Cloud-Native Solutions Emerge as Peace Brokers to Drive Stronger Collaboration among Security and Compliance Teams
June 06 2022 - 09:27AM
RSA Conference -- Sumo Logic (NASDAQ: SUMO), the
SaaS analytics platform to enable reliable and secure cloud-native
applications, today revealed the results of a survey, “Using
Compliance Budgets to Advance Security Priorities.” The report
signals growing demand for integrated security and compliance
solutions that mitigate emerging threats and privacy regulations.
The survey was conducted by Enterprise Management Associates (EMA).
“Although many organizations found ways to secure a remote
workforce, the speed at which they had to adapt created cracks that
need to be patched to ensure total protection and compliance,” said
George Gerchow, CSO and SVP of IT, Sumo Logic. “Now is the time for
organizations to assess their full security and compliance
initiatives to ensure they align with the latest regulations and
are up to par when auditors come knocking. This research shines a
light on the transformational shift that is required – one that
incorporates a security-centric culture that removes the silos
between compliance and security.”
Bottom Line: Scalable SaaS-Delivered Solutions Close the
Gap between Security & Compliance
Legacy security tools were not built to handle the massive
increases in the amount of information that must be processed and
analyzed in the cloud. Due to their finite resources, the efficacy
of these devices is quickly broken down by the elastic,
unpredictable, and highly dynamic nature of cloud environments. The
survey revealed the impact of the tools that address privacy,
compliance and security, and the challenge of managing hybrid
environments.
- Nearly 58% of respondents say it is very important that tools
to address data privacy are also used to address other security
considerations.
- 39% of respondents said having multiple environments with
different requirements and compliance controls is their primary
compliance challenge.
- When it comes to future investments in tools - 86% of those
surveyed plan to make a significant investment in compliance
solutions and data privacy, while just over half, at 52%, will make
a significant investment in a security management suite.
Legacy security analytics tools, including security information
and event management (SIEM) solutions, are failing to provide the
insights organizations need to effectively manage security and
compliance in the cloud. Organizations that are creating and moving
applications, infrastructure and workloads to the cloud need a
cloud-native solution. Cloud-native solutions bring the required
fluency in both cloud infrastructure and application stacks to
tightly manage security and compliance.
Security Teams Split on How to Address Data Privacy
Controls as Compliance Drives Security Strategies
Maintaining compliance with any regulation or law is something
each entity must manage. Self-policing is always tricky, but when
an organization is handling thousands upon thousands of log
messages with potentially sensitive data, the task becomes
monumental.
- 67% said that data privacy regulations
like GDPR, CCPA, or changing data controls were their biggest
compliance challenges.
- Security teams are also split on
how to address data privacy controls, with 24% taking a
compliance-centric approach and 26% taking a security-centric
approach.
Altogether, compliance needs are driving the cybersecurity
priorities for numerous organizations. Many security teams reported
completely altering their strategies to meet compliance
requirements.
- 76% of security teams have significantly or completely shifted
their organization’s security strategy for regulatory and
compliance priorities.
- 40% of respondents have suspended or postponed security
projects to address compliance issues.
“Security and compliance go hand in hand, but often when budgets
are allocated one team gets a heavier share of the pot,” said
Christopher M. Steffen, CISSP, CISA, Managing Research Director,
EMA. “Because compliance controls or regulations are supported by
security, and security solutions are dictated by compliance
requirements, budgets should reflect their equal importance.”
Additional Resources
For more information on how compliance and security teams can
leverage each other’s knowledge to meet their common challenges,
click here.
Report Methodology
In this research study, EMA polled 204 technology and business
leaders in North America, representing organizations from more than
ten industry verticals. More than 54 percent of respondents were
from the IT supervisor to C-suite level in their organizations.
Sumo Logic was one of the report’s sponsors.
About Sumo LogicSumo Logic, Inc. (NSDQ: SUMO)
empowers the people who power modern, digital business. Through its
SaaS analytics platform, Sumo Logic enables customers to deliver
reliable and secure cloud-native applications. The Sumo Logic
Continuous Intelligence Platform™ helps practitioners and
developers ensure application reliability, secure and protect
against modern security threats, and gain insights into their cloud
infrastructures. Customers around the world rely on Sumo Logic to
get powerful real-time analytics and insights across observability
and security solutions for their cloud-native applications. For
more information, visit www.sumologic.com.
Sumo Logic is a trademark or registered trademark of Sumo Logic
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Media ContactsCarmen Harris, Sumo
Logiccharris@sumologic.com(469) 534-3069
Jenna ShikoffRH
StrategicSumoLogicPR@RHStrategic.com(267) 300-7190
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