Security operations decision makers are satisfied with their current ability to detect threats

 “Alarmingly, only 46 percent of security operations decision makers are satisfied with their current ability to detect threats,” according to the report. “They point to wasted time chasing false leads, poorly integrated security tools, and a large learning curve for effectively using those tools. This leads to low visibility and inefficient workstreams.”

The Forrester report itself is based on 315 interviews conducted with executives and administrators responsible for SecOps or incident response teams at their organizations, including those located in the U.S., the U.K. Germany, France, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.

What’s more important about the study, however, is its timing. The interviews were conducted in April, which meant computer science or computer engineering teams were only then coming to grips with the shift to work-from-home—both for themselves and their organization’s employees and executives. Since that time, other studies have shown increasing concern about cybersecurity as the remote workforce looks to remain in place well into 2021.