Half of Cyberattacks are Launched by Repeat Offenders

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Security leaders responsible for strategic planning of cybersecurity defenses are susceptible because of a lack of awareness and knowledge gaps, leaving organizations exposed to threats, according to a Ponemon survey. 

Threats, especially external threats, empowered increasingly sophisticated security firms to identify and prevent imminent attacks and enhance the detection of threats, says Help Net Security. However, the majority of respondents claim their firms do not provide enough resources to realize their analytic teams’ full capabilities and the hunting of threats.

The results show that the average budget for IT operations of the responding firms for 2021 is $117 million. An average of 19% is devoted to IT security. Analyst efforts and risk intelligence are only allocated on an…

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