Dell Security Survey – VMUG Member Insights

The third installment of the VMUG Security Survey, brought to you by Dell Technologies and completed in November of 2022, has concluded. Key trend insights are: Awareness of security frameworks is increasing. Improvements on the ability to recover from ransomware are a priority. Credential theft threats have had a big increase in focus. Let’s dive in. Security frameworks, such as NIST, MITRE ATT&CK, and Regional/Government regulation are on the rise. Across the board, awareness has increased from 4 to 8 points. The largest frameworks are those involved in regional/government regulation. NIST, Regional/Government regulation, and Industry-specific frameworks continue to be the top three. This is good for the industry as we can focus on a standard that will help in many areas, including evaluating security partners. Over the next 6-12 months, members are planning to focus on Disaster Recovery and Remediation practices, Ransomware, and Advanced threat protection. These