The Futurum Group: Black Hat 2024 Reflections: Security Challenges Demand Rethink on Tools and Processes

Posted on September 23, 2024

The Futurum Group’s analysis of Black Hat 2024 highlights how the growing complexity of cybersecurity tools is driving the need for streamlined platforms. Fortra is mentioned alongside other leading vendors for offering solutions that reduce tool sprawl, cut costs, and close security gaps.

Originally published by The Futurum Group.

Excerpt: 

"The cybersecurity market has long been driven by user desire for best-of-breed solutions that address specific, immediate threats and vulnerabilities. The result is that today’s given enterprise uses dozens – if not 100 or more – cybersecurity tools. The subsequent, inevitable complexity and sprawl needs to be addressed for a number of reasons including increased cost, reduced efficiency, security gaps, and difficulty in proving regulatory compliance. Platforms can address these pain points by consolidating functions – including those offered by mature technologies – while offering the additional benefit of reducing the frequency with which security teams need to bounce between diverse user interfaces, consoles, and tools. A range of vendors including Fortra, Palo Alto Networks, and Wiz are responding in kind.”

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