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successes , weaknesses and new patterns to consider , as well as a general inventory of incident response ( IR ) happenings . The result is a tremendously important and accurate look at today ’ s cybersecurity climate .
56.8 percent of survey respondents reported that the top impediment to effective incident response at their organization was a shortage of staffing and skills . This is a well-known and documented concern in the industry , but has failed to gain attention and , in turn , downstream capital , outside of the SOC .
Although related , the resource concern noted by the SANS Institute is a problem that has two separate drivers :
1 . Not enough people . There is not enough human power in the enterprise security organization , often quantified by job vacancies and unfilled security roles .
2 . Not enough skilled people . Often less-than-ideal resumes are considered for unfilled security roles , or security leaders are open to staffing their teams with more junior candidates . •
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