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How To Build AI Red Teams That Actually Work

Jeff Pollard 5 days ago
AI red teaming blends offensive security tactics with safety evaluations for bias, toxicity, and reputational harm. It’s messy, fragmented and, most of all, necessary. Get six tips to get started on an AI red team that actually works in this preview of our upcoming Security & Risk Summit.
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CrowdStrike Fal.Con 2025: Flexing Into The Agentic AI Age

Jitin Shabadu September 24, 2025
CrowdStrike held its Fal.Con 2025 conference recently and not surprisingly for a cybersecurity vendor event in 2025, AI dominated. Get our highlights and key takeaways here.

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Your Top Questions On Generative AI, AI Agents, And Agentic Systems For Security Tools Answered

Allie Mellen September 23, 2025
Many security professionals are still confused about which AI capabilities are real now and which will come down the road. Get answers to some of the most common questions about use of generative AI, agentic AI, and AI agents in security tools in this preview of our upcoming Security & Risk Summit.
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Securing AI’s M&A Feeding Frenzy Is On

Jeff Pollard September 22, 2025
The cybersecurity industry is in the middle of a land grab as AI security M&A heats up. In just 18 months, eight major vendors — including Check Point, Cisco, CrowdStrike, F5, and Palo Alto Networks — have spent upwards of $2.0 billion acquiring startups focused on securing enterprise AI. AI for security is already poised to disrupt […]
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Splunk .conf25: Cisco, AI, And Data

Allie Mellen September 15, 2025
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 Abyss Of The Salesloft-Salesforce Breach May Reach The Challenger Deep

Paddy Harrington September 12, 2025
Details have been trickling out about a security issue in Salesloft’s Drift product. Find out what data was compromised and what actions you can take to reduce the threat to your business.
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Partner For Progress: Security And HR Must Team Up For Insider Risk Management

Joseph Blankenship September 8, 2025
Since insider risk is more about people than PCs, security and insider risk management pros must make an unlikely new ally: their colleagues in HR. Find out how HR can help reduce insider risk in this preview of our upcoming Security & Risk Summit.

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Announcing My Latest Forrester Wave™ Covering Managed Detection And Response Services In Europe

Tope Olufon September 4, 2025
The Forrester Wave™: Managed Detection And Response Services In Europe, Q3 2025, is live. It’s our second evaluation of the managed detection and response (MDR) space focused on the European market. It looks a bit different from our 2023 Wave, as European customers now place a greater emphasis on sovereignty, localization, speed, automation, and resilience. […]
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The Key To Securing Machine Identities Starts With The Human Element

Geoff Cairns August 26, 2025
As nonhuman identities grow at breakneck speed, it may be easy to forget that the key to modern machine-identity security strategy success is its human elements. Learn more in this preview of our upcoming Security & Risk Summit.
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Commercial Software Spend Will Reach $1.7 Trillion By 2029 And See Double-Digit Growth

Michael O'Grady August 18, 2025
As the global economy braces for slower trade growth and geopolitical tensions, the software industry continues to defy economic headwinds with robust expansion. Software infrastructure is set to grow 13.4% through 2029 while application software grows at a more subdued 9.5%. Learn more in our newly released commercial software forecast.
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Introducing AEGIS — The Guardrails That CISOs Need For The Agentic Enterprise

Jeff Pollard August 4, 2025
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

Amy DeMartine July 31, 2025
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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Academic Freedom And Security: What Hogwarts Can Teach Us About Cybersecurity In Education

Carlos Rivera July 23, 2025
As educational institutions become increasingly connected, the need for robust cybersecurity grows even greater. Learn how we can protect digital campuses without building walls so high that curiosity can’t climb over them.
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Drowning In Security Data Costs? You Get A Data Lake

Allie Mellen July 22, 2025
A common client request I’ve gotten over the past several years is how to best manage growing data costs in the security information and event management (SIEM) system.
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Build Your Proactive Security Program By Matching Attacker Velocity

Tope Olufon July 17, 2025
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

Jess Burn July 15, 2025
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

Carlos Rivera July 10, 2025
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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Understanding The Real Cyber Risks Behind The Iran-Israel-US Geopolitical Tensions

Jitin Shabadu June 27, 2025
When geopolitical bombs drop, cyber fallout often follows. Get five key insights to help you focus on the security strategies that matter most during times of geopolitical escalations.
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How To Choose A Security Platform Without Getting Burned

Jeff Pollard June 27, 2025
Not all security platforms are created equal. CISOs and security pros can get five tips on selecting a security platform in this preview of a new report.
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AWS re:Inforce 2025 — Heavy On User Experience Enhancements, Light On The GenAI Hype

Allie Mellen June 25, 2025
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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