2021 is headed for the history books, and we now turn our attention towards the new year. The last year—well to be more precise, the last two years—have brought about significant changes in network environments as digital transformation initiatives, cloud computing adoption, edge computing and hybrid work models impact how networks are acquired, deployed, and managed. The rate of change has only been matched by the pace of innovation as network technologies rapidly evolve to deliver enhanced functionality and secure experiences. As a result, there are a number of key technologies and architectures to follow in 2022.
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This brief looks at some the key trends and events that will shape network security technologies, suppliers, and customers in 2022.
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Cybersecurity megatrends, including zero trust, XDR, a pandemic-induced increase in remote workers, and the move to public cloud, are influencing the way organizations think about endpoint security. These megatrends add new requirements for endpoint security, while necessitating new levels of integration with other core security controls. Additionally, mobile and IoT are driving massive growth in the number and diversity of devices that must be protected. To better secure their growing attack surface, IT and security teams are thinking differently about endpoint security platforms, what they must include, and how they fit into the broader security stack.
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ESG conducted a comprehensive online survey of cybersecurity and IT/information security professionals from private- and public-sector organizations in North America (United States and Canada) between June 2, 2021 and June 21, 2021. To qualify for this survey, respondents were required to be cybersecurity and IT/information security professionals familiar with their organization’s network security tools and processes and responsible for evaluating, purchasing, and/or operating corporate network security controls across public cloud infrastructure and on-premises data centers/private cloud.
This Complete Survey Results presentation focuses on network security tools and strategies used to protect both public cloud environments and on-premises data centers, as more organizations look to take a more hybrid approach to IT.
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Attackers increasingly use encrypted traffic to mask their activity. While most agree that better visibility into this traffic would improve their organization’s security posture, many continue to forgo decryption for a variety of reasons. While tools that can detect threats in encrypted traffic remain fairly new, they represent an attractive approach to improve visibility into encrypted threats without sacrificing privacy or performance.
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ESG conducted a comprehensive online survey of cybersecurity, networking, and IT professionals from private- and public-sector organizations in North America (United States and Canada) and Western Europe (UK, France, and Germany) between June 29, 2021 and July 20, 2021. To qualify for this survey, respondents were required to be cybersecurity, networking, and IT professionals involved with networking and security technology and processes and with some level of familiarity with SASE.
This Complete Survey Results presentation focuses on understanding the trigger points that are influencing SASE initiatives and determining the extent to which specific technologies and products are being included in support of SASE now and how that is expected to change.
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Nearly two-thirds of respondents to the 2022 Technology Spending Intentions Survey from Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), a division of TechTarget, plan to increase spending on cloud application security in the next year. Startups are scoring record-setting funding rounds and valuations, while established vendors are announcing acquisitions and integrations to secure cloud applications throughout the software development lifecycle. -
Microsegmentation offers a dynamic and scalable approach to segmenting IT networks that helps enable zero trust security. Despite its potential value, it isn’t widely used now. To gain broader adoption, microsegmentation tools must be easy to deploy in both cloud and on-premises environments and provide several key features, including a focus on segmentation at the application and workload level.
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Whether employees remain remote or return to an office environment, unified communications and collaboration strategies are top business priorities that will shape the future of work and become the backbone of hyperconnected businesses. Companies are looking beyond online meetings for communication as they explore opportunities with unified-communications-as-a-service (UCaaS), communications-platform-as-a-service (CPaaS), and net-new policy management. Expect to see businesses readjust strategies in 2022 as they overcome false starts, consolidate tools, and execute on a unified communications and collaboration strategy that is coupled directly to their business strategy and goals.
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ESG conducted a comprehensive online survey of IT professionals from private- and public-sector organizations in North America (United States and Canada) between June 17, 2021 and June 25, 2021. To qualify for this survey, respondents were required to be cybersecurity and IT professionals responsible for evaluating, purchasing, and managing endpoint security technology products and services.
This Complete Survey Results presentation focuses on endpoint security and how cybersecurity megatrends, including zero trust, XDR, a pandemic-induced increase in remote workers, and the move to public cloud, are influencing how organizations think about these solutions.
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Digital business initiatives are placing unprecedented pressures on both IT organizations and the infrastructure they manage.
Find out how IT storage professionals are coping with the demands of constant acceleration with this Enterprise Strategy Group Infographic, 2021 Data Infrastructure Trends.
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Not all businesses can effectively manage, secure, and support the fleet of Apple devices used by their employees. Apple Business Essentials can enable small businesses’ IT professionals to gain control of these devices while providing a comprehensive support program for employees.
Nearly two-thirds of respondents to the