Three-quarters of security analysts fear missing alerts

Almost 75 percent of security analysts are worried about missing out on alerts according to a new study carried out by IDC for FireEye. The research, which surveyed 300 IT security managers and security analysts in the US, also shows that nearly half of the alerts security analysts receive are false positives, and almost a third get ignored. "Security analysts are being overwhelmed by a flood of false positive alerts from disparate solutions while growing increasingly concerned they may miss a true threat," says Chris Triolo, vice president of customer success at FireEye. "To solve these challenges, analysts are asking… [Continue Reading]