While 60% of Indians identified a lack of in-house implementation expertise as a barrier, only 35% of Indians claim to have fully implemented appropriate software supply chain risk management policies and processes, according to the report by cybersecurity company Trellix.
“Global tensions and cyber-warfare incidents in Ukraine sharpen our focus on the cyber readiness of government and critical infrastructure,” said Bryan Palma, chief executive officer of Trellix.
“Our report assesses the progress of new technology implementation, like extended detection and response (XDR). It also identifies areas of opportunity for stronger public-private partnerships, where increased coordination will keep us ahead of our adversaries,” he added.
Nearly 32% of Indian respondents claim to have fully implemented cloud cybersecurity modernisation.
About 59% of Indians support government mandates demanding cybersecurity standards for software.
Discover the stories of your interest
“But respondents from all three countries are concerned there could be drawbacks to such mandates,” the report added.
Nearly 51% of Indian respondents believe such mandates could result in government requirements that are too complex and ultimately too expensive to implement.
About 60% of Indian respondents identified a lack of implementation expertise as one of the biggest barriers to implementation.
While 59% of Indians believe that their government could provide more funding to organisations such as theirs to improve cybersecurity, 53% favour tighter cooperation on the investigation of attacks following their discovery, the report noted.
