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Network Security
 | Nov 08, 2024

Technical Debt: An enterprise’s self-inflicted cyber risk 

COMMENTARY: Technical debt has become the foremost self-imposed cyber threat within enterprises. But what are we talking about? Why does it happen? And, how can enterprises ensure that obsolete hardware and unattended software aren’t inadvertently leaving the network open to risk? McKinsey defines technical debt as the “tax” a company pays on any development to […]
Technical Debt: An enterprise’s self-inflicted cyber risk

COMMENTARY: Technical debt has become the foremost self-imposed cyber threat within enterprises. But what are we talking about? Why does it happen? And, how can enterprises ensure that obsolete hardware and unattended software aren’t inadvertently leaving the network open to risk?

McKinsey defines technical debt as the “tax” a company pays on any development to redress existing technology issues. And it’s not cheap. The consulting firm’s research found that technical debt accounts for about 40% of IT balance sheets – and that companies pay an additional 10% to 20% on top of a project’s cost to address it.

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