A new generation of unknown security threats stemming from mega trends and technologies like BYOD, mobility, cloud computing, and Internet usage, as well as internal actions both accidental and malicious, introduce organizations to a multitude of new risks. According to a Dell global security survey, however, the majority of IT leaders around the world say they don’t view these threats as top security concerns and are not prioritizing how to find and address them across many points of origin. In fact, only 37 per cent of respondents consider unknown threats as a top security concern in the next five years.
Epidemic threats come from all perimeters, both inside and outside of the organization and are often hidden in poorly configured settings or permissions, and ineffective data governance, access management and usage policies. Dell’s global security survey of leading public and private sector security decision-makers gauged their awareness of, and preparedness for this new wave of threats plaguing IT security.
Among the IT decision-makers surveyed, BYOD, cloud and the Internet were the top areas of concern for security threats.
Murli Mohan, General Manager, Dell Software Group, India, said, “Although organizations often focus on protecting against the existing threats and the known vulnerabilities, the next- generation threats have become more sophisticated and are previously undetected, resulting from mega trends and behaviours as organizations deal with BYOD, big data, cloud, mobile computing, Internet of things, and mobile apps. Today, organizations need to be well-equipped to ensure protection from both existing and previously undetected threats and a predictive and context aware security fabric that will evolve and adapt to business needs.”
The survey revealed that 76 per cent of IT leaders surveyed agree that to combat today’s threats, an organization must protect itself both inside and outside of its perimeters. This requires not only a comprehensive set of solutions that protects from the inside out and the outside in – from the endpoint, to the data center to the cloud, but one that also connects these capabilities to provide deeper insights and stronger predictive analytics so that strategic action can be taken quickly.
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