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Get A Head Start On The National Cybersecurity Strategy

Jeff Pollard March 2, 2023
This blog outlines Forrester’s existing Security & Risk research to help organizations navigate, manage, and prepare their organizations for the implications of the National Cybersecurity Strategy.
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Introducing Forrester’s Network Analysis And Visibility Landscape, Q1 2023

Heath Mullins March 1, 2023
In today’s Zero Trust (ZT) world, organizations have been heavily focused on Zero Trust edge identity solutions. In some cases, however, they’ve neglected visibility across all the connections, endpoints, and applications in the enterprise. Network analysis and visibility (NAV) solutions have become almost an afterthought to ZT, but they are actually central to a robust […]

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A Zero Trust Paradox: Which Comes First, Microsegmentation Or Microperimeter?

Carlos Rivera February 21, 2023
The common trope, “What came first, the chicken or the egg?” is a question about origins and paradoxical relationships. Security and risk conversations about microsegmentation and microperimeters suffer from a similar dilemma. These two concepts are heavily emphasized in Zero Trust conversations as key components to advance maturity. Security and risk pros confuse the usage […]
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Cybersecurity Risk Dashboards: No Value, Extreme Liability

Jeff Pollard January 30, 2023
Over the last 12 months, “risk dashboards” became all the rage in cybersecurity, with varied titles such as “risk index,” “security baseline,” “security posture,” and “risk posture.” These dashboards appear in a vendor’s user interface and purport to help security programs improve. Some even offer coveted “benchmark data” that leaders can share with boards and […]
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Enterprise Firewalls: The Security Tech That Keeps On Ticking

David Holmes December 20, 2022
Learn the three approaches enterprise firewall vendors are taking to work around a shortage of network security techs.
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Has Zero Trust Killed Defense in Depth? Or “DiD” It Refine It?

Carlos Rivera December 12, 2022
Zero Trust (ZT) continues to make waves (no pun intended), with US federal agencies now publishing guidance, such as the OMB’s M-22-09 or the DoD’s ZT strategy, for effective implementations, allowing for the government to be viewed as a source of trust in cybersecurity — although ZT is still mired in myths, and these can […]
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Predictions 2023: Economic Uncertainty And Climate Shifts Will Shape Edge, IoT, And Networking

Michele Pelino November 7, 2022
From the city to the farm, market forces will have a dramatic impact on edge, IoT, and networking. Learn more in our 2023 predictions.

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Predictions 2023: Security Pros Face Greater Internal Risks

Heidi Shey October 31, 2022
On top of the usual challenges, in 2023, security pros will see more risk coming from internal forces, such as enabling anywhere work and the future of the office. Learn more in our 2023 predictions.
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Prefacio: Mi Blog de Introducción

Octavio Garcia Granados October 17, 2022
Dándole seguimiento a los múltiples mensajes de apoyo y animo en este nuevo capítulo de mi vida, he decidido escribir un prefacio. He escogido intencionalmente “Prefacio” como el título de este primero blog para indicar que no solo se trata de un capítulo, pero será un libro lleno de revelaciones para líderes de negocios y […]
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A Preface: My Introductory Blog

Octavio Garcia Granados October 6, 2022
Following the multiple messages of support and encouragement in this new chapter of my life, I have decided to write a preface. I have intentionally chosen “A Preface” as the title of this first blog to indicate that it’s not only going to be a chapter but a book full of insight for business and […]
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SD-WAN Sunsets And ZTE Emerges

Andre Kindness September 16, 2022
Software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) has started to ride off into the sunset (which is long overdue). For some time, you might see some vendors wandering around aimlessly, hoping to sell you a SD-WAN solution, but for the most part, the networking market is moving on. It didn’t happen like I predicted. I thought the SD-WAN acronym […]
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Shape Your 2023 Cybersecurity Priorities For Uncertain Times

As 2023 approaches, security leaders are hard at work planning for the cybersecurity trends headed our way – setting budgets, developing plans, and establishing priorities. Is your plan on track?

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Join us for a planning webinar to learn how you can budget and align your 2023 cybersecurity plans for what’s ahead.

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It’s More Than Just Emojis: Secure Your Communications

Heidi Shey September 2, 2022
What’s within an employee chat? More than emojis. Employee communications via chat, voice calls, and videoconferencing can include customers’ personal information, insights about business operations, or other highly sensitive material. Consumer apps aren’t suited for such purposes. They lack enterprise controls for management and compliance, have privacy policies and terms of use that can change […]
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Space And The LEO Promise — A New Forrester Frontier

Phil Brunkard August 31, 2022
The Space Race Has Restarted Today’s interest in the space industry is the most intense since the Apollo missions first captivated the world in the 1960s. Billionaire space tourists in reusable rockets, a planned return trip to the moon, and smaller, cheaper satellites designed to operate in low Earth orbit (LEO) promising to connect the […]
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New Security & Risk Planning Guide Helps CISOs Set 2023 Priorities

Merritt Maxim August 23, 2022
Which security technologies should be getting the investment in 2023, and which ones should you be scaling back on? Read a few key takeaways from our planning guide for security and risk leaders.
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Getting The Knack For NAC

Carlos Rivera August 8, 2022
Network access control (NAC) was first offered in 2006 as a security solution that seemed promising but struggled to gain any interest for its adoption. This only worsened in the wake of anywhere-work and the move to the cloud, as on-premises networks declined in importance. Newer solutions such as Zero Trust network access (ZTNA), which […]
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The Best And Worst Security Practices From Around The World

What It Means June 9, 2022
The fact is, no business can stop every breach. So is it time to shift to a “post-breach” resilience strategy? Analyst Allie Mellen thinks so. This week, she discusses the best — and worst — security practices from various global regions.

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Voorspellingen voor 2022: duurzaamheid en digitale kloof bepalen edge, IoT en netwerken

Abhijit Sunil May 17, 2022
Hieronder vindt u de drie gewaagde veronderstellingen die wij voor edge, IoT en netwerken maken in 2022.
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Our 2022 Top Recommendations For Your Security Program: CISOs Get An Offer They Can’t Refuse

Jeff Pollard April 6, 2022
The Coppola classic has a few surprising parallels with today's chief information security officer.
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Forr The Planet: Intervju om hållbarhet – Ericsson

Abhijit Sunil March 23, 2022
(Foto: Abhinav Sunil) Eftersom telekombranschen tillhandahåller stamnät för uppkoppling och nätverksinfrastruktur har denna bransch hamnat i rampljuset när det gäller hållbarhet. Nu när 5G är här, vad kan vi göra för att se till att de nya nätverken är så energieffektiva som möjligt? Jag pratade med Heather Johnson, VP för sustainability and corporate responsibility på Ericsson, […]
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