Cloud-Based Security Tool Adoption: Latest Research Findings>
MSSP Alert – Dan Kobialka
Approximately 58% of organizations have migrated at least a quarter of their security tools to cloud-based options, according to a survey from security information and event management (SIEM) platform provider Exabeam. In addition, 33 percent said they have moved more than half of their security tools to cloud options. Other findings from Exabeamâs survey included: ⢠52 percent of organizations began migrating to cloud-based security products during or before 2018. ⢠18 percent started migrating to cloud-based security products last year. ⢠3 percent began migrating to cloud-based security products this year. ⢠Data privacy (30 percent) ranked first in terms of concerns about moving security tools to the cloud, followed by unauthorized access (16 percent), server outages (14 percent), integration with other security tools (14 percent) and data sovereignty (13 percent). ⢠Improvements in monitoring and tracking of cyberattacks (29 percent) was the top benefit of using cloud-based security tools, followed by reduced maintenance (22 percent), CAPEX reductions (18 percent), faster time to value (17 percent) and access to the latest features (13 percent). The survey also revealed cloud-based security tools are being used to protect different types of data, including: ⢠Email (22 percent). ⢠Customer information (21 percent). ⢠File-sharing (20 percent). ⢠Personnel files (18 percent).
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