The growth of the internet of things (IoT) and connected devices are the biggest contributing factors to organizations’ expanding attack surfaces. That’s according to a new report from Cisco AppDynamics, which revealed that 89% of global IT professionals believe their organization has experienced an expansion in its attack surface over the last two years. The Shift to a Security Approach for the Full Application Stack report surveyed 1,150 IT professionals in organizations across a range of sectors and international markets to outline the current application security challenges impacting IT departments.
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