To address these cyberattacks, organizations use a range of security practices, according to the report, titled the Global State of Information Security Survey 2017. For this survey, PwC collected responses from more than 10,000 C-suite executives, vice presidents and directors of IT and security practices.
Here are the top threat detection tools and processes these executives used in 2016:
1. Intrusion-detection tools: 52 percent
2. Actively monitoring and analyzing information security intelligence: 51 percent
3. Conducting vulnerability assessments: 48 percent
4. Conducting threat assessments: 47 percent
5. Security information and event management tools: 47 percent
6. Threat intelligence subscription services: 45 percent
7. Penetration tests: 44 percent
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