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ACCELERATING
SECURITY MATURITY
IN A TIME OF
ECONOMIC
UNCERTAINITY
With cyber-attacks increasing
in frequency, sophistication, and
becoming ever more harmful,
understanding the security maturity
required to address the evolving threat
has become critical. However, many
organisations face an up-hill challenge
when it comes to maturing their
cybersecurity due to a combination
of economic uncertainty, a worsening
cyber skills shortage, and a growing
pressure to prove return on investment
and risk reduction. On top of that,
businesses are operating larger,
more complex IT environments that
require a broader set of skills, deeper
knowledge, and a range of security
tools to defend.
The pressure this places on organisations is only
com pounded by theirow n expanding attack surface
prom pted by the shifttow ards hybrid w orking,as
w ellas the continued evolution ofthe cybercrim e
ecosystem ,both in breadth and depth.Indeed,
research by C heck Pointhighlighted a 38% surge in
cyber-attacks perw eek in 2022,com pared to the
preceding year.A w orrying figure given thatalm ost
4 in 10 businesses (37% )have an internalskills gap
w hen itcom es to incidentresponse and recovery.1
In m ostcases,the organisation has already invested
in m ultiple security tools,that,in m any cases,are not
being utilised to theirfullpotential.Business leaders
are reticentto investfurther,m aking itharderto
acquire budgetand garnerbuy-in to addressing
security needs w ith furthertooling.D espite these
challenges,cybersecurity leaders,regardless ofthe
size oftheirbusiness,are stillexpected to m aintain
24/7 protection from an ever-presentthreat.
Security team s everyw here are asking them selves,
“how m any security functions are w e really capable
ofdoing in-house effectively?”,“how can w e
consolidate and m axim ise the value ofourexisting
tech stack?” and “w hatlevelofsecurity m aturity do
w e need to stay adequately protected?”.
1 “C ybersecurity skills in the UK labourm arket2022” Findings Report,
D epartm entforDigital,C ulture M edia & Sport.
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