CISO Trends

The chief information security officer (CISO) role is growing in importance and remit. Discover the latest trends and analysis for CISOs and information security leaders.

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Predictions 2025 Webinar: Technology & Security

Find out where AI, cloud, and infrastructure are headed in 2025. Join our analysts on January 30 for a deep dive into our 2025 predictions for technology and security leaders. 
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Predictions 2025: Hard-Won Insights Drive Growth

Sharyn Leaver 3 days ago
Business focus is shifting from experimentation to bottom-line gains. Our Predictions 2025 resources reveal what’s next for your industry and role — and the moves that will set you up for competitive advantage.

Jan. 30 Tech & Security Predictions Webinar

Join us to dive into the top 2025 predictions and discover their impact on your tech and security strategies — with exclusive insights from the analysts who conducted the research.

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A Fresh Look At The Future Of The CISO

What It Means October 17, 2024
The role of the chief information security officer (CISO) is more vital than ever. But how are CISOs holding up under the spotlight, and how is the role changing? VP and Principal Analyst Jeff Pollard and Principal Analyst Jess Burn share some new research on the future of the CISO.
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Decentralized Digital Identity: The Global Acceptance Network Gains Momentum

Andras Cser October 10, 2024
Bhutan became the first country to join the Global Acceptance Network (GAN), a foundation that aims to operate a nonprofit decentralized digital identity (DDID) network. Learn more about the use cases for GAN and how it can become successful in this post.
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Announcing The Forrester Wave™: Attack Surface Management Solutions, Q3 2024

Erik Nost October 8, 2024
We’re excited to announce the inaugural release of a Forrester Wave™ evaluation covering attack surface management (ASM) solutions. We evaluated the 11 most significant ASM vendors in what is currently a rapidly evolving market segment. Forrester covers ASM and periphery markets such as exposure management and vulnerability risk management (VRM), as these segments all contribute […]
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How Generative AI Can Transform Security Tools: Innovations Ahead

Explore the real benefits and risks of generative AI in security tools and discover the innovations on the horizon.
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Deconstruct Human-Element Breaches To Protect Your Workforce

Jinan Budge September 30, 2024
Risks posed by and to humans such as deepfakes, data exfiltration by insiders, and misuse of generative AI are expected to accelerate and become more complex. Learn how to discern and manage these human-element risks in this preview of an upcoming report.

Ready For These 2025 Tech And Security Shifts?

Step into 2025 with confidence! Explore our predictions for tech and security leaders, featuring key trends in AI, cloud, SDLC, and AIOps you need to know.

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That’s A Nice IoT Device You’ve Got There … It’d Be A Shame If Mirai Used It For Its Botnet

Paddy Harrington September 16, 2024
A variant of the Mirai DDoS botnet that arrived in late 2016 and has remained active (because its creators released the malware for anyone to use) is using unpatched (and, in this case, unpatchable) AVTECH closed-circuit television cameras as part of its botnet to attack targets of opportunity, such as an early target of the […]
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The Biggest Cloud Trends For CISOs

Tracy Woo September 11, 2024
Public cloud may be the major underpinning of enterprise infrastructure strategies, but it comes with risks. Learn the top three cloud trends that CISOs and security leaders need to be aware of in this preview of our upcoming Security & Risk Summit on December 9–11.
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European Leaders: Align Budget Planning To Accelerate Performance In 2025

Laura Koetzle September 9, 2024
Upbeat budget expectations for 2025 will serve European leaders well, but placing the right bets will be critical to securing a competitive edge. Read a few of our top recommendations.
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Build An Alliance With Your CIO

Jinan Budge September 5, 2024
Learn how to build, improve, repair, or elevate your relationship with your technology counterparts in this preview of our upcoming Security & Risk Summit in Baltimore, December 9–11.
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Key Insights And Recommendations From VMware Explore 2024

Naveen Chhabra September 4, 2024
Get six key takeaways from the annual VMware Explore 2024 conference and find out what they mean for technology leaders.

See What’s Next For Generative AI In Security Tools

The potential for AI in security tools is just beginning! Watch our webinar replay to learn how generative AI is transforming security tools and impacting security practitioners, along with the exciting innovations that lie ahead.

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HPE Seeks To Bolster Its Hybrid Cloud Management Capabilities And Credibility With Morpheus Acquisition

Tracy Woo August 16, 2024
Hewlett Packard Enterprise recently announced an agreement to acquire Morpheus Data, a multicloud management solution. Find out what this means for the two firms and their customers in this blog.
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The 10 Most Important Cloud Trends For 2024

Tracy Woo August 15, 2024
Curious about the top cloud trends in 2024? Learn three of the top 10 cloud trends for 2024 in this preview of a new report.
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APAC CISOs Need More Tools In Their Leadership Swiss Army Knife

Jinan Budge August 12, 2024
APAC CISOs face many common workplace challenges and have similar opportunities as in other roles, but in addition, they encounter lesser-discussed gender, cultural, and geographic impacts that affect the CISO role.
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A Recent Issue Highlights The Importance Of Securing The Hypervisor

Paddy Harrington August 8, 2024
Learn how applying Zero Trust, identity and access management, and endpoint detection and response (EDR) can help protect VMware’s ESXi hypervisor from a newly exploited vulnerability.
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Falcon Fallout: What’s Next For CrowdStrike, Competitors, And CISOs

Jeff Pollard August 6, 2024
The July 19 CrowdStrike Falcon outage created major trust issues for the company and the broader security market. What's next for CrowdStrike? Find out as we make several predictions on where the company will go next.
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Even Greener Pastures Have Their Own Manure

Paddy Harrington July 31, 2024
Tech leaders considering migrating critical systems away from Windows to other operating systems in the wake of CrowdStrike might want to give that strategy some thought. Find out why.
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The CrowdStrike Moment Calls For A Redefinition Of Business Resilience

Charles Betz July 26, 2024
Crises such as the one triggered by CrowdStrike's global outage shine a bright light on many aspects of business and technology. Our new report provides a thorough overview of recommended actions for tech leaders as they face the unfolding long-term repercussions.
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Learnings From The Forrester Wave™: Cloud Cost Management And Optimization Solutions, Q3 2024

Tracy Woo July 25, 2024
At long last, The Forrester Wave™: Cloud Cost Management And Optimization [CCMO] Solutions, Q3 2024 is published! This process is incredibly long and thorough. We go through hours-long briefings and customer calls and perform multiple iterations on scoring; the vendors go through the same. They put in many hours setting up customer references, product demonstrations, […]
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