TRENDING
program lacks proper executive support –
defined as providing strategic vision, buy-in
and budget.
Furthermore, security professionals cited
inadequate executive accountability for
strategic security decision making as the top
reason (42%) they want to leave their job.
An alarming statistic, given nearly half of
companies (47%) are trying to fill three or
more security positions.
“As businesses across the world accelerate
digital adoption to ensure operations
continue to run seamlessly following
the onset of COVID-19, the pressure
on cybersecurity teams to perform are
even higher than before. However, the
outstanding challenge with the shortage of
cybersecurity talents, where Asia Pacific faces
a huge 2.6 million shortfall, means that there
is an urgent need to help relieve the pressure
from security professionals, in order for them
to be more efficient and effective in their
job,” said Joanne Wong, VP for International
Markets, LogRhythm.
“In addition to expanding the security
team size, implementing smarter detectionfocused
tools could significantly help security
professionals to better analyze network
traffic and user behavioral data and speed
up threat detection and remediation.”
“
NOW, MORE THAN
EVER, SECURITY
TEAMS ARE BEING
EXPECTED TO
DO MORE WITH
LESS LEADING
TO INCREASING
STRESS LEVELS.
Deployment of redundant
security tools points to value of
tool consolidation
Sixty-eight percent of respondents admitted
their organization has deployed redundant
security tools, and 56% confess this overlap
is accidental – once again emphasizing the
need for improved strategic oversight from
executives. Despite duplicative tools, 58%
of respondents said they still need increased
funding for tools when asked what additional
support their security programs require.
Consequently, the report highlights the
growing value of IT consolidation. Security
professionals rate the value of solution
consolidation highly, citing top benefits
as less maintenance (63%), faster issue
detection (54%), identification (53%) and
resolution (49%), as well as lower costs
(46%) and improved security posture
(45%). Yet, only one in three companies
(32%) have a real time security dashboard
which provides a clear, consolidated view of
all their security solutions.
Top five ways to reduce stress among
security teams
When asked what would help alleviate their
stress, the top five responses included:
• 44%: Increased security budget
• 42%: Experienced security team members
• 42%: Better co-operation from other
IT teams
• 41%: Supportive executive team
• 39%: Fully staffed security team
“All employees, from the CEO to the
frontline IT worker, need to feel that they
play a significant role in maintaining the
security of the company for which they
work,” said James Carder, CSO and VP
LogRhythm Labs. “At LogRhythm, we are
committed to empowering the SOC team
and improving visibility and automation so
our customers can successfully safeguard
their critical assets.”
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