Security News > 2022 > July > Conventional cybersecurity approaches are falling short

"The clear implication is that, however pernicious external threats have become, cybersecurity teams still have the power to repel them. And that's the good news: With the right practices and tools - including automation to maximize efficiency and get the most out of limited staff - breaches can be prevented."

The study surveyed executives and analyzed the cybersecurity investments, practices, and performance of 1,200 companies and public-sector organizations in 16 countries and a wide range of industries.

The research findings uncover that conventional cybersecurity approaches are falling short, and organizations that shift to modern, risk-based strategies are more successful in preventing breaches.

Beyond the NIST framework, organizations with no breaches took what the researchers call "a risk-based approach" to cybersecurity.

Forty-eight percent of organizations with no breaches in 2021 had implemented risk-based cybersecurity management strategies.

"The cybersecurity industry is witnessing a paradigm shift in cyber risk. To prevent breaches, CISOs must make a strategic shift - from the traditional volume play of identifying vulnerabilities and merely adhering to cybersecurity frameworks - to taking a strategic risk-based view of reducing actual exposure," said Gidi Cohen, CEO and Founder, Skybox Security.

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