SAN FRANCISCO: Tripwire, Inc. has announced the results of a survey of 227 attendees at RSA Conference USA 2015 and BSidesSF 2015 in San Francisco, California.
On April 1st, 2014, President Obama signed an executive order authorizing the government to impose sanctions on malicious actors viewed as cyber threats to the United States. The order also declared cyber threats a national emergency.
When asked if they were concerned that their organization “could be caught in the cross fire between nation-state cyberattacks and possible sanctions,” 75 percent said “yes.” However, when asked, “Do you believe United States economic sanctions will be effective at stopping nation-state sponsored cyber attacks,” 73 percent of respondents said “no.”
“It’s clear that information security professionals believe there’s real risk to their own organizations from the escalating political tension around cyber warfare,” said Tim Erlin, director of IT risk and security strategy for Tripwire. “Whether these concerns become reality will depend on how the President decides to use the capabilities outlined in his Executive Order.”