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Below are upcoming Forrester reports and surveys. Please note that this list does not include Quick Takes, which are driven by market events and/or client Inquiries. Dates, titles, authors, and topics of our planned research are subject to change at any time.
Too many organizations view PCI as an undue and unjust burden. Forrester holds the opposite view, we believe that PCI incentivizes security. It forces executives to take security seriously and unlocks security budgets. But to really maximize value, security and risk (S&R) leaders must move beyond the five stages of PCI grief and: 1) shift their mindset to one of proactively embracing PCI; 2) implement PCI as a best practice underlying security framework; and 3) map PCI to other security standards like ISO and the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA). We refer to this as "PCI Unleashed."
Current networks rely on numerous security devices and controls to protect the network and its data. These include firewalls, IPS, WAF, NAC, content filtering gateways, network access control, VPN gateways, and other encryption products. As part of the Zero Trust network architecture, Forrester envisions the development of a new product category called a network segmentation gateway (SG). This takes all of the features and functionality of individual, standalone security products and embeds them into the very fabric of the SG. By embedding a packet-forwarding engine, we have a device that can sit at the very center of the network. The SG's larger value lies in its ability to properly segment networks in a secure manner and build security into the very DNA of the network. In this report, Forrester provides an overview of the vendors and their product offerings that are attempting to deliver on our vision of the segmentation gateway.