Ixia recently partnered with Enterprise Management Associates to conduct a survey on network security. The results highlight areas for improvement, that can strengthen overall security in 2017.

1. Network
Security Survey
And recommendations for
improvements in 2017
Survey by Enterprise Management
Associates, sponsored by Ixia

2. are still not inspecting
live network traffic
Yet14%
Three out of four enterprises have been affected*
ATTACKS ARE COMMON
E M A N E T W O R K S E C U R I T Y S U R V E Y
* 2016 Cyberthreat Defense Report
F i n d t h r e a t s f a s t e r w i t h i n l i n e s e c u r i t y
L E A R N M O R E : https://www.ixiacom.com/solutions/inline-security-resilience

3. of monitoring tools don’t
match the speed of the link
they’re deployed on
And 26%
Impact the performance of network devices
NETWORK UPGRADES
E M A N E T W O R K S E C U R I T Y S U R V E Y
O p e r a t e t o o l s e f f i c i e n t l y w i t h a p a c k e t b r o k e r
L E A R N M O R E : https://www.ixiacom.com/products/network-packet-brokers

4. Protects traffic from an offline security appliance
AN INTERNAL BYPASS
But 45%of appliances cannot
be updated while
network is available
A n e x t e r n a l b y p a s s p r o t e c t s n e t w o r k u p t i m e
L E A R N M O R E : https://www.ixiacom.com/products/bypass-switches
E M A N E T W O R K S E C U R I T Y S U R V E Y

5. of security appliances do
not receive filtered traffic
Yet 40-50%
Annual IP traffic is expected to triple
over the next five years*
TRAFFIC IS EXPLODING
R e d u c e c o n g e s t i o n w i t h i n t e l l i g e n t f i l t e r i n g
L E A R N M O R E : https://www.ixiacom.com/solutions/out-band-monitoring
E M A N E T W O R K S E C U R I T Y S U R V E Y
* 2016 Cisco Cloud Index

6. of tools are either
under- or over-utilized
But 63%
Should match enterprise needs without
over-investment
TOOL CAPACITY
S h a r e t o o l c a p a c i t y w i t h a s e c u r i t y f a b r i c
L E A R N M O R E : https://www.ixiacom.com/securityfabric
E M A N E T W O R K S E C U R I T Y S U R V E Y

7. of staff time is spent
researching alerts and
configuring tools
And 25-50%
Is still a top concern of IT managers
SECURITY SKILLS GAP
B o o s t p r o d u c t i v i t y w i t h t h r e a t i n t e l l i g e n c e
L E A R N M O R E : https://www.ixiacom.com/products/threatarmor
E M A N E T W O R K S E C U R I T Y S U R V E Y

8. report IT budgets have
increased for the coming year
Around 80%
for network security in 2017
BUT THERE’S GOOD NEWS…
I n c r e a s i n g v i s i b i l i t y w i l l i m p r o v e s e c u r i t y
L E A R N M O R E : https://www.ixiacom.com/solutions/ixvision-architecture
E M A N E T W O R K S E C U R I T Y S U R V E Y

9. Improve
Security
Invest in
Visibility
Recommendations for 2017
Deploy
Security Fabric
+ =
E M A N E T W O R K S E C U R I T Y S U R V E Y

10. Survey Demographics
< 500
< 1000
< 2500
< 5000
< 10000
10K+
20k+
13%
23%
20%
12%
16%
16%
10%
EMPLOYEES
5-20M
20-10M
100M-1B
1B+
Don't know
16%
31%
28%
20%
2% 2%
REVENUE
< 350k
< 1M
< 5M
< 10M
< 25M
< 50M
< 100M
100M+
Don’t know
1%
11%
17%
25%14%
15%
7%
7%
2%
IT BUDGET
E M A N E T W O R K S E C U R I T Y S U R V E Y
Complete survey results on SlideShare at: EMA Network Security Survey

11. For More Information
• Read the blog: Network Security Survey Finds Areas
for Improvement in 2017 .
• Learn how to make network security safer and more
resilient at:
www.ixiacom.com/solutions/inline-security-resilience