FINAL WORD
as the fact that 55 % see data backup as a non-crucial responsibility . Choruses of ‘ not my job ’ are cold comfort in the aftermath of a cyberattack . This is the opposite of the take-ownership attitude we need from a combined security-and-IT team – a team that knows where the data is , how it is protected , where the vulnerabilities lie and how to address the weaknesses . This team should also be able to recite the Path to Recovery song by heart . Better yet , aligned SecOps and IT teams can sing the song in harmony , which raises confidence among other stakeholders , not to mention business partners , investors , regulators and customers .
3 . Equipment and talent gaps
Almost one-in-three ( 32 %) SecOps and IT decision-makers described their backupand-restore systems as some variation of antiquated . This is not good news . Older systems are tempting targets for RansomOps groups that are well-versed in exploiting the patchwork complexities that these older systems represent .
Let ’ s also not forget the inevitable surge in TCO as any platform nears EOL status . Recent changes in IT access have called for increased storage capacities to supporting remote workers and for the integration of legacy systems with modern ones . Such steps take more time and cost more money when working with older systems .
Meanwhile , IT and security leaders still must contend with skills gaps . And in a competitive labour market the employee experience has lately come to mean much more than salary and benefits . The entire work experience is under the microscope . Businesses that are able to offer digital tools that turn everyday tasks into child ’ s play will attract the best and the brightest . For IT and cybersecurity recruitment , this starts with an advanced , comprehensive backup-andrestore system rather than one that is taping up multiple punctures in a defunct tire .
As a team
In cybersecurity , confidence is everything . SecOps and IT teams working side by side can
Many have a false sense of security when it comes to attack scenarios , despite the plethora of headlines telling sad tales of those who were of a similar mindset – until hit by a costly incident , that is .
bring that confidence , but they need the best tools available to do so . A legacy relic held together with crossed fingers and wishful thinking is about as useful as a handbrake on a canoe , and just as dangerous . •
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