Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 30 | Page 26

TRENDING “ ServiceNow. “Automating routine processes and prioritising vulnerabilities will help organisations avoid the ‘patching paradox,’ instead focusing their people on critical work to dramatically reduce the likelihood of a breach.” Firms plan to invest in additional staff for vulnerability response Cybersecurity teams already dedicate a significant proportion of their resources to patching. That number is set to rise: • EMEA organisations spend 319 hours a week on average – the equivalent of about eight full-time employees – managing the vulnerability response process • 63% of EMEA respondents say they plan to hire more dedicated resources for patching over the next 12 months • On average, the EMEA respondents 26 INTELLIGENTCIO Philip van der Wilt, General Manager and Vice President Sales EMEA, ServiceNow A MAJORITY OF EMEA BREACH VICTIMS (54%) SAID THAT THEY WERE BREACHED BECAUSE OF A VULNERABILITY, FOR WHICH A PATCH WAS ALREADY AVAILABLE. www.intelligentcio.com