{"id":4584,"date":"2024-07-22T15:45:29","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T20:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/cybersecurity-operations\/seemplicity-2024-remediation-operations-report-rising-exposure-management-risk"},"modified":"2024-07-22T15:45:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T20:45:29","slug":"seemplicity-2024-remediation-operations-report-rising-exposure-management-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/2024\/07\/22\/seemplicity-2024-remediation-operations-report-rising-exposure-management-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Seemplicity 2024 Remediation Operations Report: Rising Exposure Management Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PRESS RELEASE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

PALO ALTO, Calif., July 17, 2024 \/PRNewswire\/ —<\/span><\/span> <\/span>Seemplicity<\/a><\/span> today announced the release of its annual <\/span>2024 Remediation Operations Report<\/a><\/span>, offering a concise analysis of the latest trends, challenges, and best practices in cybersecurity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Seemplicity: <\/span>2024 Remediation Operations Report<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Seemplicity surveyed 300 U.S. cybersecurity professionals to gauge perceptions on key topics, including vulnerability and exposure management, automation, AI, and regulatory compliance.<\/span><\/p>\n

An overwhelming <\/span>91%<\/span><\/span> of respondents say their security budget is increasing this year, demonstrating a growing recognition of the importance of cybersecurity within organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n

This finding supports the trends cited by respondents, including challenges posed by complex vendor environments, the growing role of automation in vulnerability and exposure management, increasing AI investment, and the new opportunities and challenges brought by SEC incident reporting requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vendor Environments Introduce Complexity, Fragmentation and Noise<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Organizations reported utilizing an average of <\/span>38<\/span><\/span> different security product vendors, indicating high levels of complexity and fragmentation within their attack surfaces.<\/span><\/p>\n

This fragmentation contributes to over half of respondents (<\/span>51%<\/span><\/span>) experiencing a high to very high level of noise from their tools, inundating them with a large volume of alerts, notifications, and findings, many of which are not definitive signals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Consequently, <\/span>85%<\/span><\/span> of respondents find it challenging to manage this noise. The top challenge cited is slow or delayed risk reduction, emphasizing the magnitude of the issue, as the overwhelming noise impedes efficient vulnerability identification and prioritization, thus slowing down the response to risks.<\/span><\/p>\n

A significant majority of respondents (<\/span>95%<\/span><\/span>) reported leveraging at least one method to try and reduce noise, indicating acknowledgment of the problem and the urgent need to address it.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Growing Role and Impact of Automation in Vulnerability Management<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Almost all respondents <\/span>(97%)<\/span><\/span> indicated some level of automation, suggesting a growing recognition of the benefits of automation in vulnerability and exposure management.<\/span><\/p>\n

Automation is predominantly applied to the foundational steps in vulnerability and exposure management, including:<\/span><\/p>\n

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