Tenable, an exposure management company, has published a study revealing that Indian organisations could not prevent 42% of cyberattacks on their businesses, thwarting 58% of cyberattacks over the past two years. Consequently, organisations have had to rely on reactive measures rather than preventing attacks from occurring.
According to an official release, the study further revealed that 78% of Indian respondents believe their organisations could better defend against cyberattacks with more resources dedicated to preventive cybersecurity. However, 64% indicated that their cybersecurity teams spend the majority of their time addressing critical incidents. Reportedly, the data is drawn from, “Old Habits Die Hard: How People, Process and Technology Challenges Are Hurting Cybersecurity Teams in India,” a commissioned study of 825 IT and cybersecurity professionals including 69 Indian respondents conducted in 2023 by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Tenable.
Insights from the study found that a core reason for the reactivity in Indian organisations’ cybersecurity practices is the lack of alignment in goals between IT and security teams. From what it’s understood, seven in 10 (71%) organisations specified that their IT teams are more concerned with uptime than patching and remediation. Seemingly, the disparity has resulted in a lack of coordination between the two teams, acknowledged by 43% of Indian organisations. Moreover, eight in 10 respondents (81%) of their organisations stated about using a third-party program for SaaS applications and services. However, over half (54%) highlighted visibility into these third-party environments making proactive security measures elusive.
“I believe the study we conducted sheds light on the issues within Indian organisations’ own structure and operations. This misalignment in goals between IT and security teams seems to result in a lack of synchronisation, making it challenging for these components of an organisation to work toward a goal,” Kartik Shahani, country manager, Tenable India, said.
