Majority of Enterprises Deploying Redundant Security Tools>
Redmond Magazine – Chris Paoli
According to a recent study by Trend Micro, more than half of enterprise security operation centers have deployed redundant, unused and unnecessary security tools. This is causing an increase in overall stress levels for SecOps managers, according to the security firm.

When asked why, Trend Micro found the following reasons why these tools are going ignored: Lack of integration (42 percent of respondents) Lack of skilled professionals (39 percent of respondents) Difficulty understanding how to operationalize them (38 percent of respondents) Out of date (37 percent of respondents) Don’t trust them (20 percent of respondents) According to the report, 51 percent said they are “drowning in alerts,” with even higher averages for industries like real estate (70 percent), legal (69 percent and hospitality (65 percent). Among the growing rise in tool sprawl and increase in ransomware, Trend Micro identified other factors that have been contributing to SecOps burnout, including:

Insider neglect due to the increase in work from home policies. Loss of collaboration and teamwork for SecOps members. Rise of legitimate tools as attack vectors.
Link: https://redmondmag.com/articles/2021/10/13/majority-of-enterprises-deploying-redundant-security-tools.aspx