45% of PH firms said that skill shortage is affecting their zero trust initiative
About 45% of Philippine companies are facing challenges in adopting zero-trust security initiatives due to skill shortage, according to Okta’s “The State of Zero Trust Security In Asia Pacific” study.
This was followed by 30% of organizations who stated that cost-concerns are affecting the adoption of zero-trust initiatives in their company, while 15% are experiencing technology gaps in their organization.
Zero trust initiative is defined as a new security model which “adapts to the complexity of the modern environment”. It focuses on constant verification and operates with the suspicion of a breach every time to ensure that security on an online system.
Okta general manager for Asia-Pacific Graham Sowden said that it is important for companies “to be vigilant in anticipating new threats that emerge in this new digital landscape, by continually assessing their current IT (information technology) infrastructure, and making strategic investments to stay ahead of threat actors.”
The study was conducted with 400 security leaders in Asia-Pacific as participants to examine zero trust security initiatives of companies in the hybrid work model promoted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
