caroline Woods to discuss how the role of cybersecurity within companies is changing and how EY is helping companies shore up their defenses.

 

This CNBC article has full credit and has been cross-posted.

Topics: Cybersecurity

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