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• Report A Practical Guide To A Zero Trust Implementation

  Roadmap: The Zero Trust Security Playbook

  March 3, 2021 | Steve Turner, David Holmes, Chase Cunningham

  Zero Trust is becoming the security model of choice for enterprises and governments alike. However, security leaders often don't know where to begin to implement it, or they feel daunted by the...

• Blog Announcing The Forrester New Wave™: Cybersecurity Risk Ratings Platforms, Q1 2021

  February 25, 2021 | Paul McKay

  The cybersecurity risk ratings (CSR) market is a bit like Marmite or SPAM (the pork product in a can, not the unwelcome emails) — some customers love it, others hate it. We see examples of both...

• Report The Forrester New Wave™: Cybersecurity Risk Ratings Platforms, Q1 2021

  The Seven Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up

  February 25, 2021 | Paul McKay, Alla Valente

  In Forrester's evaluation of the emerging market for cybersecurity risk ratings, we identified the seven most significant providers in the category — BitSight, Black Kite (previously Normshield),...

• Blog New Research Announcement — Now Tech: European Cybersecurity Consulting Providers, Q1 2021

  February 22, 2021 | Paul McKay

  I just launched a Now Tech that lists out the major firms participating in the European cybersecurity consulting market, which has undergone a radical transformation in the last 12 months....

• Report Now Tech: European Cybersecurity Consulting Providers, Q1 2021

  Forrester's Overview Of 32 European Security Consulting Providers

  February 17, 2021 | Paul McKay

  You can use European security consulting providers to help construct and gain executive buy in for your security program, accelerate innovation and help you quickly implement your security program....

• Report Define A Roadmap To Accelerate Your Security Program

  Roadmap: The S&R Practice Playbook

  December 1, 2020 | Jinan Budge, Paul McKay

  Turning strategy into action reveals a CISO's worth. A solid security roadmap is the best way to do this; it guides implementation efforts, shows support for key business initiatives, and explains...

• Blog GAIA-X Must Be More Than Just Another European Infrastructure Provider, Or It Will Deliver No Value

  November 12, 2020 | Paul McKay

  Today Paul Miller, Tracy Woo, and I released our report that examines the market impact of the GAIA-X project. France and Germany announced an initiative in 2019, which was formalized as the GAIA-X...

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  Webinar Cybersecurity Predictions 2021

  November 3, 2020 | Jeff Pollard, Joseph Blankenship, Heidi Shey

  This webinar provides a deep dive on our five cybersecurity predictions slated to take place in 2021. CISOs and other security leaders will learn what will happen, why, and what to do about it in...

• Blog My Reflections From The 2020 European MSSP Forrester Wave™

  August 5, 2020 | Paul McKay

  My first refresh of the Forrester Wave evaluation on European managed security services providers (MSSPs) went live this week. In the previous Wave, differentiators in the market included matured...

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  Webinar Reducing Security Software Costs Through Effective Negotiations

  July 14, 2020 | Paul McKay, Sean Ryan, Mark Bartrick

  Security professionals procure large amounts of security software to secure their enterprises. The average organization has products from dozens of security vendors, all adding costs and...

• Report Forrester Infographic: The State Of The European Cybersecurity Product Market

  European Security Leaders Trying To Buy Local Will Struggle To Meet Their Needs

  July 8, 2020 | Paul McKay

  Developing a thriving European cybersecurity product market is a key EU digital single market priority in 2020 and beyond. European security leaders would love to buy locally but don't always have...

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  Webinar Zero Trust Is Moving From Theory To Practice For European Organizations

  June 8, 2020 | Paul McKay

  European organizations are adopting the Zero Trust eXtended (ZTX) ecosystem approach to secure their businesses. They use it to secure their transition to cloud-first strategies and to enable a...

• Report Forrester Infographic: Understanding European Security Leader Spending Patterns, 2020

  European Security Leaders Adapt To Stagnating Security Budgets

  May 18, 2020 | Paul McKay

  Forrester surveyed 1,346 European security decision makers to understand how they plan to spend their budgets in 2020. This infographic summarizes security spending patterns and key takeaways from...

