Security Pros Call for More Training

Nearly 80 percent of federal and contractor personnel believe their organization does not provide workers with sufficient training and guidance for secure application development and delivery, according to a new survey by consulting firm (ISC)2.

Around 37 percent of those surveyed said the first priority for improving security across the software delivery cycle should be training and education, with 33 percent noting the top priority should be to address the culture, attitude and mindset within their organizations, the survey found.

In addition, 78 percent of those surveyed said their organization has plans to use virtualization, while 48 percent planned to use cloud. Respondents said training and guidance was most needed on the security impact of cloud (24 percent) and Software as a Service (16 percent) platforms.

The survey was conducted earlier this month at one of (ISC)2's security leadership events. Of the nearly 50 respondents, 51 percent were employed by a federal contractor, while 16 percent were employed by a government agency and 18 percent worked for vendors selling to the federal government.