Data breaches, a rare occurrence not too long ago, have become the norm, forcing enterprises worldwide to adopt a paranoid posture with regards to the likelihood of disruption and loss of business.
Studies show that businesses in virtually every industry suffer from a cybersecurity skills gap, tight IT budgets, and a lack of awareness at the board level that IT investments should be regarded as a business driver, not just a financial burden.
Case in point: the latest Forbes Insights survey reveals that most companies still have a ways to go before establishing a robust posture toward cyber threats. The biz-focused outlet quizzed 1,000 security executives and practitioners about how efficiently their Security Operations Centers (SOC) respond to an incident. While being well aware that the time between detection and response is critical, three quarters admitted they were less than satisfied with their speed in responding to and resolving security issues.
“The survey shows that many organizations are, in their inability to act quickly, exposed by a potentially harmful gap in their security posture,” the survey-takers said. “Speed is a cybersecurity goal that traverses areas…
