2024 CDW Cybersecurity Research Report: Zero Trust, Employee Training Among the Critical Cybersecurity Strategies for Organizations
June 03 2024 - 9:29AM
Business Wire
CDW’s security report highlights the importance
of organizational buy-in, improved readiness and visibility across
the cybersecurity landscape.
CDW (Nasdaq: CDW), a leading multi-brand provider of information
technology solutions to business, government, education and
healthcare customers in the United States, the United Kingdom and
Canada, today announced its release of the “2024 CDW Cybersecurity
Research Report.” The report examined the successes and struggles
that organizations across industries experienced as they assess
cybersecurity readiness in the modern technology ecosystem. The
survey of more than 950 U.S. technology and security professionals
offered several insights.
The cybersecurity landscape is constantly advancing and
undergoing significant shifts driven by evolving threats,
technological advancements and changing market dynamics. 88 percent
of respondents said they are somewhat (50 percent) or very (38
percent) confident that they have sufficient visibility into their
cybersecurity posture. Of those who were very confident, 61 percent
indicated that identity and access management (IAM) solutions were
very effective in enhancing visibility into their environment.
Despite the confidence around visibility, about half (49 percent)
of respondents still feel only somewhat prepared to handle a
breach.
“Overall, this study reinforces the importance of maintaining
cybersecurity vigilance through a multi-layer approach,” said
Stephanie Hagopian, vice president of security at CDW. “As the
survey data shows, and what we see with our customers, keeping pace
with the threat landscape and leveraging IAM solutions help improve
visibility and enhance control over access to critical systems, but
only represent one vector within a multi-faceted security strategy.
The best approach also requires multiple security tools and
platforms to effectively defend and protect against threats. It’s
ultimately the combination of these elements into a comprehensive
strategy that drives confidence, the right outcomes and ultimately
reduces risk.”
One aspect of critical strategy for cybersecurity is zero trust.
Survey results indicated that over 41 percent of respondents have
reached an advanced level of maturity in their zero-trust journey,
yet just 12 percent reported feeling that they have achieved an
optimal level. Additionally, more than 43 percent of respondents
indicated they had suffered a breach costing between $1 million and
$10 million in downtime.
“These results are aligned with what we’ve been seeing over the
past couple years,” said Buck Bell, director of CDW’s Global
Security Strategy Office. “Organizations are operating under the
assumption that even if they haven’t been compromised, a breach is
likely inevitable at one point or another. In a sense, that’s the
entire basis of zero-trust.”
The 2024 CDW Cybersecurity Research Report found that
insufficient or ineffective employee cybersecurity training (31
percent) and budgetary resources (27 percent) are two of the
biggest items missing from respondents’ cybersecurity approach. In
making the case for funding, 76 percent of respondents indicated
that showing the cost of a data breach was an effective method in
making the case for additional investments in cybersecurity.
"CDW and its customers tackle these issues daily, working
together to build resilience strategies, stay a step ahead of the
evolving landscape and successfully deliver on business outcomes,”
said Bell. “By applying a more holistic view of the enterprise, and
examining cyber risks as business risks, we're able to help
customers better quantify the potential impacts and evaluate
solutions through a risk lens with both business needs and
financial impacts in mind."
Please visit CDW.com/2024CybersecurityReport for a copy of the
complete report. For more information about CDW’s cybersecurity
capabilities and offerings, please visit CDW.com.
About CDW
CDW Corporation is a leading multi-brand provider of information
technology solutions to business, government, education and
healthcare customers in the United States, the United Kingdom and
Canada. A Fortune 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Index,
CDW helps its customers to navigate an increasingly complex IT
market and maximize return on their technology investments. For
additional information, please visit www.CDW.com.
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