Survey says ITs biggest worry is Anonymous

The hacker group Anonymous seems to be getting into the heads of IT professionals, according to a new survey by security software vendor Bit9.

The "Bit9 2012 Cyber-Security Survey," released April 23, found that while 61 percent of the 1,861 IT enterprise security professionals who responded believe Anonymous or similar “hacktivist” groups were most likely to attack, most say the greatest danger may lie elsewhere.

“The survey results put a spotlight on an interesting contradiction: On the surface, people are most afraid of embarrassing, highly publicized attacks from hacktivist organizations like Anonymous, but they recognize that the more serious threats come from criminal organizations and nation-states,” Bit9 CTO Harry Sverdlove said in a statement. “Bit9’s survey highlights how the quickly changing cyber-criminal landscape is impacting IT professionals worldwide and illustrates what strategies organizations are implementing to protect their core data and intellectual property from cyber-security threats.”