When it comes to Security, there is a new shiny tool probably every few months. There is another new vendor who has the “New Right Tool for You” -- but what about your current Security Investments? What about the solutions you currently own and are invested in? As a two part series; within this first article, I will share my experience and lessons learned in describing the reasons it is so important to invest in the right tools for YOU! For your security infrastructure. In th

In our first article, we discussed the pitfalls of not having a Collaborative Security infrastructure”. This means running multiple point tools or tools from the same manufacturer that are really bolt-ons without true, native integration. As stated previously, this basically leads to a lack of enthusiasm and you typically end up with one engineer having a “favorite” tool and another team member favoring a different tool and so forth. This also leads to other tools not being u

We've all heard the saying "having too many chefs in the kitchen" or even "Keep it simple stupid". This concept is often utilized for every aspect of technology from strategy, design, implementation, to operational support. However, when it comes to security this is often ignored and the approach of "more is better" takes precedence. Now, this is true in regards to increasing security features, capabilities, and overall delivery of security infrastructure; however, this is NO