ESG Report - The Evolution of Network Security

IT environments are growing more distributed, diverse, and complex, making network security top of mind for most IT and security professionals.

Informa TechTarget's Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) conducted a survey of over 350 IT and cybersecurity professionals to better understand trends and best practices in the current network security landscape.

The study sought to:

- Understand the tools cloud and network security teams currently use
- Explore the top challenges teams face and the frequency of both attacks and downtime
- Determine how modern app architectures impact cloud and network security practices
- Assess the level of collaboration involved in firewall buying decisions