In Forrester’s latest report: The Zero Trust eXtended Ecosystem, the research firm suggests specific areas that make up the Zero Trust universe: Data, People, Networks, Workloads and Devices. In order to arrive at Zero Trust, however, any organization needs to ensure four factors are in place within their network security design and deployment: Visibility Analysis ...

One of the biggest challenges of successful migrations is simply the personnel logistics. Cybersecurity job postings are growing at 2x the rate of all other IT professionals with only 24% of enterprises reporting they have enough staff to meet their security needs. This comes into play with migrations because infrastructure (the plumbing of your network) ...

In the last decade your attack surface has been branching out in multiple directions with the rise of new computing functions such as: virtual, software-defined networking, IoT, containers, cloud (private and public) and federated networks. And a larger attack surface means more opportunities for cybercriminals to do harm. Your mission, then: Reduce Your Attack Surface. ...

Analyst: Chase Cunningham January 19, 2018 Forrester has called the current state of enterprise security a “perfect circle of failure”. In 2017, this seemed reasonable with weekly headlines on the latest breach. Now, security teams are scrambling for the best possible solutions, configured and customized to their specific needs. Forrester’s Zero Trust eXtended Ecosystem provides ...

Welcome to the world of overflowing regulations and compliance standards, of evolving infrastructure and the ever-present breach. It’s a world where 72% of security and compliance personnel say their jobs are more difficult today than just two years ago. Within the security industry, we are constantly searching for a solution to the next breach while ...

Considerations for Improved Firewall Efficiency, Reduced Complexity, and Better Security Firewalls are designed to provide access control. Although there is risk associated with any access, by limiting what access is permitted the risk is limited and understood and can be evaluated against business need to effectively justify the risk. However, poor firewall management defeats this ...

Gartner research has uncovered a number of security policy challenges for enterprises. Among these challenges are the typical assessments necessary to fortify policy for compliance and improved security posture. In this paper, we will look at each of the identified recommendations from Gartner to help overcome challenges that interfere with configuration assurance. You’ll discover how ...

Network Security Policy Management (NSPM) continues to be a difficult practice for organizations the world over. In the last 20 years, network security policies (e.g. firewall rules) have grown by more than 3,500%. Yes, you read that number correctly. Why is that? If you expand a network’s functions and capabilities, you will invariably see complexity ...

Welcome to the world of overflowing regulations and compliance standards, of evolving infrastructure and the ever-present breach. It’s a world where 72% of security and compliance personnel say their jobs are more difficult today than just two years ago. Within the security industry, we are constantly searching for a solution to the next breach while ...

The Role of Automation in Optimising Network Performance and Security Author: Fran Howarth, Senior Analyst, Bloor Research Published: July 13, 2017 The world of network security is changing rapidly. Ever more sophisticated threats are leading to an increase in security breaches and are creating a greater sense of vulnerability among organisations of all sizes and ...