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Don’t Fight the Cybersecurity War an Agent Down

By Alex Lating, Product Marketing Manager, Hexis Cyber Solutions

Do you have enough agents to complete your cybersecurity mission?
In their first-ever attendee research report, Black Hat USA discovered that you may not. While
the report gives a lot of insight into what cybersecurity professionals are most concerned about,
one of the most important takeaways is the lack of skilled resources that organizations are
facing.

Let’s take a look at some of the numbers. Black Hat USA estimates that in 2015, enterprises will
spend more than $71.1 BILLION on information security. And it makes sense that organizations
are spending this money. Nearly 75% of those surveyed believe that it is likely that their
organizations will have to deal with a major data breach in the year ahead.

However, security professionals don’t seem to be too confident that all that money is going to
the right place. Topping the list of security pros greatest concerns, 57% named sophisticated,
targeted attacks. But, only 26% indicated that targeted attacks were a priority in IT security
spending. Additionally, only 27% of respondents feel that their organization has enough staff to
defend itself against current threats, with another 22% describing their department as being
completely underwater.

And folks… the numbers are not really getting any better. ONLY 34% of those surveyed said
that their organization has enough budget to defend itself, and on the other side of the
spectrum, 21% believe they are severely hampered by a lack of funding.

Make sure that you’re not wasting precious security budget.
Implementing detection solutions is just the first step. Don’t strain your already limited resources
chasing ghost alerts and false positives. Empower your team to know which threats they should
REALLY be paying attention to and which alerts can wait. Then, enable them to respond quickly
and efficiently.

About the Author

Alex Lating began working for Hexis Cyber Solutions in 2015 as the product
marketing manager. Previously she has worked at Gemalto and SafeNet and is
currently studying to receive her MBA from Loyola University Maryland.

Connect with Hexis online: http://www.hexiscyber.com/

Hexis Blog: http://www.hexiscyber.com/blog

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