How cyber agile is the professional services industry?

Discover how leading professional services firms are leveraging cyber security as a platform for growth.

Download the professional services report

Discover how leading professional services firms are leveraging cyber security as a platform for growth.

Download the professional services report

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Cyber security as a strategic advantage

Professional services firms pride themselves on the capabilities of their people: their knowledge, hard work and attention to detail. An agile approach to cyber security is crucial to optimise this people power in the face of evolving threats and emerging opportunities.

As part of BT’s Cyber Agile Organisation campaign, we explore how professional services firms are approaching cyber security. What are the top performers doing right, and where do the biggest opportunities for improvement lie?

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The six dimensions of cyber agility

Preparedness

Cyber Agile Organisations follow cyber security regulations, adopt best practices and keep a sharp watch over their IT systems.

Awareness: Understand your cyber risk profile, with strategies and mitigation measures in place to respond to attacks.
Compliance: Adhere to cyber security regulations and adopt voluntary accreditations and standards.
Connectivity: Have visibility of your IT network, plus safeguards to ensure its security.

Cyber Agile Organisations follow cyber security regulations, adopt best practices and keep a sharp watch over their IT systems.

Awareness: Understand your cyber risk profile, with strategies and mitigation measures in place to respond to attacks.
Compliance: Adhere to cyber security regulations and adopt voluntary accreditations and standards.
Connectivity: Have visibility of your IT network, plus safeguards to ensure its security.

Cyber Agile Organisations follow cyber security regulations, adopt best practices and keep a sharp watch over their IT systems.

Awareness: Understand your cyber risk profile, with strategies and mitigation measures in place to respond to attacks.
Compliance: Adhere to cyber security regulations and adopt voluntary accreditations and standards.
Connectivity: Have visibility of your IT network, plus safeguards to ensure its security.

Cyber Agile Organisations follow cyber security regulations, adopt best practices and keep a sharp watch over their IT systems.

Awareness: Understand your cyber risk profile, with strategies and mitigation measures in place to respond to attacks.
Compliance: Adhere to cyber security regulations and adopt voluntary accreditations and standards.
Connectivity: Have visibility of your IT network, plus safeguards to ensure its security.

Performance

Cyber Agile Organisations align cyber security with business goals through mature strategies, skilled talent and innovative approaches.

Strategy: Develop a mature cyber security strategy and align with broader business goals.
Skills: Ensure employees have a strong security skill set with a robust approach to cyber security training.
Innovation: Enable innovation and organisational transformation through cyber agility.

Cyber Agile Organisations align cyber security with business goals through mature strategies, skilled talent and innovative approaches.

Strategy: Develop a mature cyber security strategy and align with broader business goals.
Skills: Ensure employees have a strong security skill set with a robust approach to cyber security training.
Innovation: Enable innovation and organisational transformation through cyber agility.

Cyber Agile Organisations align cyber security with business goals through mature strategies, skilled talent and innovative approaches.

Strategy: Develop a mature cyber security strategy and align with broader business goals.
Skills: Ensure employees have a strong security skill set with a robust approach to cyber security training.
Innovation: Enable innovation and organisational transformation through cyber agility.

Cyber Agile Organisations align cyber security with business goals through mature strategies, skilled talent and innovative approaches.

Strategy: Develop a mature cyber security strategy and align with broader business goals.
Skills: Ensure employees have a strong security skill set with a robust approach to cyber security training.
Innovation: Enable innovation and organisational transformation through cyber agility.

The big picture for professional services

86%

of Cyber Agile Organisations within professional services report that they are actively building a cyber security culture.

24%

higher growth rates were achieved by Cyber Agile Organisations in the last three years.

65%

of all professional services leaders say human error is the biggest threat to their organisation's cyber security.

86%

of Cyber Agile Organisations within professional services report that they are actively building a cyber security culture.

24%

higher growth rates were achieved by Cyber Agile Organisations in the last three years.

65%

of all professional services leaders say human error is the biggest threat to their organisation's cyber security.

How cyber agile is the professional services industry?

Cyber security as a strategic advantage

The six dimensions of cyber agility

Preparedness

Performance

The big picture for professional services

Cyber Agile Organisations

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