July 10th, 2012 - Tufin Technologies, the
market-leading provider of Security Policy Management solutions,
today announced the findings of its InfoSecurity Europe survey. IT
security professionals from 119 organizations took part in the survey, which was taken on the show floor
at InfoSecurity Europe in April 2012. The survey revealed that 48
percent of respondents felt their companies are focusing on cost
savings at the expense of IT security. In addition, 27 percent of
IT security experts believe their IT security budget is being spent
on compliance issues that do not improve security.
"These findings are of great concern for security professionals,
as they show that the effects of the current economic environment
are starting to reshape the way that IT security is deployed within
organizations - and not always for the better," said Shaul Efraim, Tufin's
vice president of Marketing and Business Development. "From an
audit and governance perspective, this is potentially bad news, as
it means that much needed improvements to business and management
processes are being subverted by financial cuts. This cannot be
good for any organization over time."
In 2012, 62 percent of respondents report the average
firewall rule base has 100's of rules. This is a 14
percent increase from the previous survey conducted in 2011, which
speaks to the growing complexity of large enterprise networks. 65
percent of respondents reported that they manage four or more
separate network security consoles -
with 32 percent managing more than 10. This might explain why
62 percent of respondents reported that they or someone they knew
had been asked to make a configuration change that was against
their better judgment. With almost half of respondents reporting
that they plan to deploy next generation firewalls in the coming
year, the complexity issue is bound to remain a problem.
However, the survey did reveal that only ten percent of
respondents have the capacity to conduct continuous firewall
audits, and 40 percent are considering moving in that direction in
response to new legislation such as the EU Directive on
Privacy.
Learn more about Tufin's
firewall solutions.
About Tufin Technologies
Tufin™ is the leading provider of Security Policy Management
solutions that enable companies to cost-effectively manage their
firewall, switch and router policies, reduce security and business
continuity risks, and ensure Continuous Compliance with regulatory
standards. The award-winning Tufin Security Suite provides security
teams with powerful automation that slashes the time and costs
spent managing change and successfully passing audits. Founded in
2005, Tufin serves more than 900 customers in industries from
telecom and financial services to energy, transportation and
pharmaceuticals. Tufin partners with leading vendors including
Check Point, Cisco, Juniper Networks, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet,
F5, Blue Coat, McAfee and BMC Software, and is known for
technological innovation and dedicated customer service.
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