--- title: Security Teams Are Ready To Become More Preemptive.... description: A survey conducted at Rapid7's Global Security Summit reveals that most security teams aspire to become more proactive but face significant barriers. Key... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/security-teams-are-ready-to-become-more-preemptive-what-s-holding-them-back--rvtzmek5e twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Security Teams Are Ready To Become More Preemptive. What’s Holding Them Back? | daily.dev og:description: A survey conducted at Rapid7's Global Security Summit reveals that most security teams aspire to become more proactive but face significant barriers. Key... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/security-teams-are-ready-to-become-more-preemptive-what-s-holding-them-back--rvtzmek5e og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/RVtzmeK5e.png og:image:alt: Security Teams Are Ready To Become More Preemptive. What’s Holding Them Back? og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Security Teams Are Ready To Become More Preemptive. What’s Holding Them Back? **[Rapid7 Cybersecurity Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/rapid7-blog)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A survey conducted at Rapid7's Global Security Summit reveals that most security teams aspire to become more proactive but face significant barriers. Key findings: 57% operate in a hybrid internal/MDR model, only 10% describe themselves as highly proactive, and 59% are only somewhat confident in preventing attacks before impact. AI adoption is in early-stage exploration for 52% of respondents, with trust and transparency cited as top concerns. The biggest obstacles to proactive security are limited staff or expertise (54%) and lack of visibility across environments (31%). The overall picture is one of ambition constrained by resource limitations, fragmented tooling, and the ongoing demands of reactive security work. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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