Organizational cyber resiliency has become a board-level priority due to the growing incidence and severity of cyber-attacks and the increased risk this brings. As enterprises look to prevent attacks and mitigate their impact when they inevitably occur, the security of endpoint devices, IT systems, software, networks, cloud environments and associated supply chains is of particular concern. For greater insight into the level and types of threats that enterprises are encountering, The Futurum Group, in collaboration with Dell Technologies, executed a survey of 989 technology and security professionals that play a role in the planning implementation, management, or operations pertaining to device-level security. A follow-up to an initial iteration of this survey published in 2020, these findings demonstrate how the world adapted post-pandemic, as well as how measures, practices and policies for security are evolving.
Alarmingly, nearly 90% of respondents surveyed indicated that their organization has experienced an increase in security issues, citing hardware-related attacks as a growing vector. Against this backdrop, nearly all indicated that their organization has been challenged to maintain a strong security posture. Specifically, today’s enterprises are challenged when it comes to recruiting and retaining the talent necessary to maintain a strong security posture (as noted by 95% of respondents). This is a particular challenge considering the pace at which malicious actors – including state-sponsored and other external threat actors, as well as those internal to the organization – are innovating. This is further compounded by employees bypassing standard security protocol to acquire and deploy technologies for remote or work-from-home use (as noted by 90% of respondents)
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