KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 (Bernama) -- SolarWinds, a powerful and affordable IT management software provider in its cybersecurity research, has discovered that internal factors (people and technology) cast bigger cybersecurity threat than external, and thus, are ranked as the top concern.
SolarWinds has reported that out of all cybersecurity incidents experienced by respondents, the largest portion reported was caused by internal users making mistakes, at 65 per cent, followed by 43 per cent attributed to external threat actors.
Meanwhile, 66 per cent of respondents reported that regular employees posed the biggest risk, with 46 per cent attributing the cause to poor password management and/or weak passwords, and 45 per cent to accidents.
Despite cybersecurity threats (internal and external) becoming the norm in today’s landscape, 97 per cent of respondents felt ill-equipped to successfully implement and/or manage one or more cybersecurity tasks, given their current IT skillset.
In addition, 36 per cent of respondents stated that budget constraints were the most significant barrier to maintaining or improving their current IT security, according to a statement.
The research provides a pulse check on recent cybersecurity trends in both Singapore and Hong Kong, and explores the top threat concerns, along with technologies and skillsets needed to successfully manage both internal and external cybersecurity threats.
SolarWinds has released the research at RSA Singapore, whereby attendees of the event are able to receive indepth demos of the company’s security solutions. For more information, contact https://www.solarwinds.com.
-- BERNAMA
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