Developers are sounding the alarm: almost two-thirds (61 percent) feel that the government is vulnerable to hacking; another half (50 percent) say the financial services industry is the most vulnerable. This is followed by:
– Media: 44 percent
– Communications: 32 percent
– Healthcare: 31 percent
– Gaming: 29 percent
– Energy: 25 percent
In terms of vulnerable technologies, more than half (52 percent) of developers think IoT and smart home technologies are currently at the greatest risk, followed by:
– Smart TVs: 42 percent
– Web apps and online services: 41 percent
– Connected cars: 35 percent
– ATMs: 34 percent
When it comes to election hacking, developers are united in feeling that democratic governments are vulnerable to it because political parties lack IT/security expertise (57 percent) and because of outdated and potentially insecure polling equipment (54 percent).According to survey respondents, the ways to most effectively combat the risk include:
– Increasing background checks on volunteers and staffers: 52 percent
– Hiring specialists: 47 percent
– Federal governments allocating money to the problem: 45 percent
Another 40 percent believe that governments should provide secure systems to political parties; however, only 10 percent felt that politicians communicating over email was a concern.
