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  • The State of Data Privacy, Compliance, and Data Security

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    Enterprise Strategy Group

    ESG conducted a comprehensive online survey of business and technology professionals from private- and public-sector organizations in North America (United States and Canada) between June 17, 2021 and June 28, 2021. To qualify for this survey, respondents were required to be business and technology professionals responsible for their organization’s programs for data privacy, compliance, and data security.

    This Master Survey Results presentation focuses on the technologies and processes in place to support compliance and data privacy programs, as well as what organizations are doing to secure their data regardless of where it resides.

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  • Citrix Redefines Application Delivery and Security with New Service

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    Bob Laliberte

    GettyImages-1312574816Citrix recently announced a new App Delivery and Security Service to enable organizations to rapidly and securely deliver applications. This service is well timed and will help organizations that are accelerating digital transformation efforts and expanding their modern application environments in highly distributed environments.

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  • The State of Data Security 2021

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    Enterprise Strategy Group

    Data security is changing dramatically as organizations are rapidly expanding the use of SaaS-based applications, public cloud services (IaaS/PaaS), data analytics platforms, and artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) workloads. The threat landscape saw a reemergence of ransomware attacks (and payouts) against every industry, and data breach disclosures are the highest recorded. Meanwhile, new consumer privacy protection acts are imposing stronger financial penalties, and the cybersecurity insurance/reinsurance marketplace is rethinking policies, premiums, and coverage limits.

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  • Silencing the Noise in Cybersecurity

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    Enterprise Strategy Group

    GettyImages-1279251103It’s noisy out there. Hundreds of TV shows that your friends insist you “HAVE to watch,” a concerning number of crime-related podcasts (seriously, why are there so many?), and seemingly non-stop communication with one another – text, email, social media, carrier pigeon.… There are only so many hours in the day, and a lot of things fighting for your time and attention. It can be difficult to cut through the noise and see clearly what should be prioritized, both in your personal life and at work. The cybersecurity space is noisy, too.

    Millions of events happen behind the scenes of an organization every day, and security teams need to identify and research the most important cyber threats at any given time. But which threats are the most serious? And where are they all coming from?

    There is a plethora of cybersecurity tools designed to cut through this noise and to address these cyber threats. ESG (Enterprise Strategy Group) has validated the economic value of several of these solutions. The ESG Economic Validation process takes into consideration analyses of the market and industry, both quantitative and qualitative research, customer proof points, and more, before coming to a conclusion about the solution.

    Here are a few ESG Economic Validations of cybersecurity solutions that help organizations to cut through the noise and focus on what’s most important: protecting their environments.

    • Google Chronicle Security Analytics: ESG validated significant economic savings for organizations that leverage Chronicle’s pricing model and Google Cloud Platform’s economies of scale.
    • Gigamon Network Visibility: ESG validated Gigamon Visibility and Analytics Fabric and discovered favorable results in the areas of digital transformation, reduction in tooling costs, reduction in the time needed to analyze traffic for security, and reduction in complexity.
    • Trend Micro XDR: Evaluated for security effectiveness, business enablement, and cost reduction, ESG validated that Trend Micro Vision One with XDR makes it easier for organizations to identify which threats are most concerning so that they can allocate their resources and focus accordingly.
    • Anomali Threat Intelligence Platform: ESG completed a quantitative economic validation and modeled analysis on the Anomali suite of products and found that it lowers operational cost of SecOps, improves security effectiveness, reduces risk to the organization, and improves SecOps productivity and satisfaction.

    Enterprise Strategy Group is an IT analyst, research, validation, and strategy firm that gives the global IT community access to market intelligence and actionable insight. The Validation Team creates assets, such as Economic and Technical Validation Reports, videos, webinars and more, that help to communicate the technological and economic value of IT products.

  • Network Modernization Trends

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    Bob Laliberte

    ESG conducted a comprehensive online survey of IT professionals from private- and public-sector organizations in North America (United States and Canada) between May 21, 2021 and June 3, 2021. To qualify for this survey, respondents were required to be professionals familiar with their organization’s entire network environment.

    This Master Survey Results presentation focuses on the impact of modern, distributed cloud environments on network infrastructure and strategies, spanning data centers, campus, and branch/edge locations.

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  • The Life and Times of Cybersecurity Professionals 2021

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    Jon Oltsik

    The cybersecurity skills shortage continues with no end in sight, but collaborative research between Enterprise Strategy Group and ISSA suggests that organizations could and should be doing more to address it.

    See the data behind these trends and more with this infographic.

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  • The Life and Times of Cybersecurity Professionals 2021 Volume V

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    Jon Oltsik

    In early 2021, the Enterprise Strategy Group and the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) conducted the fifth annual research project focused on the lives and experiences of cybersecurity professionals. This year’s report is based on data from a global survey of 489 cybersecurity professionals.

    The cybersecurity skills gap discussion has been going on for over 10 years, and the data gathered for this project confirms that there has been no significant progress toward a solution to this problem during the five years it has been closely researched. The skills crisis has impacted over half (57%) of organizations. The top ramifications of the skills shortage include an increasing workload (62%), unfilled open job requisitions (38%), and high burnout among staff (38%). Further, 95% of respondents state the cybersecurity skills shortage and its associated impacts have not improved over the past few years while 44% say it has only gotten worse.

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  • The Maturation of Cloud-native Security

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    Doug Cahill

    Cloud-native applications now serve critical front-, middle-, and back-office business operations.

    Find out how factors like container use, a diverse threat model, and shifts in approaches are affecting the market with this infographic.

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  • The Life and Times of Cybersecurity Professionals 2021

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    Jon Oltsik

    ESG conducted a comprehensive online survey of information security and IT professionals from private- and public-sector organizations in North America (United States and Canada), Europe, Asia, Central/South America, and Africa between March 1, 2021 and April 7, 2021. To qualify for this survey, respondents were required to be information security and IT professionals from ISSA’s member list.

    This Master Survey Results presentation focuses on the lives and experiences of cybersecurity professionals, including performance assessments of their cybersecurity leaders, as well as suggestions for what organizations can do to help cybersecurity professionals succeed.

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  • Juniper Networks Rolls Out Apstra 4.0 to Accelerate Deployments and Simplify Day 2 Operations

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    Bob Laliberte

    GettyImages-1158524088Organizations today are digitally transforming their IT environments to become more agile and responsive to market and customer demands. While this typically includes people, process, and technology, the technology piece underpins many of the new processes and ensures your employees can collaborate and be productive.

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  • The Maturation of Cloud-native Security – Securing Modern Apps and Infrastructure

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    Doug Cahill

    ESG conducted a comprehensive online survey of IT security professionals from private- and public-sector organizations in North America (United States and Canada) between December 7, 2020 and December 26, 2020. To qualify for this survey, respondents were required to be IT/information security professionals responsible for evaluating or purchasing cloud security technology products and services.

    This Master Survey Results presentation focuses on the current and future composition and environments of cloud-native apps and infrastructure, including the security problem space with respect to operational challenges and the threat landscape.

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  • Observe: Solutions That Just Make Sense

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    Bob Laliberte

    GettyImages-1292706054You may not have heard of Observe. It’s a relatively new company, launched in October 2020. Observe has been out selling, gaining customers, and growing market share. Though it’s been less than a year, Observe’s customer base already includes more than 20 tech/SaaS companies, including Topgolf.

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