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Cybersecurity has always been challenging, but with the cloud becoming more complex, the Internet of Things more advanced and remote work more embraced, security and endpoint management face a host of new challenges. Experts weighed in on the subject at the recent Syxsense Synergy event. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Syxsense Synergy<\/a> event last week featured a range of analysts, end users and company spokespeople with a central theme of the convergence of endpoint management <\/a>and security \u2013 two areas that have traditionally remained apart. That separation is no longer feasible, however, due to rising complexity via the cloud, the ever-advancing Internet of Things, remote and hybrid work, and the surge in cybercrime effectiveness.<\/p>\n

According to a recent survey by the Enterprise Strategy Group<\/a>, the average user now has as many as seven devices \u2013 when you take into account office and personal use. That same ESG survey found a correlation between the number of security and endpoint management tools used in an enterprise and the volume of breaches. Six percent of organizations had fewer than five tools in use, 27% used 5 to 10, 33% and used 11 to 15. The rest used more than 15 tools.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose with the most tools were found to have suffered the most attacks,\u201d said Gabe Knuth, a senior analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group. \u201cThat\u2019s why there is a growing need for the convergence of the security and endpoint management groups within organizations to address attack surface management, vulnerability protection and automated remediation.\u201d<\/p>\n

SEE: Report:<\/strong> Too many enterprises have shadow IT \u2013 unlocked doors with no cameras<\/strong><\/a> (TechRepublic)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lack of security, endpoint management tool training increases risk<\/h2>\n

This doesn\u2019t mean that security and endpoint management tools are bad. Ashley Leonard, Syxsense founder and CEO, believes that a big reason for the correlation between the quantity of attacks and the number of tools is lack of training.<\/p>\n