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Network security in the spotlight

Posted on 10 September 202030 September 2020 by Bryan Betts

Understanding why it can go wrong is key to making the right investment decisions

The first half of 2020 saw dramatic shifts in network usage as much of the world shifted to remote and home working, and as businesses went through years-worth of digital transformation seemingly overnight. This has made network security more important than ever, yet the main trigger for deciding to upgrade network security remains “Shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.” In other words, wait until something goes wrong before you act to prevent it happening again.

This approach can result in significant pain both for the business and for its operational staff. Where and why is this pain most severe, and how are network security staff and others working to change this? How are buying decisions made – and how can administrators avoid being unfairly blamed for security failures – in an area where new threats and defensive technologies appear with amazing frequency? And do the advantages of single-sourcing your network security outweigh the advantages of being able to choose and combine the best technology from a range of suppliers?

Those were just a few of the big questions we recently asked in an online survey. In this report, we summarize the answers of 223 respondents working in a range of business and technology roles, all of them involved in networking and/or security. Our conclusions confirm that many challenges are shared ones, but we also highlight key factors that differentiate top performers from the mainstream, and we suggest new and better ways for everyone to improve network security.

Download the Research Report to read more…

 

Bryan Betts
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Bryan is a technology enthusiast and industry veteran. He has been analysing, explaining and writing about IT and business in a highly engaging manner for around three decades. His experience spans the early days of minicomputers and PC technology, through the emergence of cellular data and smart mobile devices, to the latest developments of the software-defined age in which we all live today. Over his career, Bryan has seen at first-hand how IT changes the world – and how the world changes IT – and he brings that extensive insight to his role as an industry analyst.

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Bryan is a technology enthusiast and industry veteran. He has been analysing, explaining and writing about IT and business in a highly engaging manner for around three decades. His experience spans the early days of minicomputers and PC technology, through the emergence of cellular data and smart mobile devices, to the latest developments of the software-defined age in which we all live today. Over his career, Bryan has seen at first-hand how IT changes the world – and how the world changes IT – and he brings that extensive insight to his role as an industry analyst.

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