A research report by Absolute Security reveals that 92% of globally distributed PCs used by customers do not meet the basic requirements needed to effectively run modern AI applications. became. The new study, named “Cyber Resilience Risk Index 2024”, estimates that from his more than 5 million PCs owned by more than 21,000 customers and serving 14 million mobile and hybrid users worldwide. analyzed telemetry.
The findings suggest that the majority of organizations may need to upgrade or replace their entire systems to ensure they can keep up with the AI wave, raising the bar for security risks and resiliency in cyberspace. brings further impact. As businesses scramble to implement relevant security controls and patches, system disruptions may become more frequent, increasing the risk of cyber-attacks and tampering. The education and government sectors were found to have the longest patching times, taking 119 and 82 days, respectively.
The study also found that endpoint protection platforms (EPPs) and network access security applications do not operate efficiently 24% of the time when remediation capabilities are not supported. This amounted to nearly 14% of devices missing unsupported EPPs, resulting in high-risk security gaps. While this is indicative of a trend in the industry being slow to patch software vulnerabilities, Absolute Security CEO Christy Wyatt believes there are common approaches that can improve vulnerability resilience and quick recovery rates. encouraged a focused approach to resilience strategies.
“As an industry, we are intently focused on the inevitable attacks to come, the breaches waiting to happen, and the disruptions that will occur around the next corner. Not enough attention has been paid to simple strategies that can dramatically increase your power and help you recover quickly,'' Wyatt said. “The risks continue to rise as we face the urgent need to deploy AI and other innovations to remain competitive.”
The concept of cyber resilience, built on traditional cybersecurity frameworks, serves as the backbone of any organization's digital operations. This ensures the system's ability to withstand and quickly recover from cyber-attacks, technical malfunctions, intentional tampering, and new developments. This report aims to provide CISOs and other professionals with a comprehensive understanding of cyber resilience and insights to identify and manage key security risks to improve their cyber resilience posture. .
While these findings clearly demonstrate the need for advanced cyber resilience, absolute security continues to evolve in name and purpose. With the essence of “making security work,” Absolute Security seamlessly facilitates secure, uninterrupted operations for global enterprises in today's rapidly changing digital environment.
