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Contrary to what security providers themselves claim, companies are not looking to consolidate. Instead of entrusting complete security to one provider, the number of different providers in the
Contrary to what security providers themselves claim, companies are not looking to consolidate. Instead of entrusting complete security to one provider, the number of different providers in the IT environment is increasing.
SiliconAngle publishes the results of a major survey on IT security investment behavior and priorities. Although the survey focuses primarily on large American companies (more than 300 companies were surveyed), many of the trends mentioned may also sound recognizable to your company. Companies are forced to invest more in security and look at more than one supplier.µ
However, the major security providers themselves emphasize more than often enough that the variety of solutions has a negative impact on security efficiency. The research also confirms this: an average company has 60 to 75 security solutions. To deal with this, it is best as a business to opt for a consolidated package. Any security provider will tell you that they are “the only one on the market” that has such a total solution.
This marketing talk doesn’t seem to correspond to reality. Only nine percent of companies surveyed expect to reduce the number of security providers in their IT environment in the next 12 months. 51 percent expect an increase, 37 percent see the status quo.
Why do companies make it so difficult to purchase from multiple vendors even though those solutions may not always communicate well with each other? The IT landscape is becoming increasingly complex and security is no exception. Companies need to invest in securing accounts, email, cloud, networks, and patching vulnerabilities, and savings cannot be made in any of these areas.
Therefore, companies carefully search for what they believe is the best solution for each domain, and this is therefore not always found from the same provider. Specialization comes before consolidation. The survey also shows that companies are interested in the added value of AI for security, but a small minority have already taken the plunge.
Source: IT Daily
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