In its latest study[1] titled “Managing geographically distributed businesses: challenges and solutions”, Kaspersky gathered the opinions of IT Security, Information Security professionals, and C-level decision makers working for geo-distributed companies regarding network security challenges in building and maintaining multi-site infrastructure. The study also highlights the problems these organizations face when operating in hybrid cloud and containerized environments.
The vast majority (94%) of the companies with multi-site networks participating in the study, had in-house IT development teams, with 79% of them using a container development method. Of those using container methods, 85% reported experiencing cybersecurity incidents related to containers and/ or Kubernetes in the last 12 months.
The consequences of the cyber incidents experienced by these companies were severe: 39% of them led to confidential data leaks, 38% caused financial losses, and 34% resulted in the loss of customer trust. Respondents reported the primary reasons for the attacks were errors in configurations (34%), flaws in runtime security process (32%), and late detection of malware in containers (32%).
“Cybersecurity
incidents related to containers and Kubernetes present significant challenges
for geo-distributed companies. The findings from our study underscore the
critical importance of implementing robust security measures to safeguard against
confidential data leaks and other cyberthreats in hybrid cloud and
containerized environments. As organizations continue to expand their digital
footprint, proactive security measures are essential to mitigate risks and
maintain customer trust.”
– Timofey Titkov, Head of Cloud & Network Security Product Line, Kaspersky
The full report with more findings on the challenges facing geo-distributed companies is available via this link.
To protect containerized environments, Kaspersky recommends:
[1] Kaspersky questioned 1,000 respondents from 20 countries for this research: Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Mexico, USA, France, Germany, the UK, Spain, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Russia, Singapore, China, Japan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia.
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