Undetected breaches are rising by 20% year on year, according to an alarming new report from deep observability company Gigamon.
The cloud is one of the main suspects in the statistics, according to the company’s 2024 Hybrid Cloud Security Survey, as organisations worldwide are finding the diffusion of their data a hurdle in being able to detect and respond to cyber threats effectively.
The annual survey, which polled over 1,000 Security and IT leaders across six countries, shows a year-on-year decline in detection and response capabilities compared to Gigamon’s 2023 report.
One in three organisations were found unable to detect a breach in the last 12 months, and only 25 % capable of responding in real-time.
This highlights the growing challenge of maintaining robust cybersecurity measures in an increasingly complex digital landscape.
Unseen cyber attacks
As data is scattered across on-premises, public cloud, and private cloud platforms, the intricacies of the networks have made maintaining comprehensive visibility and control becomes increasingly difficult.
83 % of respondents believe that cloud complexity is increasing their cyber risk. This sentiment is further compounded by the looming threat of AI-powered cyber attacks, with 82 % of respondents predicting an increase in global ransomware threats.
Only 40% of respondents reported having visibility into East-West (lateral) traffic, a decrease from 48% in 2023, although three-quarters of respondents agree that East-West (lateral) visibility is more important to cloud security than North-South.
While North-South traffic monitoring remains important for perimeter security, the nature of modern data centres and cloud environments has shifted the focus towards gaining comprehensive visibility into East-West traffic flows. However, 76% of respondents currently trust that encrypted traffic is secure.
Chaim Mazal, CSO at Gigamon, emphasised the gravity of the situation, stating, “It is clear for CISOs that organisations’ tool stacks are falling short.”
Organisations understand the growing threat level this increase in attack surface, diffusion of data and AI augmentation of attacks will bring, with information security spending is projected to reach US$215bn in 2024.
Yet the survey showed that 65% of respondents believe their existing security tooling cannot effectively detect breaches.
Challenges in securing hybrid cloud
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