"IDSA: Only 49% of Firms Invest in Identity Protection Before Incidents"

Researchers at the Identity Defined Security Alliance (IDSA) found that only 49% of leadership teams proactively invest in identity protection solutions before a security incident.  Just 29% take action to support and invest in identity and security protection after they have already experienced a security incident.  The researchers conducted an online survey of over 500 identity and security professionals and found that 90% of respondents reported at least one security incident in the last 12 months, a 6% increase from last year.  The researchers also "identified the top two barriers for security teams as identity frameworks complicated by multiple vendors and different architectures (40%) and complex technology environments (39%)." The researchers stated that the vast majority of respondents (89%) said they were somewhat or very concerned that new privacy regulations would impact identity security.  At the same time, 98% of them said artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) would be beneficial in addressing identity-related challenges.

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