Cisco: 79% of organizations need six months or more to deploy new security controls

Cisco surveyed 8,000 security professionals across 30 markets and found only 21% of organizations can turn on a new security control within six months after budget approval, while 40% of teams spend more time collecting data than chasing threats.

• Survey covered 8,000 security professionals in 30 markets
• Only 21% can deploy a new control within six months of approval
• 40% of teams spend more time on data than on threats
• Among those raising security budgets, 41% saw fewer incidents