Pressure on SOCs Builds
Nearly three in four of the 500 U.S.-based IT professionals in ManageEngine’s Cloud Security Outlook 2023 are using multi-cloud applications and another 5% are deploying hybrid cloud systems. Roughly one in four of the respondents is planning to move to the cloud in the next 24 months, further bumping up the overall adoption rate, and putting more pressure on understaffed SOCs.Indeed, businesses are struggling to meet that need, said ManageEngine, because SOCs are chronically understaffed. As many as 77% of respondents stated that they only have three to five security analysts running their SOCs. The opportunity for managed security service providers (MSSPs) to fill open SOC slots at the enterprise level is clear should businesses elect to outsource the positions.Security Outlook: Cloudy
The ManageEngine study further revealed that businesses are finding it increasingly difficult to gain visibility into cloud activities and comply with various stringent regulations. Nearly half (48%) of respondents find compliance with cybersecurity laws, especially those related to the cloud, to be highly challenging. In addition, 97% of respondents will be evaluating a solution that provides all security functions in a single console in 2023.Some additional macro findings include:"Cyber resilience refers to the ability of an organization to ensure business continuity in the event of a cyberattack with the help of business processes and tools. Cloud security resilience, therefore, requires enterprises to have visibility, enhanced policy enforcement, infection isolation and impact neutralization from a unified security architecture."