Cisco Cybersecurity Report Series
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For those charged with information security, such as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), this report will educate you on the state of your profession as it relates to keeping your organizations safe.
We surveyed more than 3000 security leaders across 18 countries, from organizations of 100-499 employees to large enterprises and the public sector.
Alert management remains a struggle for many organizations. Only 24.1% of alerts that were investigated turned out to be legitimate, down from 34% in 2018.
While there are challenges, we've seen some measurable successes, and more than 50% of respondents are driving breach costs below half a million dollars.
Vendor consolidation is on the rise. In 2019, 63% of respondents had 10 or fewer vendors in their environment (up 9% from last year), leading to fewer alert orchestration challenges.
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Over the past decade, Cisco has published a wealth of security and threat intelligence information for security professionals interested in the state of global cybersecurity. These comprehensive reports have provided detailed accounts of threat landscapes and their effects on organizations, as well as best practices to defend against the adverse impacts of data breaches.
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