| Characteristic | Share of respondents |
|---|---|
| Inability to reduce silo and turf issues | 69% |
| Fragmented IT and security infrastructure | 65% |
| Lack of visibility into applications and data assets | 60% |
| Delay in patching vulnerabilities | 59% |
| Lack of incident response plans | 57% |
| Poorly configured cloud services | 56% |
| Overreliance on legacy identity/authentication approaches | 46% |
| Lack of advanced technologies such as automation, AI and machine learning | 45% |
| Security lagged behind rapid IT shifts | 45% |
| Loss of skilled staff | 44% |
| Lack of governance practices | 39% |
| Third-party risks not assessed and mitigated | 34% |
| Lack of training and certification for the cybersecurity staff | 33% |
| Lack of training for end users | 29% |
| Lack of C-level buy-in and support for the cybersecurity function | 27% |
| Lack of an adequate budget | 26% |
| Other | 5% |
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Release date
October 2021
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Region
Worldwide
Survey time period
July 2021
Number of respondents
3,600 respondents
Special properties
IT and security professionals
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