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2021 ReliaQuest Security Technology Sprawl Report

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WHAT'S IN THE REPORT?

The results of our 2021 Security Technology Sprawl survey are in! Findings reveal that enterprise security, which should be strategic, is many times a game of chance. Burgeoning tool sprawl coupled with lack of strategic metrics and executive and operations misalignments hinder progress. But there is a way out of this quandary – improve efficacies of security tools, leverage automation to overcome resource issues and focus on ROI-based metrics.​
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Download the report and survey results to learn about the current state of security at an enterprise and best practice advise from industry leaders on how to raise performance and win at enterprise IT security.​

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Listen to IDG and industry experts on this on-demand webcast as they discuss the results of the 2021 ReliaQuest Security Technology survey. You will learn about:

    • How tool sprawl and lack of strategic metrics are hindering progress in cybersecurity
    • The key requirements and strategies to improve security outcomes
    • Insights into reducing complexity and improving visibility to drive proactive security

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  1. White Papers

    The CISO’s Guide to Security Metrics That Matter in 2021

    The security metrics that teams traditionally use lack context and fail to provide insights needed to make strategic decisions, leaving CISOs struggling to show ROI, identify critical gaps, and gain the support across the organization to mature their cybersecurity program. This can leave security teams with a false sense of confidence and a less-than-optimal budget, […]

  2. White Papers

    Enterprise Strategy Group Whitepaper: The Case for Open XDR

    We know the security challenges organizations are facing—ever-changing attack surface, scarce and expensive security expertise, a sprawling set of tools that don’t play well together, and sometimes challenges just aligning threat detection content to your organizations’ most critical risks. The latest magic bullet security vendors are offering to address all of these challenges is extended […]

  3. White Papers

    Security Automation Fundamentals

    Too many tools, too little integration and more noise than a team can analyze and understand – all add up to less visibility into threats and less efficient security teams.  Automation is supposed to solve the “tool fatigue” problem, surfacing the most critical issues by running playbooks against common threats and freeing up valuable resources […]