Test your
security maturity

Are you ready for whatever the hackers come up with next? Or is your firm playing catch up in the fast-moving cyber security stakes? Try our quick interactive survey and you're five answers away from the truth.

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1. Who is responsible for ensuring your firm is protected against security threats?

Select one or more of the following:

IT Director, CIO or Head of IT

CISO or dedicated Head of Security

COLP or COFA

The IT department

The senior management team

Everyone within the firm

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2. If your firm's network or data security was compromised, how long would it take for you to detect and respond to the threat?

Select one or more of the following:

Minutes

Hours

Days

Weeks

Months

I'm unsure

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3. What are your main challenges when it comes to protecting your firm against cyber threats?

Select one or more of the following:

Lack of staff awareness about how to prevent breaches

Insufficient or limited budget

Time required to hunt for and respond to threats

Shortage of specialist security knowledge

I don't see any major challenges

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4. In the event of a cyber attack, which of the following capabilites does your firm have?

Select one or more of the following:

Analyse the attack to determine the source of the breach

Identify the compromised data, notifying only those affected

Restore compromised data and return to BAU

Understand how to mitigate against attacks in the future

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5. Why does your firm invest in advanced security measures?

Select one or more of the following:

To ensure the safety of client data

To avoid financial losses as a result of a breach

To protect the reputation of the firm

To gain a competitive advantage

To meet our risk and compliance obligations

Seeker

Aware that cyber threats to your firm are serious now and will be more serious in the future, you are seeking more effective ways to protect your firm and its data. You understand the limitations and challenges you face, and may be conscious that threats are not being responded to as quickly as necessary. You worry that security is too often viewed as solely the IT team's responsibility.

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Striver

Aware that cyber threats to your firm are serious now and will be more serious in the future, you are seeking more effective ways to protect your firm and its data. You understand the limitations and challenges you face, and may be conscious that threats are not being responded to as quickly as necessary. You worry that security is too often viewed as solely the IT team's responsibility.

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Perfectionist

Aware that cyber threats to your firm are serious now and will be more serious in the future, you are seeking more effective ways to protect your firm and its data. You understand the limitations and challenges you face, and may be conscious that threats are not being responded to as quickly as necessary. You worry that security is too often viewed as solely the IT team's responsibility.

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