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By: Guest Writer
October 22, 2018
Successful Security isn't from Tools - Here's Why!

By: Guest Writer
October 22, 2018
The Opportunity for Successful Security Lies In Automation And Consolidation, Not More Tools
In July 2018, Cisco commissioned Forrester Consulting to carry out a study on endpoint and network security strategies. Forrester spoke with 115 IT decision makers, and published the results as a Forrester Opportunity Snapshot titled “Don’t Just Integrate, Automate”.The survey results seem to indicate that IT security teams are hampered by overconfidence in their ability to spot and resolve threats. In addition, they have a hodgepodge of technology that results in time-consuming manual data correlation. Rather than simplify their approach, they seem intent on adding even more technology to the mix.According to Forrester, the need is not for more solutions; automation is needed. Currently, businesses are wasting significant time and money on manual security operations. In many cases, these manual tasks like configuring, monitoring, implementing, and integrating data can be automated. In contrast, with disparate solutions, automation is challenging if not impossible. If businesses consolidate their vendors and deploy a holistic, integrated approach, however, they can automate operations and immediately optimize their security.The Benefits of Automation and Consolidation
When Forrester asked the decision makers, “what benefits would you expect from being able to automatically integrate data from the endpoint with data from the network layer?”, they found that:
- 61% expected better threat protection
- 51% expected better overall security posture
- 51% expected quicker remediation time
- 49% expected quicker containment time
