A new survey from ThreatTrack USA reveals that US companies have lost ground to cyber attack perpetrators . Compared to results from the same survey , from November 2013 , 80 % of security analysts reported that defending their networks from cyber attacks remained as , if not more difficult . Among the key challenges facing security analysts was a shortage of time to analyse malware ( 53 % ) ; insufficient budget for the right tools ( 34 % ) ; a lack of highly - skilled security staff ( 37 % ) , although this improved slightly on the previous survey ; and varied technical challenges . "But despite access to more tools, security analysts – the most critical resource within an enterprise's cyber defense – remain ill-equipped, underfunded and understaffed in their daily battle against advanced malware. In technical challenges , the complexity of security ( 56 % ) and its volume ( 47 % ) were rated highest . ThreatTrack president , John Lyons revealed that : “ Despite access to more tools , security analysts , the most critical resource within an enterprise 's cyber defence remain ill - equipped , underfunded and understaffed in their daily battle against advanced threats . ”
A new survey from ThreatTrack USA reveals that US companies have lost ground to cyber attack perpetrators . Compared to results from the same survey , from November 2013 , 80 % of security analysts reported that defending their networks from cyber attacks remained as , if not more difficult . Among the key challenges facing security analysts was a shortage of time to analyse malware ( 53 % ) ; insufficient budget for the right tools ( 34 % ) ; a lack of highly - skilled security staff ( 37 % ) , although this improved slightly on the previous survey ; and varied technical challenges . In technical challenges , the complexity of security ( 56 % ) and its volume ( 47 % ) were rated highest . ThreatTrack president , John Lyons revealed that : “ Despite access to more tools , security analysts , the most critical resource within an enterprise 's cyber defence remain ill - equipped , underfunded and understaffed in their daily battle against advanced threats . ”