Positive trend: AI and vulnerability management
We are in a fast-paced industry, and with the rise of technological developments each day, the chances of cyber attacks always arise. Hence, defense against such attacks and cybersecurity becomes paramount.
The latest research into the cybersecurity industry by Seemplicity revealed that 91% of participants claim their security budget is increasing this year. It shows us the growing importance of cybersecurity in organizations.
Understanding report: An insight into industry leaders' mindset
A survey of 300 US cybersecurity experts to understand views about breathing topics like automation, AI, regulatory compliance, vulnerability and exposure management. Organizations reported employing 38 cybersecurity vendors, highlighting sophisticated complexity and fragmentation levels within the attack surfaces.
The fragmentation results in 51% of respondents feeling high levels of noise from the tools, feeling overwhelmed due to the traffic of notifications, alerts, and findings, most of which are not signaled anywhere.
As a result, 85% of respondents need help with handling this noise. The most troubling challenge reported being slow or delayed risk reduction, highlighting the seriousness of the problem, because of the inundating noise slowing down effective vulnerability identification and therefore caused a delay in response to threats.
Automation and vulnerability management on the rise
97% of respondents cited methods (at least one) to control noise, showing acceptance of the problem and urgency to resolve it. 97% showed some signs of automation, hinting at a growth toward recognizing the perks of automation in vulnerability and exposure management. The growing trend towards automation tells us one thing, there is a positive adoption response.
However, 44% of respondents still rely on manual methods, a sign that there still exists a gap to full automation.
But the message is loud and clear, automation has helped in vulnerability and exposure management efficiency, as 89% of leaders report benefits, the top being a quicker response to emergency threats.
AI: A weapon against cyber threats
The existing opinion (64%) that AI will be a key force against fighting cyber threats is a positive sign showing its potential to build robust cybersecurity infrastructure. However, there is also a major concern (68%) about the effects of integrating AI into software development on vulnerability and exposure management. AI will increase the pace of code development, and the security teams will find it difficult to catch up.
