revealing that top-of-mind concerns include Zero Trust , Secure Access Service Edge , automation and more .
The survey , ‘ The Future of Network Security ’ was conducted by FireMon , which offers a security policy platform for firewalls and cloud security groups , and Pulse Media , a social research platform / knowledge community .
Nearly 80 % of respondents indicated that their organisations will implement security orchestration and automation in the next two years . What ' s more , almost all ( 98 %) have already implemented automated security policies in some manner .
The survey further explored security policies , finding that more than nine in 10 organisations agree that network security policy management is a strategic investment to help them improve speed and responsiveness , though only nine percent have completely automated their security policies .
Organisations are still adjusting to the new normal of network security and figuring out how to protect their data and their employees . The current threat environment requires IT teams to plan for the future and invest in systems and training so that workforces can ensure their network security goes beyond the basics for it to be effective .
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