Cyber threats are advancing quickly in size and sophistication, largely because of the rapid evolution of technology, increasing sophistication of cyber attackers, and the expansion of attack surfaces through interconnected systems and devices, according to Ivanti.
Ivanti’s research shows that while cybersecurity budgets are growing (71% report budgets are up in 2024), security strategy and investments may not be keeping pace with the growing severity and pervasiveness of threats.
Fully 95% of IT and security professionals believe security threats will be more dangerous due to AI — yet, despite that elevated risk, nearly one in three security and IT professionals have no documented strategy in place to address generative AI risks. In today’s environment, CISOs play an even more critical role in the organization as many of the decisions they make will affect the business as a whole.
Vulnerability management is misunderstood
Although 60% of non-IT leaders report being “very” or “extremely confident” in their organization’s ability to prevent or stop a damaging security incident in the next 12 months, just 46% of IT professionals shared that level of…
