COMPANIES500m+

87%

COMPANIES< 500m

88%GLOBALLY

87.5%

Nearly 90% of respondents "agree strongly" or "agree somewhat" that their city needs to be more alert.

My city needs to be more alert to critical infrastructure cyber-risks

LOWMIDHIGH

7654321

From most (1) to least likely (7) 80%of organisations agree that over the

next three years, the proliferation of connected

devices,

the ‘Internet of Things’ and ‘Big Data’ will make

them

more vulnerable to a serious cyber-attack.

L

SanitationSewage& Rubbishremoval

L

EmergencyPolice,Fire &

Ambulance

L

HealthcareHealth centres& Hospitals

M

TransportAviation,Trains, Bus& Roads

M

UtilitiesPower,Water &Gas

H

FinancialATMs, &

Bank paymentsystems

Information &CommunicationsTelecoms,

Broadcast Networks& Wifi

As both a target of attacks and the means by which they are carried out on other services, information and communications was rated most likely to be affected.

Types of service expected to be most affected by a serious cyber-attack

A mix of allthree solutions,depending

on the situation.

19.5%Proprietary, in-house cyber-security solution that we developed and manage ourselves.

17%A commercial,

off-the-shelf solution that we mostly manage ourselves.

27%Outsource to a

third party to manage all or most of our cyber-security.

34.5%

Cyber-security solutions organisations currently have in place% of respondents agreed

87.5%of organisations

have a clear chain of command

for reporting and dealing with

cyber-incursions.

Serious cyber-attack sustained which have or will have a material impact on operations

Over theNEXT THREE YEARS

74%

Over thePAST FIVE YEARS

36.5%

While the IT systems of critical infrastructure providers face the same level of risk from cyber-attacks as do other enterprises in the private and public sectors, a cyber-attack on critical infrastructure can have much broader and deeper consequences for society and the economy. This puts added pressure on IT decision makers and influences how they design, implement and maintain ttheir cyber-defences.

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