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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Fri Mar 14 2025 10:30:08

Complexity of IT systems could be increasing security risks for businesses

Date:
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:20:05 +0000

Description:
Report urges companies to unify their defenses as the complexity of IT 
systems affects security and more.

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businesses are especially struggling with fragmented IT systems British firms 
are feeling positive about AIs power to help Complex IT systems are affecting 
security, cost and more 

New research has confirmed what we all expected  complex IT systems could be 
increasing security risks for businesses. Two-thirds (64%) of UK 
organizations surveyed by Palo Alto Networks now cite technology complexity 
and the lack of interoperability as major hurdles for strong security. 

Its more problematic in the UK, which surpasses the European average of 55%, 
highlighting the need for more streamlined systems. 

Furthermore, half of UK respondents also added fragmented solutions are 
hindering their ability to deal with the threats they receive. Complex IT 
systems blamed for reduced cybersecurity 

High on the list of concerns among businesses were AI threats, which were 
cited by 66% of European businesses (62% in the UK). They came second only to 
data privacy and regulatory compliance (68% for both) as the biggest cyber 
risks of 2025. 

Despite this, the UK apparently remains confident in AI use, with nine in 10 
(91%) trusting the security of AI applications and three in five (61%) 
considering threat detection to be AIs biggest security use case. 
Interestingly, four in five (82%) believe theyre using AI to its full 
potential, despite conflicting studies suggesting otherwise. 

Apart from security issues, companies also reported cost inefficiencies due 
to rising training (48%) and procurement (44%) as effects of fragmented IT 
systems, with 39% reporting higher staff attrition rates due to complexity. 

With the proliferation of solutions, the task at hand is to simplify and 
integrate tools to ensure they are interoperable and working within a 
connected ecosystem, said Palo Alto Networks UK&I Chief Security Officer 
Scott McKinnon. This has become all the more crucial in the face of 
increasingly sophisticated attacks, with AI creating a powerful toolbox for 
cybercriminals thats more readily available. 

Its not all bad news, though. Almost all (92%) UK organizations say theyre 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/complexity-of-it-systems-could-be-increasing-sec
urity-risks-for-businesses


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