Use of multiple security solutions by firms in India to secure their systems, network, and data has made managing security stacks difficult for security professionals. Many of these solutions are from different security vendors and are not designed to work with each other, which limits a security professional's ability to analyze threats and anomalies properly.
An April 2023 report by software firm Splunk shows that 48% of security professionals in India believe that their security stack is too complex as compared to 28% of their global counterparts, the report found.
A typical cybersecurity stack includes firewalls, prevention systems, endpoint protection, and security information and event management (SIEM) systems. Managing and maintaining a complex stack with so many tools can be challenging, as it requires expertise, constant monitoring, and timely updates to thwart new and emerging threats.
To be sure, 67% of cybersecurity professionals use more than ten different security tools or solutions throughout their organization. Each security tool has its own set of features, functions, and data formats.
To make matters more complicated, many of these tools often operate in silos and do not work as effectively within the larger security infrastructure. This further restricts communication between security operations centers (SOC), incident response, and threat intelligence teams.
According to a September 2022 report by Trellix, 70% of cybersecurity professionals feel that their current security tools don't enable their SecOps team to work with maximum efficiency, while 29% said that there were blind spots in their security infrastructure because of it.
The hasty deployment of multiple security tools to keep up with the faster pace of digital transformation India during covid-19 has led to this complexity. Many firms had to embrace new technologies and a digital-first approach to ensure they can function effectively even while staying remote. This required them to deploy end-user focused security solutions. This has been further exacerbated by severe shortage of security talent and the increase in cyberattacks.
A separate survey by Trellix found that 94% of global security professionals see their security model as siloed, while 12% in India are already in the process of changing their siloed setup.
Experts believe that firms need platforms that can simplify security and give them visibility and a more integrated view of their security infrastructure.
The spate of non-stop dynamic threats has overwhelmed SecOps teams, resulting in longer hours and heavier workloads. The Trellix survey found that 72% security professionals were struggling to keep up as the security threats are evolving quite rapidly.
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