Intelligent CIO Europe Issue 07 | Page 97

/////////////////////////////////////////////////// t cht lk SURVEY REVEALS FIVE KEYS TO SECURE DEVOPS, CLOUD AND IOT ADOPTION Organisations are coming to terms with the benefits of Privileged Access Management (PAM) for the protection of next-generation technology (NGT). BeyondTrust has unveiled the results of its recent survey which found there is a great interest in NGT and more specifically, in digital transformation, DevOps and IoT. B eyondTrust, the leading cybersecurity company dedicated to preventing privilege misuse and stopping unauthorised access, has announced the results of the 2018 Implications of Using Privileged Access Management to Enable Next-Generation Technology survey. The survey shows that 90% of enterprises are engaged with at least one next- generation technology (NGT), such as cloud, IoT, or AI. Yet, while enterprises are optimistic about the business benefits these technologies can bring, they also have concerns about the risks, with 78% citing the security risks of NGTs as somewhat to www.intelligentcio.com extremely large. One in five respondents experienced five or more breaches related to NGTs. Excessive user privileges were implicated in 52% of breaches. It’s an exciting time for IT. Next-generation, transformative technologies such as AI/ machine learning and IoT, and business processes like DevOps, are leading the way to a bright future full of operational efficiencies, greater business agility and cost savings. Yet, there is also a dark side to these NGTs: security vulnerabilities. To better understand how security issues, such as privileged access management “ 90% OF ENTERPRISES