Cyber Security Mumbo Jumbo: Whatever Sells to MBAs Is Good
March 15, 2022
Malware analysis is an important business function, but companies are confused about how it helps. Venture Beat examines how many companies have trouble with malware analysis in the article: “Report: 93% Of Orgs Challenged By Malware Analysis.” OPSWAT released a startling report about how companies respond to malware analysis. The results that 93% do not know what to do or lack effective and efficient operations is not good.
The biggest challenges companies face when handling a potential threat are lack of automation, lack of integration, and lack of employee experience with tools. These slow down response time to attacks and could potentially create bottlenecks.
This is even more disturbing because only 3% of companies resolve malware attacks, while 22% resolve less than half. Advanced persistent threats (APTs), targeted attacks, and ransomware bad actors are increasing and malware analysis is a way to prevent them.
“Malware analysis is a time-consuming manual process, made all the more complex by tools that are not integrated. Such monotonous workflows can become the source of employee burnout, or introduce human error into the process, making the demand for high-performance and accurate solutions a premium. The technical limitations of malware analysis and the struggle to find experienced malware analysts are two sides of the same coin, and if malware analysis is to continue maturing as a business function, then organizations need to be aware of their current limitations and begin investing in more automated, integrated, and accurate solutions — resulting in a stronger security posture and higher performing staff.”
Companies should be aware of malware attacks and take preventive measures, such as those outlined in malware analysis reports. Is investing in malware analysis well spent, though, if companies do not do anything? Maybe it would be better to teach employees how to recognize potential threats or investing in decent cyber security.
Whitney Grace, March 15, 2022
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