Over half of companies experienced cybersecurity incidents last year

According to new research from International Data Corporation (IDC) and Exabeam, 57 percent of companies experienced significant security incidents in the last year that needed extra resources to address. North America experienced the highest rate of security incidents (66 percent), closely followed by Western Europe (65 percent), then Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) (34 percent). The findings also reveal a significant gap between self-reported security measures and reality. Despite 57 percent of interviewed organizations reporting significant security incidents, over 70 percent report better performance on cybersecurity key performance indicators (KPIs), such as mean time to detect, investigate, respond, and remediate… [Continue Reading]