Security News > 2020 > July > Cybersecurity teams are struggling with a lack of visibility into key security controls

The findings also determined that 64% of organizations are only, at best, somewhat confident in their security posture, and that the lack of visibility into security is the primary concern for organizations.

"The findings of our report make it abundantly clear that security professionals remain inundated with the challenge of maintaining comprehensive visibility over their complex attack surface while also combatting the evolving threat landscape," said Vinay Sridhara, CTO of Balbix.

"In cybersecurity, risk trends can change overnight and it clear from the survey results that infosec professionals are struggling to assess, quantify, and prioritize the most important risks to their organizations."

Additional findings The second biggest security threat faced by organizations, after phishing web and ransomware attacks, is unpatched systems; misconfigurations follows as the third main risk driver.

Only 13% of cybersecurity leaders feel like presentations to the board go very well and that the board understands the cyber risk posture of the enterprise.

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