Is the glass half full or half empty when it comes to security?

Is IT security improving, and will it continue to improve, or are the bad folks winning the battle? Are data breaches inevitable, and therefore it's all about managing the fallout from these, or is it possible to prevent security breaches from occurring? DW asks vendors for their views on the digital security landscape. Part 1.

Melanie Jones, a Product Director for cybersecurity portfolios at Global Knowledge believes that there is a definite increase in security awareness - nothing like a few data breaches to focus the mind – however, this is not necessarily translating into a vast investment in network security. 

“There are a number of reasons for that, the most notable being the shortfall in cybersecurity skills and cost. The shortfall in cybersecurity skills is predicted to grow year on year and will continue to do so unless we invest heavily in recruiting new personnel. Unfortunately that does not appear to be the issue in the black hat world where hackers appear to be growing in number as they realise the financial benefits of a successful breach.

Data breaches are inevitable but the challenge is how you mitigate that risk and handle the breach, as time is always of the essence. Organisations need to invest now to ensure they stay safe for the foreseeable future.  Failure to invest now could prove costly in the long-run.”

Source: Press coverage in Digitalisation World - read the full article.