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With the proliferation of data and the ubiquity of connected devices, organizations can move with unmatched efficiency, but simultaneously incur increased risks. Read our insights on how security & risk professionals can succeed in this environment.
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Predictions 2025: AI’s Mishaps And Patchy Rules Lead To Uneven Pockets Of Trust
Patchy AI standards and regulations across the globe will result in some organizations faring better than others when it comes to building and maintaining trust. Learn more in this preview of our 2025 trust predictions.
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A Fresh Look At The Future Of The CISO
The role of the chief information security officer (CISO) is more vital than ever. But how are CISOs holding up under the spotlight, and how is the role changing? VP and Principal Analyst Jeff Pollard and Principal Analyst Jess Burn share some new research on the future of the CISO.
Eliminate Your Security Gaps And Redundancies
Learn how to align your security products and services with their functions using Forrester’s Security Tools and Services Mapping (STSM).
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If You Are A Business Resilience Pro, We Need You To Answer A Few Questions!
As more worldwide operational resilience regulations take effect, the business resilience landscape is changing. Help us find out how much it's changing by completing a survey we're conducting in collaboration with the Disaster Recovery Journal.
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Lessons Learned From The CrowdStrike Outage
On July 19, an update from security software vendor CrowdStrike took down 8.5 million Windows endpoints and caused widespread chaos. In this episode, VP and Research Director Amy DeMartine and Principal Analyst Allie Mellen discuss the lessons learned from the outage and what steps security and business leaders should take as a result.
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Get Visibility Into Healthcare’s Biggest Blind Spot: Concentration Risk
It’s been a banner year for healthcare, and not in a good way. As a healthcare provider, if your patients had trouble filling a prescription, if you struggled to submit claims to generate much-needed revenue, or if you had to ask a patient to reschedule a non-essential medical procedure, your organization has been a victim of healthcare concentration risk.
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Announcing The Forrester Wave™: Attack Surface Management Solutions, Q3 2024
We’re excited to announce the inaugural release of a Forrester Wave™ evaluation covering attack surface management (ASM) solutions. We evaluated the 11 most significant ASM vendors in what is currently a rapidly evolving market segment. Forrester covers ASM and periphery markets such as exposure management and vulnerability risk management (VRM), as these segments all contribute […]
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Old Dogs Learn New Tricks — The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Firewall Solutions, Q4 2024
Contrary to expectations the enterprise firewall continues to thrive. and vendors have made significant progress in keeping up with rapid innovations. Learn more in this preview of the recently published report, The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Firewall Solutions, Q4 2024.
Missed Our Tech & Security Predictions Webinar?
Watch the replay to catch up! Dive into the top 2025 predictions and discover their impact on your tech and security strategies — with exclusive insights from the analysts who conducted the research.
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Visa Risk And Identity Solutions Acquires Fraud Management Vendor Featurespace
Last week, Visa announced the acquisition of Featurespace, a UK-based enterprise fraud management and anti-money-laundering (AML) vendor.
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Predictions 2025: Security And Risk Pros Will Brace For Regulations And Resilience
With cybercrime expected to cost $12 trillion in 2025, regulators will take a more active role in protecting consumer data while organizations pivot to adopt more proactive security measures to limit material impacts. Find out more in our 2025 predictions for cybersecurity, risk, and privacy.
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Apply For The 2024 Forrester Security & Risk Summit Scholarship Today
Forrester is once again partnering with Women in Security and Privacy to provide free admission to our Security & Risk Summit for four women looking to break into cybersecurity. Learn the details and find out how to apply for the scholarship here.
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How Generative AI Can Transform Security Tools: Innovations Ahead
Explore the real benefits and risks of generative AI in security tools and discover the innovations on the horizon.
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Deconstruct Human-Element Breaches To Protect Your Workforce
Risks posed by and to humans such as deepfakes, data exfiltration by insiders, and misuse of generative AI are expected to accelerate and become more complex. Learn how to discern and manage these human-element risks in this preview of an upcoming report.
Jan. 30 Tech & Security Predictions Webinar
Join us to dive into the top 2025 predictions and discover their impact on your tech and security strategies — with exclusive insights from the analysts who conducted the research.
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Data Security: The Time Is Now To Pioneer A New Strategy
Data security is both a high priority and struggle for many organizations. Find out why and get some next steps in this preview of our upcoming Security & Risk Summit, December 9–11 in Baltimore.
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Systemic Gaps And Geopolitical Tensions Define Europe’s Cybersecurity Threats In 2024
European businesses, much like their global counterparts, are caught in a delicate dance, with CISOs coping with sector-specific vulnerabilities, a regulatory maze, and geopolitical complexity. Forrester’s report, European Cybersecurity Threats, 2024, offers European security leaders some much-needed clarity. Security Fundamentals Matter More Than Security Theater Technology and security professionals often find themselves captivated by the […]
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Overcome The Five Poisons (Kleshas) Of Human Risk Management
We started our evaluation of human risk management solutions knowing that vendors and customers were at different stages of adoption. We faced resistance – the level of which depended on where vendors were in achieving their own vision of HRM.
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The Benefits Generative AI Brings To Fraud Management
Looking for ways to improve your fraud management capabilities? Learn six key ways generative AI can help in this preview of a session at our upcoming Security & Risk Summit in Baltimore December 9-11.
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Don’t Let Another Organization Win Your Forrester 2024 Security & Risk Enterprise Leadership Award
The Security & Risk Enterprise Leadership Award recognizes orgs that transformed the security, privacy, and risk management. Learn more about the award and find out how to apply.
Ready For These 2025 Tech And Security Shifts?
Step into 2025 with confidence! Explore our predictions for tech and security leaders, featuring key trends in AI, cloud, SDLC, and AIOps you need to know.
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The Biggest Cloud Trends For CISOs
Public cloud may be the major underpinning of enterprise infrastructure strategies, but it comes with risks. Learn the top three cloud trends that CISOs and security leaders need to be aware of in this preview of our upcoming Security & Risk Summit on December 9–11.
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Ignite Ingenuity To Manage Insider Risk
In recognition of National Insider Threat Awareness Month, we’ve gathered up some helpful focus areas and next steps to reduce your exposure to insider risk. Learn more at our upcoming Security & Risk Summit in Baltimore on December 9–11.
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The State Of Third-Party Risk Management, 2024: Dire, Hopeful, But Mostly Noseblind
As a former hockey mom, I assure you that there is nothing quite as pungent as a travel-team hockey bag. Adolescent sweat, steamy equipment, and skates with remnants of ice all shoved into a giant bag with no ventilation makes for a breeding ground for fungus and bacteria. But ask any player, coach, or hockey […]
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