A recent survey by Naoris Protocol has revealed urgent worries among IT leaders about cyber security gaps and how prepared their organizations really are. As businesses shift towards decentralizing their infrastructure, they face significant changes meant to boost resilience, security, and operational efficiency.
In October 2024, Naoris Protocol spoke with 100 IT directors at companies making over $300 million annually in the US, UK, EU, and APAC regions. The findings paint a clear picture: IT leaders are deeply concerned about vulnerabilities in an increasingly hostile digital landscape. The report stresses the need for immediate action.
The centralization of cyber security solutions is a problem. These setups create single points of failure, making networks vulnerable to attacks from multiple sources. Centralized cloud services pile on the risk, while inadequate endpoint detection leaves systems wide open.
Network resilience tops the list of priorities. Seventy percent of IT directors highlighted it as a crucial part of their strategy. Data management efficiency isn’t far behind, with 39% of respondents marking it as a key focus. Scalability, necessary for the rapidly growing Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem, is viewed as a significant advantage by 31%.
The data also points to specific security advancements that IT leaders value. About 34% highlighted continuous real-time validation, a feature of blockchain technology, as the most promising development. Meanwhile, 20% noted the elimination of single points of failure as essential. Plus, a notable 42% emphasized the importance of AI for dynamic, real-time threat detection—especially important for securing both Web2 and Web3 environments.
These findings indicate that Naoris Protocol’s cyber security solutions are becoming central to company strategies worldwide. The survey has spurred fast investments in decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN) designed to guard critical assets. DePIN is a blockchain-based technology that decouples physical structures, including cloud, network nodes, data storage, and edge devices. By transforming devices into secure validator nodes, DePIN promotes a zero-trust architecture that continuously verifies data, which is vital for protecting against sophisticated cyber threats and the alarming rise of AI-driven hacking tools.
The survey shows that 73% of IT directors now consider DePIN “extremely important” for their cyber security approach, while an additional 25% deem it significantly important. This signals that the industry is at a pivotal moment.
Participants in the survey pointed to DePIN’s security and trust features as major selling points, alongside benefits like operational efficiency and scalability. About 31% expect their companies to ramp up DePIN projects by over 50% in the next two years, highlighting a growing urgency and increased investment in this area.
David Carvalho, CEO and founder of Naoris Protocol, commented on these trends, noting that the cyber security landscape is nearing a critical juncture. He highlighted that IT directors at major global firms are becoming increasingly aware of the threats posed by AI-driven cyber assaults. They’re jumping at the chance to adopt DePIN technologies, signifying a dramatic shift as they decentralize infrastructure to enhance resilience and security.