A new study conducted by Dimensional Research evaluated the confidence of IT professionals regarding the efficacy of seven key security controls, which must be in place to quickly detect a cyber attack in progress. Study respondents included 763 IT professionals from various industries, including 100 participants from the retail sector.

Despite unique attacks on their sector, retail IT professionals participating in Tripwire’s study were overconfident in their ability to quickly collect the data needed to identify and remediate a cyber attack.