Building A Security Dream Team

The report highlights a critical cybersecurity skills shortage—many organizations struggle to hire and retain qualified staff, leading to increased breach risk and widespread alert fatigue—while noting that most organizations are increasing or maintaining cybersecurity budgets. It recommends prioritizing curiosity and diverse backgrounds in hiring, reducing alert fatigue through process and tooling improvements, and considering Managed Detection and Response (MDR) providers to achieve 24×7 monitoring and effective incident response without expanding internal teams.