The 7 Obstacles to Security Resilience
Insights from the Security Outcomes Report, Volume 3
Why do some organizations respond to cybersecurity attacks better than others? We surveyed 4700+ IT security and privacy professionals in 26 countries to uncover what it takes to achieve security resilience — and why some are successful while others struggle.
It’s the ability to protect the integrity of every aspect of your business so you can withstand unpredictable threats or changes, and then emerge stronger.
of security professionals say it’s vital to their business
We crunched the numbers and found 7 crucial roadblocks to security resilience
Insufficient executive support
Organizations lacking strong support from top execs are 39% less resilient than those who have it. Clearly, you need C-suite support — especially to address the other 6 challenges.
Organizations where the CEO, CRO (Chief Revenue Officer) and CISO work closely together to prioritize resilience.
Weak security culture
People are your most valuable asset. But they’re also relentlessly targeted by attackers. Everyone has a role to play in security, which makes a strong security culture essential. Lacking one makes your job harder.
Slim resources in reserve
Teams busy with their “day jobs” can find their resilience quickly compromised by unanticipated security events, which can overwhelm teams of any size. Reserving internal or external resources to handle the unexpected improves your ability to respond and protect your business.
Complex hybrid IT
As organizations migrate to a hybrid environment, complexity can easily seep in. Keeping hybrid environments simple to manage and secure helps to preserve resilience while also making life way easier for admins.
Our research shows team size doesn’t correlate with resilience. What matters more than bench depth? Solving these 7 challenges.
Behind on zero trust
With workers logging in from any location or device, continuous authentication is a must. A mature zero trust environment, which protects access as well as assets, can boost your security resilience by 30% compared to organizations lacking zero trust.
- None
- Multi-factor
authentication - Continuous validation and
micro-segmentation - Mature zero trust
Immature XDR capabilities
If you can’t see your networks, clouds, endpoints and applications, resilience suffers. Extended detection and response (XDR) monitors it all and applies analytics and automation to detect and hunt down current and future threats.
Insufficient edge protection
With perimeters ever widening, organizations that fail to bring security closer to their users risk hurting their resilience — by up to 27%. A secure access service edge (SASE) strategy can close the gap.
Our research shows team size doesn’t correlate with resilience. What matters more than bench depth? Solving these 7 challenges.
