The Traditional Security Model Is Broken

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Key Takeaways The traditional security model that assumes there is a clear perimeter, fixed IT environments, and predictable access can no longer protect organizations. Implementing point solutions is not the answer: They add unnecessary complexity while still leaving security gaps. The path to modern, adaptive security begins with overturning conventional assumptions. For decades, the enterprise

Is Adding Another Security Tool Always the Answer?

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Key Takeaways Security challenges are often driven by a lack of visibility and years of accumulated complexity, not a lack of security tools. That’s the security paradox. Solving the security paradox, security modernization starts with how the organization operates today including cloud environments, remote work, SaaS applications, and changing identity relationships. Applying three simple steps

The Compliance Trap: When Passing Audits Replaces Real Security

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The audit team just finished, with every box checked and all controls “green,” yet two months later the company gets breached. Compliance frameworks offer structure but not assurance against cyberattacks or failures. Audits create a false sense of confidence when treated as the finish line rather than a milestone. Real security comes from context and

Understanding Identity Security: Mid-Year Threat Lessons

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Enterprise identity and access management teams are facing more pressure than ever before. Identity has become one of the most active and fast-changing threat vectors in cybersecurity. So far, in 2025, the signals are clear: attackers are targeting identity systems with more precision, more automation, and fewer warning signs. Generative AI is accelerating impersonation and

Security Platformization: How Much Is Just Right?

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The term “platformization”—meaning consolidating multiple tools and processes into a unified platform—is a recent coinage, but the concept has been around for decades. Cybersecurity platformization is a relatively new development, with capable services now available in a multitude of security domains. However, as new security challenges emerge, specialized solutions, capabilities, and offerings continue to be

From Weak Link to Defensive Line: People in Cybersecurity

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Employees need to know how and where they are being targeted When it comes to cybersecurity, it’s no secret that people’s actions loom large—both as liabilities and as potential solutions. From phishing emails to shadow IT, individuals—their mistakes and their ingenuity—are central to the story of data breaches. Learn what the numbers say and how

Improving Security Through Cyber Insurance

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The rigors of qualifying for cyber insurance mean better defenses for the organization The continued evolution of cyberattacks—and the growing threat they pose to businesses—inspired insurance innovators to invent a category for cyber. As an emerging submarket, the cyber insurance industry has had growing pains, with higher rates and restricted coverage keeping some organizations from