84% of UK technologists admit that the rush to rapidly innovate and respond to the changing needs of customers and users has come at the expense of robust application security during software development, according to new Cisco AppDynamics research, “The shift to a security approach for the full application stack.”
Research findings
The research reveals that 83% of technologists working with the UK report that their organisation has experienced an expansion in its attack surfaces over the last two years.
As IT teams have accelerated release velocity and built more dynamic applications across more platforms, application security hasn’t kept pace. And 50% of technologists admit that their organisation often ends up in “security limbo” because they don’t know what to focus on and prioritise.
DevSecOps approach
Organisations are looking willing to break down the silos within the IT department and bridge the gap
However, organisations are looking ahead and are willing to break down the silos within the IT department and bridge the gap between IT operations and security.
34% of UK technologists have already started taking a DevSecOps approach, however, 51% are currently considering making the shift. The shift to a security approach for the full application stack” research was conducted between July and August 2022 and includes finding from 1,150 IT professionals interviewed across 13 markets worldwide, including the UK.
Key takeaways
Key UK-specific takeaways from the report include -
- 72% of UK technologists report that a lack of application security skills and resources is an issue for their organisations.
- 69% feel that their organisation is vulnerable to a multi-staged security attack over the next 12 months.
- 88% believe that it’s important to be able to contextualise security.
- More than a third (34%) of UK technologists report that their ITOps teams only collaborate with security teams when there is a potential issue if at all.
- 72% of UK technologists state that the implementation of a security approach for the full application stack is now a priority for their organisation.
- Network / IP
- Application security
- Industrial security
- Commercial security
- Security management
- Security policy
- Security tagging
- Security monitoring system
- Network monitoring
- Identity management
- Industrial security systems
- Security software
- IP Surveillance
- Security service
- Hybrid security
- Industrial surveillance
- Hybrid surveillance systems
- IP security solutions
- Testing & Approvals
- Integration software
- Cyber security
- Crime prevention
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- Crowd Management
- Corporate Security
- Central Monitoring
- Data Security
- Incident Management
- Cloud security
