Global spending on cybersecurity products and services is predicted to exceed $1 trillion during the period of five years. About 80% of data breaches can be prevented with basic actions; such as vulnerability assessments, patching, and proper security configurations. Security drift is the consequence of change, and security operations are either unaware of the risk, or in some cases, the risk demands immediate attention. This lack of insight in all cases makes the drift of security drift the silent killer, but it can create manageable risk.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2020/06/security-drift-silent-killer.html