Indian Organisations Inable to Stopping Nearly Half of Cyberattacks: Report

Indian organisations are incapable of stopping nearly half of cyber assaults as 64 % of cybersecurity groups are too busy preventing important incidents to take a proactive stance, claims a report. 

As many as 78 % of Indian respondents imagine their organisations might higher defend towards cyber assaults with extra assets devoted to preventive cybersecurity, however seven in 10 (71 %) organisations say their IT groups are extra involved with uptime than patching and remediation, the report by Columbia-based cybersecurity firm Tenable stated.

The disparity ends in an absence of coordination between the 2 groups, a problem acknowledged by 43 % of Indian organisations, the report based mostly on a web-based research of 825 IT and cybersecurity professionals, of which 69 had been Indians, performed in 2023 said.

Eight in 10 respondents (81 %) stated their organisations use a third-party programme for SaaS apps and companies. However, solely over half (54 %) have visibility into these third-party environments making proactive safety measures elusive.

“In today’s threat landscape, by the time organisations react to cyberattacks, the battle is half lost,” said Tenable India Country Manager Kartik Shahani.

The study sheds light on the inherent issues within Indian organisations’ own structure and operations. This misalignment in goals between IT and security teams results in a palpable lack of synchronisation, making it challenging for these vital components of an organisation to work cohesively toward a shared goal, he added. 

According to the release, the data for this report is drawn from the study “Old Habits Die Hard: How People, Process and Technology Challenges Are Hurting Cybersecurity Teams in India.”