Cybersecurity Snippets
By Jon Oltsik
Jon Oltsik is an ESG senior principal analyst and the founder of the firm’s cybersecurity service. With almost 30 years of technology industry experience, Jon is widely recognized as an expert in all aspects of cybersecurity and is often called upon to help customers understand a CISO's perspective and strategies.
CISOs recommend future actions for their organizations
More security goals for the business, formal security processes, and increased training top the list of recommendations from chief information security officers.
09/05/18
The most important attributes of a cybersecurity platform
A cybersecurity platform should have coverage across major threat vectors, central management, and technologies for prevention, detection, and response in any security platform.
08/29/18
The transition toward enterprise-class cybersecurity vendors
Information security professionals working at enterprise organizations want to work with vendors that have experience with business/IT initiatives and industry knowledge.
08/24/18
What are small organizations doing about cybersecurity?
Firms with 50 to 499 employees are spending more money, purchasing security product suites, and outsourcing security tasks to MSSPs.
08/21/18
The state of cybersecurity at small organizations
Small and midsize businesses (SMBs) are being compromised due to human error, ignorance, and apathy.
08/16/18
Take-aways from Black Hat USA 2018
Black Hat USA 2018 had record crowds, revealed a growing attack surface, and proved we have lots of work ahead.
08/13/18
Cisco buys Duo Security to address a ‘new’ security perimeter
Cisco's acquisition of Duo Security opens many new IAM and cloud security opportunities for Cisco, but additional work remains.
08/06/18
Anticipating Black Hat USA 2018
Looking forward to learning more about new developments in artificial intelligence, cloud security, enterprise risk management, and lots of other topics
08/02/18
Google intends to make GCP the most secure cloud platform
If Google wants the world to know how secure Google Cloud Platform is and increase adoption, it must educate the market and turn up the competitive fire.
07/30/18
What makes CISOs successful?
Leadership and communication skills top the list of what's needed to succeed as a chief information security officer (CISO), while technical skills aren’t nearly as important.
07/19/18
What I learned at Tufin's customer conference (Tufinnovate)
Massive network security changes, cloud adoption, and a pressing need for network security process automation were among the things discussed at Tufin's customer conference.
07/16/18
The new endpoint security market: Growing in size and scope
Massive funding rounds by CrowdStrike and Cylance demonstrate that endpoint security may be the tip of the cybersecurity spear.
06/20/18
Cisco poised to become a cybersecurity force
Cisco's cybersecurity strategy focuses on product integration, an open platform, and simplifying operations for its customers. But it must do more to capture the attention of information security professionals.
06/13/18
Moving to central network security policy management for hybrid clouds
With controls built into the infrastructure, the industry is headed toward central network security policy management (and reporting).
06/06/18
The rise of analyst-centric security operations technologies
The shift of technology to meet analyst needs has altered the infosec market -- for the better.
05/30/18
Symantec in a position to progress and prosper
Symantec has some internal challenges and increased competition, but it appears to be facing these challenges from a position of strength in the market.
05/25/18
Containers are here. What about container security?
ESG data indicates that cybersecurity pros have problems around the nuances of container technology and implementing container-centric security controls.
05/15/18
It’s time to think harder about security data management
Organizations are running into scalability problems as they collect, process, and analyze more security data. It’s time for enterprise security data management.
05/11/18
The evolution of security operations, automation and orchestration
Basic functionality of SOAR products is being supplemented with strong integration, canned runbooks, and case management.
05/09/18
Cloud computing security chaos continued at RSA Conference 2018
Cloud security has growing needs and lots of challenges. Here are some thoughts on solutions and strategies.
05/02/18
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