Trend Report

Understand The Benefits And Drawbacks Of Cybersecurity’s Platform Push

Look, It’s A Security Suite! No, It’s A Security Portfolio! No, It’s A Security Platform!

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Jun 24, 2025

Summary

Security platforms grew, literally, out of the concurrent need for increased tech integration and reduced spend, creating a market of security titans amidst a still teeming pool of startups and standalone point solutions. But security platforms aren’t created or defined equally. Security and risk professionals can use this report and Forrester’s security platforms definition to draw distinctions between security vendors and their platform approaches and make decisions related to security tools and tech consolidation.

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