Optiv Report Shows Nearly 60% Increase in Security Budgets as Most Organizations Report Cyber Breaches and Incidents
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Cyber Pros Focusing More on AI and Machine Learning to Thwart Attacks
DENVER, June 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Optiv, the cyber advisory and solutions leader, has published its 2024 Threat and Risk Management Report, which examines how organizations' cybersecurity investments and governance priorities are keeping up with the evolving threat landscape.
Based on an independent Ponemon Institute survey, the report reveals a 59% increase in cyber budgets year-over-year. Additionally, 63% of organizations with more than 5,000 employees had an average of $26 million allocated to cybersecurity investments in 2024.
The report shows a significant rise in data breaches and security incidents, with 61% of respondents experiencing a data breach or cybersecurity incident in the past two years, and 55% of respondents experiencing four or more incidents in that timeframe. These numbers highlight the urgent need for organizations to further prioritize cybersecurity investments and strategies.
Download the full report: https://www.optiv.com/insights/discover/downloads/2024-cybersecurity-threat-and-risk-management-report
"Cyber incidents are not slowing down, which means organizations must work at a speed above those of the threat actors attacking their environments. As we see security budgets increasing, many organizations are also recognizing the need to make smart investments in process and governance assessments to ensure compliance," says Jason Lewkowicz, executive vice president and chief services officer at Optiv. "Establishing a more consistent, strategic approach to security technology, process and people management will be essential for organizational risk management and resilience."
Additional key findings include:
-- Security Tool Overload -- While organizations are investing in more
technologies, 40% of respondents believe they have too many, hindering
overall effectiveness. By contrast, only 29% feel that they have the
right number of tools. This underscores the need for a strategic
approach to cybersecurity investment, focusing on streamlining existing
tools and ensuring a seamless technology stack integration.
-- Top Investment Areas -- The top three areas of investment for 2024
cybersecurity budgets are internal security assessments (60%), identity
and access management (IAM) programs (58%) and the acquisition of
additional cybersecurity tools (51%).
-- Lack of Formal Budgeting Practices -- Despite increasing budgets, only
36% of respondents have a formal approach to determining cybersecurity
budgets. This lack of formal budgeting practices can lead to
inefficiencies and missed opportunities to address critical security
gaps.
-- Rising SOAR Adoption -- The use of security orchestration automation and
response (SOAR) technology is increasing, with 73% of respondents
leveraging SOAR to automate incident response activities. This
automation can help security teams respond more efficiently to threats.
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) capabilities are another growing focal area for cybersecurity organizations looking for ways to accelerate their threat detection, prevention and process automation capabilities to keep up with threat actors who are also using these tools.
More companies are leveraging AI in the form of use and prevention:
-- 44% of respondents use AI/ML to prevent cyberattacks
-- 35% purchased use-case specific tools
-- 31% use existing tools
-- 34% use automated processes and audits
Optiv's report delves deeper into best practices employed by high-performing organizations, offering valuable insights for those seeking to strengthen their cyber defenses. It also explores additional challenges, such as the inconsistency of cybersecurity incident response plans (CSIRPs), navigating cyber insurance/governance requirements and the need for improved communication of cybersecurity risks to senior management.
"Our independent research for Optiv reveals the positive steps organizations are taking to reduce risk, while also addressing the challenges they face in the evolving cyber threat landscape," said Dr. Larry Ponemon, chairman and founder of the Ponemon Institute. "Part of the complexity organizations continue to face in dealing with threats is due to the number of ineffective technology tools. Recognizing this, IT professionals and senior leadership are becoming more cognizant of the importance in strengthening their security posture, resulting in the increase of cybersecurity budgets and allocating funds based on proven effectiveness in reducing security incidents."
Findings from Optiv's report are based on responses from 650 IT and cybersecurity professionals.
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Optiv is the cyber advisory and solutions leader, delivering strategic and technical expertise to nearly 6,000 companies across every major industry. We partner with organizations to advise, deploy and operate complete cybersecurity programs from strategy and managed security services to risk, integration and technology solutions. With clients at the center of our unmatched ecosystem of people, products, partners and programs, we accelerate business progress like no other company can. At Optiv, we manage cyber risk so you can secure your full potential. For more information, visit www.optiv.com.
About Ponemon Institute:
Ponemon Institute is dedicated to independent research and education that advances responsible information and privacy management practices within business and government. Our mission is to conduct high quality, empirical studies on critical issues affecting the management and security of sensitive information about people and organizations.
We uphold strict data confidentiality, privacy and ethical research standards. We do not collect any personally identifiable information from individuals (or company identifiable information in our business research). Furthermore, we have strict quality standards to ensure that subjects are not asked extraneous, irrelevant or improper questions.
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