Reality Check on Cybersecurity: 9% of Companies in Europe are Ready to Defend Against Cyber Threats
Cisco News, March 21st, 2023
The urgency around addressing the European Union's cyber shortcomings is well founded. A mere 9% of organizations in Europe have the 'Mature' level of readiness needed to be resilient against modern cyber risks, according to Cisco's first-ever Cybersecurity Readiness Index and its Europe Edition.
The report highlights where businesses are doing well and where cybersecurity gap will widen if businesses, security and policy leaders don't take action.
Over the past months, Europe has intensified its actions to level up its cybersecurity across the board, with a revision of the 2016 Network and Information System Security Directive (NIS 1) and, in September last year, a new proposal for product cybersecurity obligations through the Cyber Resilience Act.