A Pulse Media survey of 239 cybersecurity leaders across the EMEA region uncovered the key investments organizations are making and the rationale behind their decisions. 96 percent of companies either have already implemented security orchestration and automation or plan to do so in the next 24 months. The biggest drivers are a greater need for secure remote access (78 percent), reducing cybersecurity risk (70 percent), and supporting the transition to cloud-based architectures. 73 percent of IT leaders admit their application development (DevOps) and network security operations teams are not well aligned.
Source: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2021/04/23/network-security-investments/