1、Cisco Cybersecurity Readiness IndexMarch 2023Resilience in a Hybrid WorldExecutive Summary 3Benchmarking Readiness 6Protecting Identity 8Protecting Devices 10Protecting Networks 12Protecting Application Workloads 14Protecting Data 16Industry and Size Matters 18Conclusion 20About the Research 21Conte
2、nts2Cisco Cybersecurity Readiness IndexResilience in a Hybrid WorldIn a post COVID world,the requirements of cybersecurity have changed as the landscape for businesses has been spun on its head.Organizations have moved from an operating model that was largely static where people operated from single
3、 devices from one location,connecting to a static network to a hybrid world in which we increasingly operate from multiple devices in multiple locations,connecting to multiple networks.While there is broad consensus that the move to hybrid is here to stay,its long-term success hinges greatly on orga
4、nizations ability to safeguard themselves against new and rapidly evolving threats.Set against this,we wanted to understand how ready organizations around the world are to meet these modern security challenges.To do this,we developed the Cisco Cybersecurity Readiness Index.It categorizes companies i
5、nto four stages of readiness:from Beginner,to Formative,Progressive,and finally Mature,based on their preparedness across five key pillars and the state of deployment of 19 security solutions within those.More details on the scoring methodology can be found in the following section.The Global Cybers
6、ecurity Readiness GapThe results are stark:according to the index,a mere 15%of organizations globally are deemed to have a mature A mere 15%of organizations globally are deemed to have a mature level of preparedness to handle the security risks of our hybrid world.Executive Summary3Cisco Cybersecuri