Today’s enterprise operations involve the coordination of several different digital ecosystems but none quite so inflamed as the cybersecurity ecosystem. Technology has been evolving at a rapid pace, and attackers are armed with advanced tactics to steal data and expose secure information. In response, cybersecurity teams deploy numerous tools and solutions to prevent and mitigate these attacks.

The need for diligent cybersecurity is critical, but clogging up security ecosystems with multitudes of tools is not effective. Organizations should focus on taking a more pragmatic approach to security by seeking to understand what devices are connected to their network, how they communicate, and what possible risks they might present. Digital tools that integrate and automate security processes are essential to productivity.

False sense of security

Organizations are known to deploy a hundred or more security solutions in hopes of preventing attacks. But when it comes to cybersecurity services, more is not actually better. Companies can deploy every security suite on the market and still be unable to protect against the number one cause of cyberattacks: human error. People are the primary weak point in many breaches because of errors or lack of training on common attacks such as phishing. In one report, 44% of manufacturers in the UK reported that they don’t offer security training to their staff.

The presence of more tools could also complicate organizations’ existing security processes. According to IBM Security, organizations using fewer than 50 security solutions are almost 10% better at detecting an attack than Security Operations (SecOps) teams who use more.

Fortunately for organizations, back-end developers can help to create a secure environment and monitor vulnerabilities using tools and custom code. They can also help companies decide where security is lacking, what kind of cybersecurity software will be necessary, and which solutions are unnecessary.

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