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increasingly difficult ,” agrees Brian Martin , Head of Product , Strategy , and Innovation at Integrity360 .
Yet , in many organisations , overcoming the skills shortage and finding the talent required to implement a cybersecurity policy is one of the biggest challenges to face .
“ The challenge here takes somewhat of a ripple effect in practice . The first hurdle for many organisations is finding qualified employees to protect their critical IT systems . In reality , 39 % of companies struggle with SOC staff shortages and finding qualified employees ,” Martin explains .
“ The shortage of staff not only reduces the effectiveness of an organisation ' s cybersecurity defences , but also places a tremendous burden on small teams that are expected to process an extremely high volume of alerts , with limited access to the tools or employees necessary to do this effectively .”
In fact , according to a recent survey of IT and SOC decision makers , 51 % feel their team is being overwhelmed by the volume of alerts , while 55 % admit they aren ' t entirely confident in their ability to prioritise and respond to them . For the data centre industry , navigating these challenges will require not only automation , but a more effective and efficient deployment of existing human resources . To this end , two of the approaches that are most commonly being deployed in the industry are Managed Detection & Response ( MDR ) and zero-trust policies .
MDR and rapid incident response capabilities One of the most widely adopted solutions – which is helping providers to successfully get ahead of the threat landscape – are MDR services .
114 April 2023