GLOBAL SECURITY RESEARCH REPORT

Cybersecurity at the Crossroads

The cybersecurity landscape is at a critical juncture, with organizations facing an average of 40 cyber incidents annually while also contending with increasingly sophisticated attacks, longer recovery times, and constrained budgets.

Based on a comprehensive survey of 1,800 IT professionals across multiple industries and regions, our latest Global Security Research Report: Cybersecurity at the Crossroads, examines these challenges in depth, offering valuable input to shape your cybersecurity approach for 2025 and beyond.

Key findings:

  • Companies report an average recovery time of 7.34 months from security incidents, 25% longer than expected. 
  • 87% of businesses plan to increase investment in cybersecurity in the next year. Despite the additional spending, 50% feel that an increasingly sophisticated threat landscape has still left them unprepared to deal with future attacks.
  • Top factors present in security incidents in 2024 include external attackers (38%), software bugs (33%), and unsatisfactory UX (27%).

Download the complete report now for an in-depth exploration of key findings, a detailed analysis of recovery times and their impact on business operations, industry insights, and regional-specific data.

Marshall Erwin, CISO at Fastly

“Cybersecurity spending is under the microscope as businesses continue to feel unprepared dealing with an evolving threat landscape. We are seeing a shift towards a shared responsibility for security across organisations, with increased focus on embedding security measures throughout all projects. Companies that bake in security and establish strong partnerships with security organisations early in a product development process are in a better position to deal with emerging threats and recover more quickly from further - unfortunately inevitable - global IT outages."

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