Adaptiva announced the results of its 2018 Enterprise Endpoint Security Survey. The survey showed that security is galvanizing around the move to Windows 10, the operating system that the majority of companies surveyed now run in their organizations. In the survey, over half of respondents indicated that security hygiene is a priority, listing security configuration management as an action that must be performed every day at a minimum. However, staffing remains a huge obstacle as less than half feel their organization has enough staff to maintain security hygiene on all systems at all times.
"One of the most interesting findings from our survey was that many of the respondents simply don't have enough time and resources to meet their endpoint security goals," said Jim Souders, chief executive officer at Adaptiva. "Daily, automated, global security checks and remediations can solve this problem."
After a slower than anticipated start, enterprise Windows 10 deployments have achieved critical mass.
For the first time in the survey's history, the majority (57%) of respondents reported that their organizations are running most of their computers on Windows 10. Approximately 14% of respondents have Windows 10 running on only 10% or fewer of their systems, signaling that some organizations still have a long way to go.
Once a nice-to-have, security hygiene is no longer optional.
Despite a move to Windows 10 and an emphasis on system hygiene, IT teams continue to struggle.
The percentage of respondents who feel their staffing level is good or excellent dropped from 55% in Adaptiva's 2017 Enterprise Endpoint Security Survey to 46% this year. The staffing situation appears to be getting worse while the priority for security configuration management is rising.
While time is a huge challenge, most respondents believe automation can dramatically reduce workloads.
To learn more about Adaptiva's latest survey findings, what companies can do to further ease the transition to Windows 10, and automating security hygiene, visit with Adaptiva at Microsoft Ignite, Sept. 24-28, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. Adaptiva will be located in Booth #1925 and will demonstrate how its Client Health product can help organizations automate endpoint security. Adaptiva will also host a related theater session titled SecOps Quiz Show: Test Your Endpoint Health and Security Knowledge.
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