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Threat intelligence is a priority for many cybersecurity organizations. But it remains elusive and difficult. Read our insights.
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Ransomware Defense For Constrained State And Local Budgets
Explore the state of ransomware vulnerability for state and local governments — and how you can protect your agency with limited resources.
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Protecting Against The Top Cybersecurity Threats In 2023 Requires A Balanced Approach
Get a preview of the top five cybersecurity threats — established and emerging — for this year and learn how to defend against each.
Defend Your Local Agency From Ransomware
Don't let resources limit your ransomware security. Attend our May 24th webinar to explore a ransomware playbook for success and what to do if ransomware strikes.
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Supply Chain Shortage Of Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye
They say the most inopportune time to buy an umbrella is when it’s raining. That’s exactly what’s happening now to US utilities companies scrambling to procure a critical component required to beef up or repair power lines just as the US hurricane season arrives. At the heart of the headache, for the fourth year in […]
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Vulnerability Programs Must Regain Trust To Inspire Action
Is using CVSS scores for risk prioritization leading to misalignment and even mistrust in your organization? Find out in this Security & Risk event session preview.
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Meet The New Analyst Covering OT Security: Brian Wrozek
What Topics Will You Be Covering At Forrester? I am very excited to be covering security and risk for operational technology (OT) environments, including the critical infrastructure and manufacturing industries. This is a growing area of concern because OT-specific attacks are increasing and the stakes are higher regarding the potential impact to human safety and […]
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It’s Christmas In July For Three Threat Intelligence Startups
Christmas came early for three vendors in the threat intelligence and attack surface management space this past week. In a reported all-cash $500 million deal (no need for layaway when your market cap is north of $2 trillion), Microsoft acquired threat intelligence and attack surface management vendor RiskIQ. In Europe, Swedish vulnerability risk management firm […]
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Announcing The Forrester Wave™: External Threat Intelligence Services, Q1 2021
We are thrilled to announce the publication of “The Forrester Wave™: External Threat Intelligence Services, Q1 2021.” External threat intelligence services (ETIS) are important to security teams to fill gaps in their existing collection plans with specialized services that will enhance their existing cyber defense and reduce risk. External threat intelligence services are different in […]
Unlock The Secret To 2023 Tech Success
Attend our predictions webinar on overcoming resource constraints with a focus on resiliency and talent.
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Stay Vigilant Of The 2021 Threat Landscape And Help Your Org Prepare For “The Next Normal”
Earlier this month, a US State Department spokeswoman announced that the US had identified three online publications that were attempting to discredit the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, all of which were directed by Russian intelligence. In Forrester’s annual report on top security threats, we explore the top security threats that security professionals must monitor, including […]
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Reflections On 2020: Cybersecurity Predictions Versus Reality
You’re probably tired of hearing about 2021 cybersecurity predictions. This is something different. We’re taking a look back to what we predicted would happen in 2020 and grading our predictions. After all, why make predictions in the first place if we’re not going to reflect and assess ourselves afterward? When we make predictions, we aim to identify what is different that we think […]
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Cybersecurity Lessons Learned From Snowmageddon
Social media reminded us that seven years ago, a mere two inches of snow in the middle of the day shut down Atlanta, our beloved city. It’s now affectionally referred to as Snowmageddon or Snowpocalypse. We both worked at competing security vendors then — Brian in the office at the Secureworks HQ in Sandy Springs (just […]
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Voulez-Vous Parler Social Networks’ Content Moderation Policies?
My father told me once, “If you see something wrong happening in the world, you can either do nothing, or you can do something.” And I already tried nothing. — Steve Trevor, Wonder Woman Social networks, tech vendors ingesting social data, and brands running social listening practices might all be wondering the same thing right […]
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Demystifying The Information Sharing Alphabet Soup
Cyberthreat intelligence (CTI) is an overcrowded space that is overdue for contraction. In general, we see it filled with smaller vendors with founders who come from an intel background, got enough funding to land a Fortune 100 client (not exclusively, mind you), and have put their logo into every pitch deck they use when going […]
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Global Warming For Iceberg Metaphors
Sorting through the smoke and mirrors surrounding the dark web to deliver the truth about what it is, what it does, and what it means.
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Understanding The Evolving DRP Market
Sixty-four percent of global security decision makers recognize that improving their threat intelligence capabilities is a high or critical priority. Nevertheless, companies across many industries fail to develop a strategy for achieving this. Among the many reasons why organizations struggle to develop a threat intelligence capability, two stand out: Developing a mature threat intelligence program […]
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Cunning Plans Are In Short Supply In 2019 Brexit Britain
With no Brexit deal signed, European CISOs should be ready to face chaos. Here are five key concerns CISOs must consider and prepare for.
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Examine The Cybersecurity Risk Ratings Market With The Forrester New Wave™ Evaluation
The Forrester New Wave™: Cybersecurity Risk Ratings, Q4 2018 Earlier today, we published “The Forrester New Wave™: Cybersecurity Risk Ratings, Q4 2018” evaluation. We take a close look at the nine most important vendors in this rising market, reviewing their current capabilities, customer references, and strategic road maps. This includes vendor profiles, with our analysis and buyer […]
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Risk Tech, Reg Tech — All The 2018 Tech
The Forrester Tech Tide™: Risk And Compliance Management, Q2 2018 We recently published our Tech Tide™ report outlining 14 key risk and compliance technologies to track in 2018. One of the challenging parts of this research is setting the right scope. We found risk and compliance technology everywhere, covering every industry, region, and niche use case. […]
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Prioritizing Cybersecurity: Learnings From WannaCry
Forrester Principal Analyst Jeff Pollard explains the WannaCry ransomware attack and what it means to business and technology leaders as companies and institutions become increasingly under siege from cyberthreats.