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Drowning in a Sea of Cybersecurity Tools? (Tech Target)

You’ve heard it from all the analysts: Stop focusing on technology and consider staffing, process, and the effectiveness of your current security portfolio.

That’s solid advice. But many CISOs can’t keep up with the endless technology updates to their own security portfolios — as much as 50% of existing functionality actually goes unused — let alone the constant barrage of new controls. Tempting as it is to find the panacea in innovative cybersecurity tools, most security officers approach the promised land with caution. As a result, some organizations continue to update existing security controls or primarily consider technology from vendors with large security portfolios.

How can CISOs get the information and benchmarks they need to evaluate the enterprise effectiveness of promising technology and find the best security tools beyond point solutions?