Forrester eCommerce

AUGUST 28, 2023

In my latest report, The State Of Data Security, 2023, we reviewed and analyzed Forrester survey data to identify the key data security trends of the year. What constitutes sensitive data for organizations today has greatly expanded in type and format. This includes diving into the causes of breaches, the types of […]

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Because security cameras, access control systems and automatic license plate readers are there to protect people, products and premises, they are often overlooked as a source of vulnerability. Physical security systems are a common blind spot — and a potentially dangerous one. However, some devices have well-known flaws.

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Forrester eCommerce

OCTOBER 24, 2023

We just released a huge new report: How Security Tools Will Leverage Generative AI with collaboration across the entire Forrester Security and Risk team.

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Forrester eCommerce

AUGUST 22, 2023

As security threats increase, data protection and security practices continue to merge. Data resilience firm Rubrik recently announced its acquisition of Laminar, a data security posture management (DSPM) vendor. Modern Data Resilience Is Increasingly A Cybersecurity Issue […]

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Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

in security): the silos between technology and security teams. I’m thrilled to announce our latest research into a problem as old as time (or, at least, my time — 25 years! — How big is the problem?

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Technology 441

Forrester eCommerce

AUGUST 11, 2023

This is yet another example of raising awareness and issuing calls to action for post-quantum security preparations. This follows the World Economic Forum and Deloitte issuing a perspective on transitioning to a quantum-secure economy in 2022. Also in late 2022, […]

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Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

A few weeks ago, I spoke on a podcast with some of my former colleagues about my experiences in the security industry as a young woman. TL;DR: It’s not always great, and that’s true for many women in the industry. We showed that in our research on Best Practices: Recruiting, Retaining, And Advancing Women In […]

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Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The current relationship status between marketing and security and risk (S&R) pros is best described as “it’s complicated.” This may seem cheeky and slightly exaggerated, until you learn that a whopping 78% of B2C marketing leaders say that they don’t know anyone on their security, risk, and compliance team.

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Forrester eCommerce

AUGUST 22, 2023

Last month, Forrester announced its inaugural Security & Risk Enterprise Leadership Award. There are tangible benefits to you, your team, your organization, and the greater security community. As former CISOs, my Forrester colleague Brian Wrozek and I are sharing our thoughts about why you should apply.

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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 21, 2024

Right now, the hottest ticket in town might be Dune 2, but running a close second is SSE – the Security Services Edge which is a fancy acronym for cloud-delivered, user-focused security capabilities that protect the remote workforce.

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Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

ASIS International, the largest membership organization for security management professionals, brought the 2023 Global Security Exchange (GSX) to my hometown of Dallas, Texas. The main attraction of this premier physical security event was the keynote delivered by the 43rd President of the United States, George W.

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Forrester eCommerce

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Now learn how the CISO and the security organization fits into this new technology model. You've heard about high-performance IT.

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Forrester eCommerce

JANUARY 11, 2022

The “Security Services Flywheel” is based on the Disney Flywheel. It serves as an explainer on why security services continue to stay relevant, no matter how sophisticated products get.

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Customer 368

Forrester eCommerce

APRIL 9, 2024

But the concept of high-performance IT rests on a foundation of security, privacy, and resilience that is necessary to build trust. High-performance IT is the pursuit of continuously improving business results through technology. And this is where digital sovereignty comes into play.

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Forrester eCommerce

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

2022 didn’t let up on the security incidents – according to Forrester’s 2022 Security Technographics Survey, 74% of security decision makers experienced at least one data breach at their firm in the previous twelve months.

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Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

For the past year, I have been doing a deep dive into Forrester’s future fit research and its intersection with security and risk. As a quick refresher, technology organizations fall into one of three categories in their technology strategy: traditional tech, modern tech, and future fit tech.

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Forrester eCommerce

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Endpoint security is one of the most mature markets in cybersecurity.

