{
  "id": 10945089,
  "title": "96% Indian firms hit by cyber incidents in past year; internal silos major hurdle: Cisco report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/96-indian-firms-hit-by-cyber-incidents-in-past-year-internal-silos",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-30T12:50:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Economic Times Tech",
    "slug": "economic-times-tech",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/96-indian-firms-hit-by-cyber-incidents-in-past-year-internal-silos-major-hurdle-cisco-report/articleshow/134594871.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A recent Cisco report reveals that 96% of Indian organisations experienced cyber incidents in the past year, with AI-enhanced attacks affecting over a third of these incidents. Internal organizational issues, such as bureaucratic delays, fragmented data, and disconnected teams, pose a greater challenge to improving cyber defenses than technical limitations. The study, based on a survey of 8,000 security professionals across 30 markets, including 1,000 from India, found that India scored an average of 66 out of 100, slightly above the global average of 64. Only 8% of Indian organisations qualified for the top tier, the same percentage as the global average. These top performers excel in comprehensive coverage, swift response times, and unified team operations. However, operational silos remain a significant vulnerability, with only 40% of Indian respondents reporting cohesive security, networking, and IT teams. Communication gaps with executive leadership and difficulty translating business metrics into actionable decisions also hinder cyber defenses. Additionally, data access constraints and concerns surrounding AI adoption, such as data exposure and system compromises, further impede defense capabilities.",
  "summary": "The study highlighted that internal organisational friction - including bureaucratic approval delays, fragmented data, and disconnected teams - represents a greater impediment to strengthening cyber defences than technological limitations.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}