Security News > 2020 > May > Despite spending more on compliance, businesses still have basic IT weaknesses

Specifically, as businesses spend tens of millions on compliance, over 90 percent have fundamental IT weaknesses that leave them vulnerable and potentially non-compliant.

Most businesses have hired new talent, invested in workforce training and introduced new software or services to ensure continued compliance.

Despite this increased investment, businesses still feel unprepared to deal with the evolving regulatory landscape, with over a third claiming that a lack of visibility and control of endpoints is the biggest barrier to maintaining compliance with regulations such as GDPR. Increased spending not solving visibility challenges.

In the study, IT leaders cited concerns that limited visibility of endpoints could leave their company more vulnerable to cyberattacks, damage the brand reputation, make risk assessments harder, impact customer churn and lead to non-compliance fines.

"Technology leaders need to focus on the fundamentals of unified endpoint management and security to drive rapid incident response and improved decision making. The first step must be gaining real-time visibility of these endpoints, which is a crucial prerequisite to improved IT hygiene, effective risk management, and regulatory compliance. With most teams working from home these days and many having to use their own devices, this has never been more important."

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