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🛡️This episode of CYBERCRIME: From the Frontline examines The Cybersecurity Perception Gap, a surprising disconnect uncovered in the annual Bitdefender Cybersecurity Assessment Report. While nearly half of executive leaders express high confidence in their organization's cybersecurity posture, significantly fewer frontline managers share that optimism. This is a potential gap for cybercriminals to exploit.
Host Bruce Sussman is joined by Bogdan Botezatu, Bitdefender Senior Director of Threat Research & Reporting, and Nicholas Jackson, Bitdefender Director of Cybersecurity Services to explore why this gap exists, and why it may itself be a security risk.
🔊 In this episode, we discuss:
↪ What Bitdefender's latest research reveals about cybersecurity confidence across organizations;
↪ Why executives and frontline teams often perceive cyber risk differently;
↪ How tool sprawl, shadow IT, and expanding attack surfaces create blind spots;
↪ The importance of translating technical risk into business risk;
↪ How communication, governance, and reporting influence security decisions;
↪ Why incident response requires more than technical playbooks;
↪ Practical ways organizations can improve visibility and close perception gaps before they become exploitable security gaps.
Cybersecurity is no longer just a technical discipline; it is a business function that depends on shared understanding, clear communication, and alignment across every level of the organization. Without those things, cybercriminals have a greater opportunity to successfully attack your organization.
📌 Get the full picture in the 2026 Bitdefender Cybersecurity Assessment Report.
📌 Learn more about Bitdefender’s mission to fight cybercrime.
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