As a Kaspersky survey shows: 95 percent of companies admit that technology innovations and projects fail even before they are launched, also because of the lack of involvement of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
In the majority of companies (95 percent), innovation projects do not achieve their goals, as a global Kaspersky study shows. The biggest hurdle for innovative projects is their development phase: more than a third (36 percent) fail here. But the lack of cooperation with IT security departments and especially with CISOs (Chief Information Security Officers) is also driving the drop-out rate of new ideas up.
Most of the failed projects are not communicated
New products and entrepreneurial ideas are not always successful. Big players like General Electric have had to experience that even a transformation of internal processes does not always bring the desired results. The majority of failed projects never even come to light.
A recent Kaspersky study shows that 95 percent of companies put projects on hold before they are launched. Most innovations (36 percent) fail in the development phase. 19 percent of the decision-makers surveyed believe that a lack of planning and structure are the cause of the failure. The ability to actually implement it is therefore just as important as the development of convincing ideas in order to be able to present a profitable and realistic solution on the market.
Cyber security is guilty of failing projects
Even if cybersecurity was not named among the reasons for the failure of innovative projects, 74 percent of those questioned agree with the statement that the abandonment rate for innovation projects in companies increases if the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is not involved in the process at an early stage. It appears that many are struggling to reconcile innovative projects with cybersecurity requirements. More than one in two (54 percent) decision-makers regard the IT security guidelines in the company as an obstacle to innovation.
"For a company to innovate, it should take risks and be prepared to face failures in the process, which are inevitable when dealing with something truly new," said Alexander Moiseev, Kaspersky's chief business officer. “However, practical steps can be taken to ensure that a new technology or product makes it to market. Cybersecurity does not have to be another obstacle for companies, but should be an integral part of the project at all times. Decision makers should ensure they keep the CISO informed early on when planning the company's next technological breakthrough."
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