"Cyberattack Surface 'Spiralling Out of Control'"

In a new study, security researchers at Trend Micro polled over 6200 IT and business decision makers.  They found that global organizations are still beset with cyber visibility and control challenges, with two-fifths (43%) admitting their digital attack surface is out of control as a result.   The researchers also found that nearly three-quarters (73%) of respondents are concerned about the increasing size of their attack surface.  Over a third (37%) said it is “constantly evolving and messy,” and just half (51%) thought they were able to fully define its extent.  The researchers stated that these visibility challenges are greatest in cloud environments, although problems persist across the board.  The researchers highlighted complex supply chains, tool bloat, and home working-driven shadow IT as additional contributory factors.  On average, respondents estimated having just 62% visibility of their attack surface.  The researchers stated that the continued practice of manual (24%) and regional (29%) attack surface mapping is also hampering efforts.  Over half (54%) of responding organizations said they don’t believe their method of assessing risk exposure is sophisticated enough.  The researchers noted that almost two-fifths (35%) of participants only review or update their risk exposure monthly or less frequently.

Infosecurity reports: "Cyberattack Surface 'Spiralling Out of Control'"