The understanding, management and protection of an organization’s IT assets is fundamental to security. But the practice of security hygiene and posture management (SHPM) is immature at many organizations, leaving them vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks, according to a recent survey from TechTarget’s Enterprise Strategy Group. The in-depth survey of 383 IT and cybersecurity professionals responsible for SHPM showed that an eye-opening 76% of organizations have experienced a cyberattack due to a mismanaged internet-facing asset.
As attack surfaces grow and threat actors become ever more sophisticated, enterprise efforts to protect IT assets continue to be uncoordinated and overly reliant on niche tools, spreadsheets and manual processes: 73% of ESG survey respondents, for example, report that spreadsheets are a key aspect of their security hygiene and posture management strategy.
In this Q&A, Jon Oltsik, distinguished ESG analyst and co-author of the survey report, “Security Hygiene and Posture Management Remains Decentralized and Complex,” explains why this fundamental and resource-intensive discipline continues to be so challenging for IT and security professionals, and…
