Security News > 2021 > January > IT leaders see outsourcing cybersecurity as one solution to increased attacks
A new survey from Syntax found that many decision-makers are not happy with their existing security tools and plan to shift from internal teams to MSPs. IT leaders are turning to outsourced cybersecurity support in response to the spike in cyberattacks since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A strong trend toward outsourcing cybersecurity to MSPs.A disconnect between cloud issues and cloud spending.
The report authors also noted that IT leaders should use the recent success from the rapid move to remote work to win over senior leaders who have not been paying attention to modernization efforts.
The survey found that IT leaders want to improve security in all areas of IT: cloud, employee training, business continuity, and disaster recovery.
Respondents also reinforced the other survey findings that cybersecurity attacks have gotten worse since March 2020, with 77% of IT leaders saying cyber attacks were more frequent after COVID-19 started.
In addition to outsourcing cybersecurity work in general, 56% of IT leaders are planning to spend 40% of their budgets on cybersecurity.