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Forrester eCommerce

AUGUST 24, 2023

The FBI’s Cyber Division issued an advisory which “strongly advises” that organizations still using Barracuda Networks Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances affected by an exploit of CVE-2023-2868 remove those appliances “immediately.” This advisory builds on the vendor’s own recommendations to replace its ESG appliances.

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Recommendation 364

Forrester eCommerce

JANUARY 17, 2024

Securing technology is hard. It’s another challenge entirely when that technology operates off our planet. Space systems — a combination of ground systems, space vehicles, and networks designed to perform space-based tasks — are comprised of complex, interconnected technologies that require their own discipline of resilient engineering.

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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 14, 2023

As part of Forrester’s research into securing what you sell, we have long advocated for security leaders to overlay their own activities with the rest of the product team and to engage in the product lifecycle before the product has even been defined.

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Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

One of the biggest challenges of being a security industry analyst is finding when and how to define new market segments. The most common question we get from security vendors confused as to […]. We both had to do this recently — Jeff with managed detection and response and Allie with extended detection and response (XDR).

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Forrester eCommerce

JULY 31, 2020

Low-code platforms speed delivery of applications, but are they secure? We’re still gathering information, but we’ve discovered that: Low-code security is not well understood. Even vendors with extensive security investments acknowledged that […].

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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 23, 2021

When we launched the most recent Forrester Analytics Business Technographics® Security Survey, it was summer of 2020. We’d been in quarantine for about three months, and firms had long since realized that they needed to digitally transform their businesses (and fast) in order to survive the new normal.

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Customer 475

Forrester eCommerce

JUNE 16, 2021

and “Security teams hate their SIEM!” SIEMs (security information and event management systems) — especially those that have evolved into security analytics platforms — are not what […].

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Forrester eCommerce

JUNE 22, 2023

Lee has written quite a bit about the power of Kubernetes as an innovation platform, but while development and architecture teams are bullish on Kubernetes, security teams can find themselves scrambling to secure Kubernetes environments as they hurtle towards production. The […]

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Forrester eCommerce

JUNE 21, 2023

Forrester is thrilled to announce its inaugural Security & Risk Enterprise Leadership Award, which will recognize security organizations that have transformed the security, privacy, and risk management functions to fuel long-term success. Learn how to apply here.

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Forrester eCommerce

OCTOBER 9, 2020

When I was working at @stake in the early 2000s, most of my client engagements were in application security. Grep’ was an important security tool. I did a number of code reviews that actually involved people handing me stacks of paper to go through. When I was involved in application penetration tests, we used a […].

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Security issues are top-of-mind with retailers: theft and threats of violence in retail locations are making headlines, including Target ’s recent announcement that it would close nine stores in four cities. The body cams, worn by uniformed and K-9 officers as well as plainclothes security people, were implemented in April and May 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 3, 2023

Therefore, smart retail teams prioritize solutions and processes that significantly reduce that risk by identifying AD security gaps, detecting attacks and quickly implementing recovery plans that can help the organization regain control of their operations. Prioritize AD security gaps caused by misconfigurations and lapses.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Retailers are actively seeking enhanced security technologies to mitigate risks and prevent theft before it happens. In-store measures like increased security presence and surveillance can be helpful, but law enforcement and security personnel should focus on preventing theft and loss before it occurs.

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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 23, 2021

As the dust settles from this flurry of reactive, but necessary, activity, it’s time for security and risk (S&R) pros to take stock and streamline operations for longer-term strategic […].

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Forrester eCommerce

JULY 11, 2023

Not only will this cultivate an unpleasant environment, but it also has the potential to ruin your security team’s […]

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Forrester eCommerce

OCTOBER 2, 2023

We have a national day or month for just about everything. Some of my personal favorites include National IPA Day (first Thursday in August), National Waffle Day (August 24), National Rescue Dog Day (May 20), and National Insider Threat Awareness Month (September).

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Forrester eCommerce

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Zero Trust is not one product or platform; it’s a security framework built around the concept of “never trust, always verify” and “assuming breach.” One of the top challenges and misunderstandings that I continue to see here at Forrester is about what the definition of Zero Trust actually is.

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