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Is it time to move to MDR ? The four S ’ s for security success

• Speed

The faster security teams can identify a threat , the quicker remediation can take place – reducing risk and decreasing the dwell time of a threat actor .

Adversaries increase speed of relentless attacks

• 62 minutes is the average eCrime breakout time observed in 2023 .

• 2 minutes 7 seconds is the fastest eCrime breakout time observed in 2023 .

Threats are moving from proof of concept to mass exploitation faster than ever

• 32 % of all Log4j vulnerability scanning occurred in the first 30 days after release .

• 95 % of security professionals believe the global cybersecurity skills gap has gotten worse or stayed the same over the past two years .

• Scale

Defenders must be able to detect and respond to increasingly sophisticated threats at scale .

• 75 % increase in cloud intrusions

• 86 % of hands-on-keyboard attacks were executed by eCrime adversaries

• Spend

Cloud adoption , remote working , third-party infrastructure integration and the convergence of IT , operational technology ( OT ) and the Internet of Things ( IoT ) are expanding the attack surface , resulting in high costs for organizations .

• Skills

When hiring and retaining in-house talent becomes untenable , security teams must adapt quickly .

• The global shortage of cybersecurity professionals is estimated to be 3.4 million .

• Cybersecurity salaries are increasing as the talent gap widens . p PRESENTED BY

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