Security assessments come in multiple flavors that serve different purposes. Their surface similarities challenge technology executives for whom this evolving discipline isn’t entirely within their expertise. Yet, these tech execs need to decide what assessment to use to meet their goals. This document equips tech execs with knowledge on how to select the appropriate assessment type and work with proactive security teams to turn these results into meaningful improvements and business outcomes.

In the second half of 2025, security and risk (S&R) leaders in APAC and EMEA continued to grapple with familiar pressures, but they reprioritized how they address them. While AI; governance, risk, and compliance (GRC); and third-party risk management (TPRM) stayed stubbornly on top of the charts, application security and security organization structure resurfaced with […]

Every year, Forrester fields hundreds of requests for guidance on security and risk (S&R) topics from Forrester Decisions clients, who are C-level executives from companies across the globe. We analyzed more than 250 requests that we received in the second half of 2025 from clients in Asia Pacific (APAC) and EMEA; this executive spotlight identifies the top priorities for those clients. It’s no surprise that questions related to AI risk and security dominated. S&R leaders can use this report to understand the business value that they can realize by tackling each of these priorities and how best to do so.

Generative AI (genAI) for visual content is evolving quickly from content productivity to experience delivery. Architects must design stacks that balance low-latency interaction with cost-efficient batch scaling while embedding provenance and governance throughout the pipeline. This report provides reference architecture and solution patterns to help architects navigate the complex trade-offs between latency, cost, and brand safety.

The detailed writeup from cybersecurity vendor Rapid7 about the Notepad++ compromise gives CISOs a clear demonstration of how a single failure in the distribution process for a widely used utility can become an enterprise-scale software supply chain event. Developers, analysts, automation engineers, researchers, IT operators, and security teams use this editor as part of their […]

Forrester’s Zero Trust (ZT) model of information security enables operational resilience by continuously denying access by default, validating access attempts, reducing attacker dwell time, and enabling earlier detection. This report shows security leaders how they can build operational resilience by implementing Zero Trust principles to increase operational efficiency, reduce complexity, and apply automation.

On November 13, AI vendor Anthropic published details about the disruption of what it characterized as an AI-led cyber espionage operation. Learn what is in Anthropic's report and get tips on how to protect against future AI-enabled attacks.

In times of calm, but especially in times of chaos, risk management strategies and their execution must be dictated by context and control. Prioritizing key risks and crafting appropriate responses is essential to keeping the business going.

Zero Trust without real-world testing is a false sense of security. Learn how MITRE ATT&CK-driven adversarial trials turn Zero Trust from theory into proof.

The recent breaches at F5 and SonicWall illustrate how attackers are targeting the very infrastructure that enterprises rely on to secure and deliver digital services.