73% of Organizations Say They Are Not Fully Ready for a Major Cyberattack, Survey Finds
What Happened — A Vanson Bourne survey of 600 senior IT security leaders (State of Incident Response Readiness 2026) reveals that while most firms have incident‑response plans, tools, and teams, 73 percent still lack the coordination, visibility, and executive alignment needed to survive a serious cyber‑attack.
Why It Matters for Compliance & Audit Readiness
- The gaps highlighted map directly to SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria CC6.1‑CC6.3 (risk management, monitoring, and governance) – controls that must be demonstrably in place for a clean audit.
- Without continuous evidence of coordination and executive oversight, organizations struggle to provide the defensible audit trail SOC 2 auditors require.
- Verisq’s Control Mapping capability can automate evidence collection for these governance controls, turning a “readiness gap” into documented compliance.
Who Is Affected – Enterprises across all sectors (finance, technology, healthcare, retail, etc.) that pursue SOC 2 or similar assurance frameworks.
Recommended Actions
- Perform a formal SOC 2 control‑gap assessment focused on governance, risk, and monitoring (CC6.x).
- Deploy continuous control monitoring tools that capture meeting minutes, incident‑response run‑books, and executive sign‑offs as audit‑ready evidence.
- Align security leadership with board‑level risk committees and document the alignment in your compliance portal.
Source: The Hacker News – 73% of Organizations Say They Are Not Fully Ready for a Major Cyberattack
Technical Notes – The survey does not identify a specific vulnerability or attack vector; it measures perceived readiness across governance, visibility, and executive alignment dimensions.