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  Webinar European Security Market Trends, 2020

  May 18, 2020 | Paul McKay

  Security leaders in Europe have had to deal with one of the biggest workforce transformations ever known as workers have moved from office work to homeworking to counter the current COVID-19...

• Blog Research Announcement — Now Tech: European Managed Security Services Providers, Q2 2020

  May 5, 2020 | Paul McKay

  The first stage of my update of my 2018 evaluative research on the European managed security services provider (MSSP) market published this week. “Now Tech: European Managed Security Services...

• Report Now Tech: European Managed Security Services Providers, Q2 2020

  Forrester's Overview Of 30 European Managed Security Services Providers

  May 4, 2020 | Paul McKay

  You can use European managed security services providers (MSSPs) to improve security visibility, enhance response capability, and act as an extension to your security team. But to realize these...

• Report The Future Of The CISO

  Vision: The S&R Practice Playbook

  May 4, 2020 | Jeff Pollard, Claire O'Malley, Paul McKay

  For many security and risk pros, becoming a CISO is challenging, and they find themselves in situations where they're forced to conform, rather than excel. This report outlines types of CISOs,...

• Report Top Recommendations For Your Security Program, 2020

  Landscape: The S&R Practice Playbook

  April 27, 2020 | Sandy Carielli, Sean Ryan, Jinan Budge

  Each year, Forrester outlines the most important recommendations for your security strategy for the coming 12 months. We base these recommendations on thousands of client inquiries and...

• Report Returning To Work: How To Prepare For Pandemic Recovery

  Essential Steps And Pandemic Management Protocols For Planning Your Operational Recovery

  April 20, 2020 | Stephanie Balaouras, Alla Valente, Andrew Hewitt

  As the epicenter of the global COVID-19 pandemic shifts and each affected region reaches its peak infection rate, firms must prepare now to restart closed plants, reopen retail locations, and bring...

• Report How To Implement Zero Trust Security In Europe

  April 15, 2020 | Paul McKay, Chase Cunningham, Enza Iannopollo

  Large technology companies and the US federal government have adopted Zero Trust (ZT) as their next-generation security model. 2019 saw Zero Trust enter the European security market. In 2020,...

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  Webinar Recapping The 2020 RSA Conference: Forrester’s Perspectives

  March 25, 2020 | Merritt Maxim, Chase Cunningham, Heidi Shey

  The RSA Conference is an important annual event to assess the global state of information security. As the world’s largest information security event, the RSA Conference provides a full week...

• Blog Navigating The European 5G Security Debate

  March 21, 2020 | Paul McKay

  At present, it is difficult to remember life before the COVID-19 pandemic, but a key switch that has happened is the large-scale shifting of the population to work at home, as widely documented....

• Report Security Budgets Europe, 2020: SaaS Security Is In Vogue

  European Security Leaders Adopt Sustainable Budgeting Practices

  March 20, 2020 | Paul McKay

  In 2020, European security leaders are grappling with a toxic mix of geopolitical tensions, economic growth slowdown, and board of directors fatigue caused by questionable results after years of...

• Report Cybersecurity Risk Ratings Market Outlook, 2020 And Beyond

  CISO Trust And Transparency Issues Drive Market Consolidation And Exits

  March 16, 2020 | Paul McKay

  Cybersecurity risk ratings vendors leverage externally available data about a firm to rate its cybersecurity posture. These vendors have now become mainstream despite customers, suppliers, and...

• Report Securing Private 5G At The Edge: Europe Edition

  Guide To Securing Private 5G And Edge Computing Use Cases For European Organizations

  March 13, 2020 | Paul McKay

  5G networks are being deployed around Europe in 2020; several countries and telecom operators will bring 5G to the consumer market in 2020 and beyond. You'll find the most compelling 5G use cases...