1、1The State of Cyber Defense 2023:The False-Positive of TrustThe State of Cyber Defense 2023:The False-Positive of TrustTable of ContentsIntroduction.03Key Findings.041-The Current State of Cyber Defense.052-Cyber Defense and Organizational Trust.103-The Benefits of Trust are Overshadowed by the Lack

2、 of It.14Conclusion:Mitigating the False-Positive of Trust.17Methodology.18With cyber threats increasing in number and sophistication,organizations are using multiple cybersecurity platforms,ingesting threat intelligence from various sources,leveraging the cloud at a massive scale,and outsourcing ke

3、y services.To navigate this landscape,trust is imperative.There needs to be trust inteams,trust in technology,trust in intelligence sources and trust with suppliers or third-party providers.The degree in which businesses trust their technology can have wide-ranging impacts on how effectively organiz

4、ations deal with cybersecurity challenges.Further,where trust islacking,there are far-reaching consequences for cyber resilience.It is clear that there is a critical balance in how much and where trust should be placed.Organizations that report high levels of trust also claim that they have high lev

5、els of cyber maturity.However,when looking deeper,the actions of these self-reported mature organizations seem tosuggest that their cyber defense should be improved.The challenge being faced is what cyber maturity truly means,and how this can be used to build trust across key stakeholders.Throughout

6、 this e-book,we will look to understand the current state ofcyber defense,the levels of organizational trust and how true cyber maturity links to trust in facilitating organizations to stay ahead of the curve in a constantly evolving threat landscape.This report is based onthe responses from 1,000 s