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Survey: IT professionals believe endpoint security solutions are failing
A new survey out today from Minerva Labs Ltd. has found that a majority of information technology security professionals believe that endpoint security solutions are failing to provide adequate protection against modern security threats.
Based on a survey of 600 professionals, the survey found 67 percent were concerned that existing controls won’t prevent a significant malware attack on the endpoints. Some 75 percent of respondents said their existing anti-malware solutions could prevent no more than 70 percent of infections.
A majority of the respondents said that they had a heightened concern about major malware breaches in the year ahead. Even so, only 32 percent said they’ve seen an increase in malware infections over the last 12 months and 48 percent have seen no change in the level of attacks.
In terms of concerns, the survey delivered mixed results, with 32 percent saying their biggest concern was malware evasion techniques, followed by fileless or memory injection attacks and malicious file attacks each cited by 24 percent of respondents.
It wasn’t all bad news. About 41 percent of respondents said that when faced with a compromised endpoint, within hours the endpoint is restored to a normal state. On the flip side, others said there was still room for major improvements: 40 percent said it takes days or weeks to return to a normal state after an attack.
“The results from our survey indicate that while malware threats are still growing, endpoints remain highly vulnerable to a cyberattack,” Eddy Bobritsky, Minerva Labs co-founder and chief executive officer said in a statement. “We continue to see more complex and sophisticated threats, where traditional blocking and prevention mechanisms, such as antivirus, are no longer enough to keep endpoints safe.”
Bobritsky’s advice: “Beyond merely relying on baseline anti-malware solutions to protect endpoints, companies should strengthen their endpoint security architecture to get ahead of adversaries, such as blocking off attempts to get around existing security tools.”
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