Best Practice Report

Your Security Products Aren’t Secure

What To Do When Trusted Technology Becomes The Target

October 4th, 2016
Amy DeMartine, VP, Research Director
Amy DeMartine VP, Research Director
Jeff Pollard, VP, Principal Analyst
Jeff Pollard VP, Principal Analyst
With contributors:
Christopher McClean , Claire O'Malley , Trevor Lyness , Peggy Dostie

Summary

The nightmare scenario has become reality: Trusted security brands and technologies fail when facing attacks that target them directly. It’s time to replace your rosy view of trusting security products to “have your back” against common vulnerabilities with a more critical stance. This report explores how security and risk (S&R) pros must demand a higher standard of security testing and remediation on security products to ensure that these products don’t introduce vulnerabilities like those they’re trying to prevent.

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