More security features implemented, more incidents

According to Hornetsecurity, organizations using Microsoft 365 security features have a higher rate of IT security incidents.

They also suggest that the more security features that IT teams attempt to implement, the more complex the security system becomes. Features may be misconfigured, fail in maintenance (in patching, for example), and as a result, leave vulnerabilities.

Organizations must proactively find ways of identifying unseen vulnerabilities and should take a diligent, holistic approach to cybersecurity, rather than relying on what is available out of the box and only reacting once it is too late. It is time and resource-consuming, but it is the only way to mitigate security threats.

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