Your organization has invested in dozens of cybersecurity tools. But you’re not sure if they’re working as expected.
For example, what percentage of successfully blocked attacks reported by your security information and event management (SIEM) tool are false reports, where the attack actually occurred but was reported as blocked? Zero percent? Fifty percent? How can you know for sure?
Next year’s security spend will likely increase. How should you proceed with additional investment when there’s so much uncertainty about the effectiveness of previous investments? On your next stand-and-deliver to C-level leadership, what do you tell them about the current status of your security infrastructure?
Welcome to the cybersecurity age of uncertainty.
The Good News: You’re Not Alone
This uncertainty is pandemic, and it’s largely the result of the fast-changing threat landscape. Cybercriminals are hatching new schemes for stealing data and causing havoc at an ever-accelerating pace. You and your peers are moving fast and trying not to break things, implementing solutions in an often fragmented way and in an often siloed workplace and siloed data environment.
In fact, more than half of enterprise security leaders don’t know if their security tools are working, according to a new report from the Ponemon Institute and AttackIQ. What’s more, only 39 percent of respondents believe they’re getting full value from their security investments.
Specifically, this lack of visibility into the effectiveness of security tools can be summarized by three things that security leaders should know, but often don’t:
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