Threats and breaches have increased exponentially. More than 4,000 records are lost or stolen every minute—and that rate is trending upwards, increasing by 72 percent in 12 months1.
As a result, 76 percent of the typical security team’s time is spent on securing the data center2. That’s a problem because it means they’re not likely to be spending enough time on addressing today’s major vulnerabilities: users. While security teams are marshaling their resources against all-out frontal attacks, hackers are picking off individual users like snipers. Well-organized phishing campaigns, for example, allow hackers to easily bypass the perimeter defenses.
In fact, 86 percent of malicious payloads are delivered through email and web. And 81 percent of hacking-related breaches used either stolen or weak passwords.
Protecting the perimeter is still important, but it’s not enough. Firewalls and other traditional defenses don’t necessarily protect your organization from threats that bypass the perimeter. Furthermore, the increasing likelihood of breaches, along with the expanding perimeter, can make tasks like compliance a nightmare.
What’s the answer? You need a platform that effectively trusts no-one while still allowing business to get done. This is what’s known as a ‘zero trust’ approach.