Moving into 2023, organizations and their security teams face compounding and troubling problems in the cyber landscape. Increasingly complex environments are contributing to growing attack surfaces and IT management difficulties. Simultaneously, security threats are increasing in volume, frequency, and sophistication. This has created an environment where organizations must manage security right every time, while bad actors only have to break through once.
The numbers aren’t pretty. The global average cost of a data breach increased by 2.6% from $4.24 million in 2021 to $4.35 million in 2022, representing a constant and significant risk to business continuity.