A Recent survey conducted by Ponemon Institute shows that Sixty-three percent of participants are not able to monitor endpoint devices after they leave the corporate network. Fifty-five percent of endpoint devices contain sensitive data.
Absolute sponsored the survey which also contains below findings –
Fifty-six percent of participants don’t have a cohesive compliance strategy
Seventy percent mentioned that they have a below average ability to limit endpoint failure damages
Twenty-eight percent use automated analysis and inspection for determining compliance.
“It’s clear that enterprises face real visibility and control challenges when it comes to protecting the data on corporate endpoints, ensuring compliance and keeping up with threats,” Ponemon Institute chairman and founder Dr Larry Ponemon said.
The number of malware-infected endpoints devices has increased in the past one year. Also, forty-eight percent are not happy with their endpoint security solution.
“The trends that drove the extraordinary activity in 2016 are continuing unabated in 2017,” Risk-Based Security executive vice president Inga Goddijn said in a statement. “We have seen the return of widespread phishing for W-2 details, large datasets continue to be offered for sale, and misconfigured databases remain a thorny problem for IT administrators.”
Another survey by SACA shows that fifty-three percent reported an increase in cyber attacks. There is a general rise in data breaches.
“There is a significant and concerning gap between the threats an organization faces and its readiness to address those threats in a timely or effective manner,” ISACA board chair Christos Dimitriadis said in a statement. “Cyber security professionals face huge demands to secure organizational infrastructure, and teams need to be properly trained, resourced and prepared.”
Many believe there should be a rise in the budget for the security.
“The rise of CISOs in organizations demonstrates a growing leadership commitment to securing the enterprise, which is an encouraging sign,” Dimitriadis said. “But that’s not a cure-all. With the number of malicious attacks increasing, organizations can’t afford a resource slowdown. Yet with so many respondents showing a lack of confidence in their teams’ ability to address complex issues, we know there is more that must be done to address the urgent cybersecurity challenges faced by all enterprises.”
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