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Increased Pressure on Security Teams to Conceal Breaches and Growing Attack Surfaces

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The 2025 Cybersecurity Assessment Report by Bitdefender highlights a concerning trend where 58% of security professionals are pressured to keep breaches confidential. This trend is part of a broader issue where organizations are struggling to manage growing attack surfaces and misperceptions about AI-driven threats. The report, based on insights from over 1,200 IT and security professionals and an analysis of 700,000 cyber incidents, reveals significant gaps between leadership and frontline teams, particularly in prioritizing cybersecurity measures. The report underscores the increasing use of Living Off the Land (LOTL) techniques in high-severity attacks, which leverage legitimate tools within environments to bypass traditional defenses. This has led to a heightened focus on reducing the attack surface, with 68% of organizations prioritizing this effort. Additionally, there is a notable disconnect between executive perceptions of cyber risk management and the realities faced by mid-level managers, which could hinder effective cybersecurity strategies.

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  1. 01.10.2025 14:07 1 articles · 11h ago

    Bitdefender 2025 Cybersecurity Assessment Report Highlights Increased Pressure on Security Teams

    The 2025 Cybersecurity Assessment Report by Bitdefender reveals that 58% of security professionals are pressured to keep breaches confidential, up from 20% in 2023. The report also highlights the increasing use of Living Off the Land (LOTL) techniques in high-severity attacks, with 84% of such attacks leveraging legitimate tools within environments. This has led to a heightened focus on reducing the attack surface, with 68% of organizations prioritizing this effort. Additionally, there is a notable disconnect between executive perceptions of cyber risk management and the realities faced by mid-level managers, which could hinder effective cybersecurity strategies.

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