80% of Security Tools Underutilized: Research>
MSSP Alert – Dan Kobialka
Many organizations believe their security tools are delivering the desired results â despite the fact that these tools frequently miss cyberattacks, according to the âMandiant Security Effectiveness Report 2020â from cybersecurity company FireEye. ⢠On average, organizations use 50 to 70 security tools across their IT environments. ⢠35 percent of security tools have overlapping capabilities. ⢠80 percent of security tools are underutilized. Furthermore, 91 percent of cyberattacks did not generate a security alert, 53 percent successfully infiltrated environments without detection and 33 percent were stopped by security tools, the Mandiant report revealed.

What Are the Biggest Cybersecurity Challenges for Todayâs Organizations? Organizations reported only 4 percent of reconnaissance activity generated an alert in network traffic. 68 percent of infiltration and ransomware cases, organizations reported their security controls did not stop these issues. Approximately 97 percent of C&C behaviors executed by cybercriminals did not have a corresponding alert generated in security information and event management (SIEM) tools.
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