 In 2015, headlines were riddled with reports of large scale hacking attacks stealing everything from government secrets to children’s birthdays and toy profiles. IT Executives cringed as they wondered what the chances were that they would be next. In 2016, as leaders, we need to resolve to take control of the issues so we can protect our organizations and our customers while delivering innovation. BMC and Forbes Insights reached out to executives in North America and Europe to get their point of view on these critical issues and begin to build a game plan to eradicate the problems from the root. 44% said security breaches occur even when vulnerabilities and their remediation have already been identified... 60% said operations and security teams have only a general or little understanding of each other’s requirements... 60% of North American firms and 37% of European firms expect to purchase or implement a SecOps solution in the next 12 months... The bottom line is that the flood waters of security breaches will continue to rise until something significant is done. 2016 needs to be the year for action. Check out the report and start building your strategy SOURCE AT @BMC |