Organisations across the globe join CREST Community Supporter initiative
C not-for-profit , membership body representing the global cybersecurity industry – has announced its first nine Community Supporters , following the initiative ’ s launch in July 2023 .
Organisations rush to use Generative AI tools despite significant security concerns
N a leader in cloud security , suggests that organisations are feeling the pressure to rush into Generative AI ( GenAI ) tool usage , despite significant security concerns .
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Organisations across the globe join CREST Community Supporter initiative
REST – the international
C not-for-profit , membership body representing the global cybersecurity industry – has announced its first nine Community Supporters , following the initiative ’ s launch in July 2023 .
The CREST Community Supporter initiative gives organisations with a shared interest in raising standards in the global cybersecurity industry a tangible way to support CREST in its mission to build capability , capacity , consistency and collaboration .
Nick Benson , CREST CEO , said : “ To meet the vast array of challenges facing the world of cyber we must join forces and be serious about open and effective collaboration . Developing relationships and formalising them through our supporter initiative is key to our mission and each of these fantastic organisations will play an important role in helping us build a globally resilient cybersecurity industry .
“ By combining the strengths of the cybersecurity service providers that make up the CREST membership with our new Community Supporters , the whole cyber ecosystem can be brought together to solve the most pressing and complex problems of the day .”
The nine CREST Community Supporters joining the initiative are :
• Center for Internet Security ( CIS )
• Cloud Security Alliance
• Cyber Threat Alliance ( CTA )
• Global Anti Scam Alliance ( GASA )
• Global Cyber Alliance
• Global Resilience Federation
• ISC2
• Stott & May Consulting
• The Security Institute
The Community Supporter initiative was launched by CREST to collaborate with organisations and bodies that share CREST ’ s core values and mission in raising standards in cybersecurity across the globe .
Organisations rush to use Generative AI tools despite significant security concerns
ew research from Zscaler ,
N a leader in cloud security , suggests that organisations are feeling the pressure to rush into Generative AI ( GenAI ) tool usage , despite significant security concerns .
According to its latest survey of more than 900 global IT decision-makers , All Eyes on Securing GenAI reveals that 89 % of organisations consider GenAI tools like ChatGPT to be a potential security risk and 95 % are already using them in some guise within their businesses .
Even more worryingly , 23 % of this user group aren ’ t monitoring the usage at all and 33 % have yet to implement any additional GenAIrelated security measures – though many have it on their roadmap . The situation appears particularly pronounced among smaller-sized
businesses , where the same number of organisations are using GenAI tools ( 95 %), but as many as 94 % recognise the risk of doing so .
“ GenAI tools , including ChatGPT and others , hold immense promise for businesses in terms of speed , innovation and efficiency ,” said Sanjay Kalra , VP Product Management , Zscaler . “ However , with the current ambiguity surrounding their security measures , a mere 39 % of organisations perceive their adoption as an opportunity rather than a threat . This not only jeopardises their business and customer data integrity but also squanders their tremendous potential .”
Despite mainstream awareness , it is not employees who appear to be the driving force behind current interest and usage – only 5 % of respondents said it stemmed from employees . Instead , 59 % said usage was being driven by the IT teams directly .
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