Major concerns and risks hindering CISOs ability to strengthen security posture
Balbix Inc.released its 2020 Cybersecurity 360 Report. The report assesses the state of the enterprise cybersecurity posture in the wake of COVID-19 when the majority of organizations have rapidly adjusted to remote work policies and escalating threats. The findings identify the perennial challenges and primary risk drivers that security professionals are currently facing.
The report found that 89 percent of security professionals are most concerned about phishing, web and ransomware attacks. This is especially alarming, says Balbix, considering that only 48 percent confirm that they have continuous visibility into the risk area of phishing, web and ransomware. The findings also determined that 64 percent of organizations are only, at best, somewhat confident in their security posture, and that the lack of visibility into security is the primary concern for organizations. Specifically, 46 percent find it hard to tell which vulnerabilities are real threats vs. ones that will never be exploited. Limited visibility of the overall attack surface (37 percent), and the burden of being inundated with far too many alerts to act upon (25 percent) were found as additional significant concerns.