"Just 10% of Firms Can Resolve Cloud Threats in an Hour"

Security researchers at Palo Alto Networks have found that two-thirds (39%) of global organizations reported a surge in breaches over the past year, with IT complexity increasing and detection and response capabilities worsening.  The researchers polled over 2500 respondents in the US, Australia, Germany, France, Japan, Singapore, and the UK.  The researchers found that as enterprises move more of their data and workloads to the cloud, they’re finding it increasingly difficult to discover and remediate incidents quickly.  Over two-fifths (42%) of respondents reported an increase in the mean time to remediate, while 90% said they are unable to detect, contain and resolve cyber threats within an hour.  Nearly a third (30%) reported a major increase in intrusion attempts and unplanned downtime.  The researchers noted that part of the challenge appears to be the complexity of their cloud security environments, partly caused by tool bloat.  Three-quarters (76%) said that the number of cloud security tools they use creates blind spots that affect their ability to prioritize risk and prevent threats, while a similar share (77%) said they struggle to identify what tools are necessary to achieve their objectives.

Infosecurity reports: "Just 10% of Firms Can Resolve Cloud Threats in an Hour"