8 Key Facts About Security Risks in Windows Environments

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8 Key Facts About Security Risks in Windows Environments

Opportunities abound for channel firms to develop solutions to enable enterprises to monitor and mitigate security risks in the Windows environment. Here’s why.

Improvements Needed

70% of respondents say their Windows environments are not completely secure from malicious attacks.

Knowledge Gap

10% of IT admins are not aware of the security standards for Windows environments; 28% do not know which user accounts run which app services (such as SQL, Exchange, etc.) in which server.

Procrastinators

72% of respondents seek a solution that sends alerts when security configurations change, yet 55% have not begun to use one.

Audits

Internal auditors use these solutions only during an audit at 55% of organizations; 27% of organizations never use them; and 4% use them daily, 3% weekly and 11% weekly.

Cumbersome Tasks

47% of IT admins find it difficult and time-consuming to gain awareness of the current security settings of their Windows environments.

Prioritization

At least 60% of IT admins do not prioritize the potential threat of computer attacks by internal employees.

Multiple Security Issues

One in four Windows environments today is detected to have multiple security issues during every audit.

No Automation

28% of IT admins have to manually obtain security issue information on a regular basis.