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Recorded Future Predict 2025: Intelligence To Operations … And Now To Action
Recorded Future held its Predict Global 2025 conference in New York City recently. Get some key highlights from the conference as well as a look ahead to the vendor’s Predict Europe 2025 event.
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Developer-Led Growth Meets Enterprise-Grade Security And Distributed Infrastructure At Cloudflare Connect 2025
Cloudflare Connect 2025 had a distinctly optimistic vibe as the vendor positions itself as the connective tissue for modern digital operations in the enterprise and showcases its AI security abilities. Learn more in this event review.
Predictions 2026: Your Planning Starts Here
2026 will demand proof, not promises. Explore Forrester’s Predictions resources — guides, webinars, and blogs — to plan smarter, lead with trust, and stay ahead of disruption.
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Declaring Zero Trust Without Testing Is A Lie
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.
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How F5 And SonicWall Revealed The Fragility Of The Software Supply Chain
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.
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Announcing The Forrester Wave™: Network Analysis And Visibility Solutions, Q4 2025
Despite its criticality, network analysis and visibility solutions remain underrepresented in enterprises compared to technologies such as endpoint detection and response and security information and event management. Find out why in this preview of our new Wave report.
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Predictions 2026: Cybersecurity And Risk Leaders Grapple With New Tech And Geopolitical Threats
In 2026, continued political instability coupled with technological advancements being used by cybercriminals will force cybersecurity and risk leaders to adapt their defensive technologies and prepare their workforce for big shifts. Find out more in our 2026 predictions for cybersecurity and risk.
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Splunk .conf25: Cisco, AI, And Data
The 10th annual Splunk .conf took place in Boston recently. From the opening keynote to various new product releases and enhancements, get a full review of the event in this post.
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The Forrester Wave™: Secure Access Service Edge Solutions, Q3 2025 — A Market Transformed
We just released The Forrester Wave™: Secure Access Service Edge Solutions, Q3 2025, and the results mark a dramatic shift from the 2023 Wave on Zero Trust edge solutions.
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The Real Future Of Proactive Security Isn’t Finding Exposures — It’s Fixing Them
Visibility, prioritization, and remediation will always be the foundation of your proactive program, but many orgs still struggle to optimize all three principles in an integrated fashion. Learn how to prepare your security teams for the future of proactive security in this preview of a keynote at our upcoming Security & Risk Summit.
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Introducing AEGIS — The Guardrails That CISOs Need For The Agentic Enterprise
AI agents aren’t coming — they’re already here. And they’re not waiting for your security architecture to catch up. Learn how Forrester's new AEGIS framework can help CISOs secure, govern, and manage AI agents and agentic infrastructure.
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Master Risk And Conquer Chaos At Forrester’s Security & Risk Summit
For leaders in security, risk, and privacy, this year has been different, with a new level of volatility fueled by geopolitics, new regulatory hurdles, relentless AI disruption, and looming quantum threats. Learn how Forrester’s Security & Risk Summit 2025 can empower you to stay ahead of the chaos, take the right risks, and secure your organization.
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Palo Alto Networks Enters The Identity Security Market With $25B Purchase Of CyberArk
The third-largest cybersecurity M&A deal in history makes sense in some respects, but the track record on mega security and identity tie-ups is incomplete and unproven.
2026 Predictions: What Tech And Security Leaders Must Know
Our 2026 tech and security predictions are out — now it’s time to go deeper. Join Forrester’s analysts to uncover what you must do to lead with trust and value.
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Announcing The Forrester Wave™: Unified Vulnerability Management Solutions, Q3 2025
Vulnerability management is undergoing a seismic shift. The risk-based prioritization from vulnerability risk management (VRM) has combined with attack surface management (ASM) to form exposure management and continuous security testing — two emerging practices that prioritize visibility and prioritization over remediation and response.
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Build Your Proactive Security Program By Matching Attacker Velocity
Effective security must mirror attacker agility. Learn how to think like an attacker and build a proactive security strategy in this preview of our upcoming Technology & Innovation Summit EMEA.
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Security Planning 2026: Budget To Manage Volatility, Seize Opportunities, And Avoid Threats
Security and risk leaders face an uncertain road ahead in 2026. Wild market swings, geopolitical tensions, and increased cybersecurity threats mean that security and risk leaders must build resilient plans and make bold moves to turn volatility into opportunity. Learn how our Budget Planning Guide for security and risk leaders can help.
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Announcing The Forrester Wave™: Zero Trust Platforms, Q3 2025 — Choosing A Platform Solution For Your Zero Trust Journey
The latest edition of our Zero Trust platform vendor evaluation, The Forrester Wave™: Zero Trust Platforms, Q3 2025, published today. It highlights how this market continues to improve upon delivering unified solutions that help simplify and operationalize Zero Trust for organizations. Beginning with The Zero Trust Platforms Landscape, Q1 2025, we researched major players in […]
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Your Zero Trust Strategy Needs An Adversarial Perspective
As IT environments become more complex and alert fatigue grows, the solution isn’t more controls — it’s systematic testing through an attacker’s lens. Find out how your Zero Trust strategy can benefit from this approach in this preview of a new report.
2026 Tech & Security Predictions You Can’t Afford To Miss
AI cleanup, budget shifts, neocloud, and quantum threats — what’s ahead could reshape your strategy. Get Forrester’s guide with five bold predictions to stay ahead and lead with trust and value.
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AWS re:Inforce 2025 — Heavy On User Experience Enhancements, Light On The GenAI Hype
This year's AWS re:Inforce event included a big announcement and revealed other security-related enhancements. Read our top takeaways.
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Key Takeaways From Cisco Live 2025: Cisco’s Big Bets For Unified Security And AI
Cisco Live 2025 Focused On Three Main Themes: AI, Simplification, And Security At its annual Cisco Live event, the company delivered a clear message: It’s operationalizing AI across the core pillars of networking, security, and observability. Building on last year’s momentum with innovations like Hypershield and Splunk integration, the company has framed its vision around […]
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You Don’t Need To Be Ethan Hunt To Break Into A Building
In today’s hyper-connected buildings, cybercriminals don’t need grappling hooks or disguises — just a vulnerable thermostat or door lock to breach your defenses and disrupt your operations.
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