As in years past, 2017 was packed with stories of cyber security failure. Between
sophisticated attackers, lack of proper security monitoring and controls
implementation, and devastating data breaches that may have arisen from these
scenarios, it’s easy to see that we still face serious challenges in the security arena, with
potentially serious consequences. Why are we continually seeing these issues? Many
security professionals readily admit that we don’t have the staff, training and breadth of
coverage in our security controls to adequately combat the attackers today. How is this
happening when we’re spending so much money and time on cyber security?