The fight to prevent hackers from compromising networks is failing, with nearly a quarter of cybersecurity professionals reporting a rise in detection work rather than prevention work, according to a survey of 450 cybersecurity professionals by Attivo Networks. “Cybercrime has become the new normal,” said Michael J. O’Leary, chief executive officer and founder of Attivo, which provides threat intelligence for businesses and governments. The company surveyed more than 450 cyber security professionals worldwide from August to December 2018, and more than half of the respondents reported that 100 days of dwell time or more was representative of their organization, while nearly half indicated that their mean time to detection was plateauing or increasing. Respondents believed attackers were worried the most about threat deception technology and next-generation firewalls, indicating those methods to be being particularly useful in fighting cyber attacks.
The fight to prevent hackers from compromising networks is failing, with nearly a quarter of cybersecurity professionals reporting a rise in detection work rather than prevention work, according to a survey of 450 cybersecurity professionals by Attivo Networks. “Cybercrime has become the new normal,” said Michael J. O’Leary, chief executive officer and founder of Attivo, which provides threat intelligence for businesses and governments. Respondents believed attackers were worried the most about threat deception technology and next-generation firewalls, indicating those methods to be being particularly useful in fighting cyber attacks.