Security News > 2021 > April > Lack of visibility into IT assets impacting security priorities

Axonius released a report which reveals the extremes to which the pandemic escalated lack of visibility into IT assets and how that is impacting security priorities.

According to the study conducted by ESG, organizations report widening visibility gaps in their cloud infrastructure, end-user devices, and IoT device initiatives, leading to increased risk and security incidents.

Around nine out of 10 respondents report that automating IT asset visibility could materially improve a variety of security operations.

"When IT and security teams lack visibility into any part of their attack surface, they lose the ability to meet security and operational objectives, putting the business at risk. In some cases, organizations were reporting 3.3 times more incidents caused by lack of visibility into IT assets."

"This year's survey once again reinforces that lack of visibility into assets is one of the most critical challenges facing every organization today. Building a comprehensive inventory remains a slow, arduous, often inadequate process, and as a result, more incidents are occurring," said Dean Sysman, Axonius CEO. "However, automating cybersecurity asset management can dramatically improve security and compliance efforts. According to the study, eliminating visibility gaps results in a 50% reduction in end-user device security incidents."

This requires organizations to develop long-term operating and security plans for hybrid work environments so that IT and security teams do not remain blind to the personal networks and devices supporting remote employees.

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