UK businesses are spending big on security, but drowning in false positives
Businesses in the UK are spending serious money on cybersecurity tools and programs, but instead of tightening up on security, these tools only increase the number of false-positive alerts. This is according to a new report from CDN provider Fastly, which says false positives are having a major impact on the bottom line. Polling 250 UK information security and IT …
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Quarter of the working week wasted dealing with false positives
A quarter of the working week (10 hours) is spent addressing false positive alerts, a survey of 600 IT and cybersecurity professionals has revealed. Conducted by security company Deep Instinct, the survey found the rest of the time is spent keeping the boat afloat, by rolling out security patches and software updates. Consequently, very little time is left for improvements …
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Alert overload and false positives still plague the cybersecurity industry
One of the biggest hindrances for cybersecurity practitioners everywhere is alert overload, a problem that was only exacerbated in 2020, according to a new report from CRITICALSTART. Compared to 2019, 12 percent more IT pros now investigate between 10 and 20 alerts every day. The number of IT pros that investigate anywhere between 21 and 40 alerts a day also …
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Automation releases us from our false sense of SAP security
When it comes to the protection of our most vital devices and systems, we could be forgiven for being lulled into a false sense of security. After all, the Apples and Microsofts of this world come to us, not even when there’s a problem, but just to check-in. To update us. To add that layer of reassurance even when our …
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