Cisco: organisational complexity hinders cyber security

Cisco's Relentless Defense Report, based on a survey of 8,000 leaders in 30 markets, found 60% of security practitioners cite poor coordination, approvals and data access as their main obstacle. 95% of organisations reported an incident in the past year, 40% of them involving AI-enhanced attacks.

• 95% of organisations reported an incident in 12 months, 40% AI-driven
• Only 41% run security, networking and IT as one team with shared tools
• 40% spend more time collecting data than addressing the threat
• South Africa averages 68/100 vs 64 globally; top performers score 80+