Fortra has published the findings from its inaugural 2024 Fortra State of Cybersecurity Survey. The research uncovers the challenges security professionals have faced over the past year, as well as what they plan to focus on next as they continue to embrace digital transformation, new hybrid infrastructure, and tackle a challenging security landscape.
Hybrid Environments Lead to Disparate Challenges and Priorities
The survey found that most organizations anticipate phishing (81%), malware and ransomware (76%), and accidental data loss (63%) will be the top security risks over the next six months, followed by social engineering (55%) and third-party risks (52%).
To address these threats, security professionals’ top five cybersecurity initiatives for this year are: limiting outsider threats (such as phishing and malware) (74%), finding and closing security gaps (73%), improving security culture (66%), securing the cloud (63%), and compliance (62%).
64% of respondents in Fortra’s survey reported having a hybrid environment, while 19% were cloud-first, and 12% were cloud-only. The 6% who said they had no plans to move to cloud cited security concerns as the reason to not make the jump (77%).
Skill Shortages and the Increasing Role of Managed Security Services
The research also explored the hurdles hindering the execution of security strategies, with budget limitations (54%), the constantly changing nature of threats (45%), and lack of security skills (45%) topping the list. In addition, the survey revealed that while everyone is seeking to implement principles of zero trust, a quarter said they aren’t planning to due to insufficient resources.
Many organizations are aware that upskilling needs to occur to strengthen their security position, with 67% saying they are focusing on improving the skills of their staff. Organizations are also leaning into managed security services to offload some of the weight. The most popular areas to offload being: email security and anti-phishing (58%), vulnerability management (52%), data protection (51%), and compliance (40%).
Report Methodology/Respondent Profile
The 2024 Fortra State of Cybersecurity Survey canvassed opinions from over 400 security professionals within 40 different industries across the U.S., Europe, Canada, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, the Caribbean, Australia, and New Zealand. It provides an essential industry temperature check at a criticaljuncture in organizations’ digital transformation journeys, whereby leaders are planning security for their new hybrid infrastructure that meets the productivity needs of distributed workforces.
Find out more about the shifting cybersecurity landscape by reading Fortra’s full report here.
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Phishing Emerges As Top Threat for Security Professionals Says Fortra
Fortra has published the findings from its inaugural 2024 Fortra State of Cybersecurity Survey. The research uncovers the challenges security professionals have faced over the past year, as well as what they plan to focus on next as they continue to embrace digital transformation, new hybrid infrastructure, and tackle a challenging security landscape.
Hybrid Environments Lead to Disparate Challenges and Priorities
The survey found that most organizations anticipate phishing (81%), malware and ransomware (76%), and accidental data loss (63%) will be the top security risks over the next six months, followed by social engineering (55%) and third-party risks (52%).
To address these threats, security professionals’ top five cybersecurity initiatives for this year are: limiting outsider threats (such as phishing and malware) (74%), finding and closing security gaps (73%), improving security culture (66%), securing the cloud (63%), and compliance (62%).
64% of respondents in Fortra’s survey reported having a hybrid environment, while 19% were cloud-first, and 12% were cloud-only. The 6% who said they had no plans to move to cloud cited security concerns as the reason to not make the jump (77%).
Skill Shortages and the Increasing Role of Managed Security Services
The research also explored the hurdles hindering the execution of security strategies, with budget limitations (54%), the constantly changing nature of threats (45%), and lack of security skills (45%) topping the list. In addition, the survey revealed that while everyone is seeking to implement principles of zero trust, a quarter said they aren’t planning to due to insufficient resources.
Many organizations are aware that upskilling needs to occur to strengthen their security position, with 67% saying they are focusing on improving the skills of their staff. Organizations are also leaning into managed security services to offload some of the weight. The most popular areas to offload being: email security and anti-phishing (58%), vulnerability management (52%), data protection (51%), and compliance (40%).
Report Methodology/Respondent Profile
The 2024 Fortra State of Cybersecurity Survey canvassed opinions from over 400 security professionals within 40 different industries across the U.S., Europe, Canada, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, the Caribbean, Australia, and New Zealand. It provides an essential industry temperature check at a criticaljuncture in organizations’ digital transformation journeys, whereby leaders are planning security for their new hybrid infrastructure that meets the productivity needs of distributed workforces.
Find out more about the shifting cybersecurity landscape by reading Fortra’s full report here.
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