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Capturingthecybersecuritydividend

Howsecurityplatformsgeneratebusinessvalue

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HowIBMandPaloAltoNetworkscanhelp

IBMConsultingandPaloAltoNetworkshavejoinedforces

todeliverAI-powered,fullyintegrated,open,end-to-endsecurity

solutionstoenterprises.Fromconsultationthroughexecution,

wecanhelpyoumodernizeyourcybersecurityprogram,savingtime,money,andresourcesaswellasenhancingyourorganization’s

resilienceagainsttoday’scomplexthreats.Formoreinformation,visit

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ForewordOrganizationsaroundtheglobearefacingapivotalmoment

insecurity—onethatrequiresurgentaction.

Digitalconnectivityexpandsattacksurfacesandcreatesnewvulnerabilities.Cyberattacks

arebecomingmoresophisticatedandhardertodefendagainst.AndAIisbeingusedbybothdefendersandattackers,creatingaraceincybersecuritycapabilities.

Cybersecuritytoolsandsolutionsabound,mostpromisingsomesortofseachange.Inrealitythough,manydeliveronlyarippleor,atbest,apassingwave.Why?Complexityisgettinginthewayofresults.

Thecybersecuritylandscapehasalwaysbeenacomplexwebofthreatsandcountermeasures.

Buttheproliferationofthreatsandthemind-bogglingnumberofpotentialresponsestodayisenoughtorobaChiefInformationSecurityOfficerorChiefTechnologyOfficerofsome

much-neededsleep.Organizationsjuggleanaverageof83differentsecuritysolutionsfrom29vendors.It’sunnecessaryconvolutionandrisk.Moretoolsequalmorethreats;every

integrationisapotentialpointofentryforbadactors.

Intoday’sworld,effectivesecurityrequiresplatformization.Platformizedorganizations

take72daysless,onaverage,todetectasecurityincidentand84dayslesstocontainone.Consolidatingmultipletoolsintoaunifiedplatformnotonlybolsterssecurityposture,italsoreducescostsandimprovesoperationalefficiency—twothingsanyC-suiteexecutiveor

businessleaderwillwelcome.AndwhenitcomestoAI,aplatformapproachbestenablesanorganizationtoingestandanalyzedata,andthendeliveractionableinsights.

Ourrolesgiveusanopportunitytoengagewithorganizationsfromeveryindustryand

geography,providingusaviewfromthesecuritymountaintop—andweseethatwaiting

isariskygame.Thisisn’tjustaboutfuture-proofing,it’saboutsafeguardingthepresent.

Imaginesecuritytoolsthatharmonizeseamlessly,sharingintelligenceandautomating

responsesatanunprecedentedspeed.ThisvisionisalreadyarealityformanyorganizationsthathaveplatformizedtheirsecuritysincePaloAltoNetworksintroducedtheconcept

oneyearago.

Securityplatformsofferunparalleledvisibility,strengtheneddefenses,improvedcosts,

andefficiency—allleadingtotangiblebusinessbenefits.Arobust,integratedsecurityplatformcanbetheshieldthatprotectsyourorganization’sreputation,customertrust,andbottomline.

Intoday’sAI-fueledworld,strongpartnershipsaremoreessentialthanever.Thestrategic

partnershipbetweenIBMandPaloAltoNetworksbringstogetherleadingsecurityplatform,

AI,andtransformationcapabilities.Collaboratingonthisreport,wehaveidentifiedwhatittakestosuccessfullypivottosecurityplatformizationandwhatitcandeliverforyourorganization.

Together,weareuniqueinourabilitytohelpyouembracethisopportunityandbethebestpartnersforyou.

MohamadAli

SeniorVicePresidentandHeadIBMConsulting

BJJenkinsPresident

PaloAltoNetworks

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Key

takeaways

52%ofexecutivessay

complexityisthebiggestimpedimenttotheir

cybersecurityoperations.

Securityfragmentationisnowtheunhappynorm.

Theaverageorganizationhas83differentsecurity

solutionsfrom29vendors.Amajority,52%,ofexecutivessaycomplexityisthebiggestimpedimenttosecurityoperations.

SecurityplatformsbringfasterresponsetimesandhigherROI.

Platformizedorganizationstake72daysless,on

average,todetectasecurityincident,and84days

lesstocontainone.TheyalsoreapanaverageROI

of101%,comparedto28%forthosethatarenotyetembracingplatformization.

Platformizationmovesthesecurityfunctionfrom“necessarycost”

tovaluegenerator.

96%ofexecutivesinoursurveywhohaveadoptedplatformizationsaysecurityisasourceofvalue,

comparedtojust8%ofthosewhohaven’t.

Theaveragecostofsecuritycomplexityismorethan

5%

ofannualrevenue.

Cybersecurityshouldboostthebottomline

Asthedigitallandscapecontinuestochange,organizationsfaceadauntingreality:cybersecuritycomplexityiseatingawayattheirbottomline.

Infact,cybersecurityismoreexpensivethanever.Theaverage

costofadatabreachrose10%in2024,toanall-timehighof$4.88million.1Andwhenagrowingthreatlandscapeisaddressedwith

moresecuritysolutions,anorganization’soverallsecuritycostsrisesignificantly,withcybersecurityspendingexpectedtogrowmore

than50%from2023to2025.Meanwhile,80%ofexecutivesagreetheyfacepressuretoreducethecostofsecurity.

Theillusionof“moresolutions,moresecurity”

Manyorganizationshavecontinuedtoaddtotheirstableofsecuritysolutions,hopingtoplugholesastheybecomeapparentandas

threatsincrease.Butourresearchshowsthisapproachisnotapathtosuccess—instead,itaddscomplexityandinefficiency.There’s

alimittohowfaryoucangetbyaddingmoresecuritysolutions.

Thatstrategygraduallydilutesthebenefitsofeachnewsolutionandultimatelyreducessecurityeffectiveness(seeFigure1).

Sowhatisthesolution?Whereisthereopportunity,whatmodels

exist,andwhatlessonscantheyteach?Toexplorethesequestions,theIBMInstituteforBusinessValue(IBV)partneredwithPaloAltoNetworkstosurvey1,000executivesinvolvedinsecurityacross

21industriesand18countries.Theresultsprovidedsomeclearopportunitiesandactionablelessons.

Tellingly,52%ofexecutivessaycomplexityisthebiggestimpedimenttotheircybersecurityoperations.Whenaskedtoestimatethetotal

impactofsecuritycomplexitytotheirbusiness,responsesfrom

C-suiteexecutivesonthesecurityfrontlinewerestartling.Basedon

“Cybersecurityis

theirresponses,theaveragecostofsecuritycomplexityismorethan

apermanentrace.”2

5%ofannualrevenue.Foracompanywith$20billioninannual

HanukStars

revenue,that’sa$1-billionannualcosttothebusinessresultingfrom

Memberoftheboard,IT&Data

securityincidents,inefficiencies,faileddigitaltransformationefforts,

VolkswagenAG

stalledAIinitiatives,lossofcustomertrust,andreputationaldamage.

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FIGURE1

Platformsbringfewerpointsolutions,moreeffectivesecurityoverall

Security

100%

50%

effectiveness

With

platformization

Riskgap

Risksremaindueto

spend,capacity,and

complexityconstraints

Without

platformization

050100

Numberofsecuritysolutions

Thesecuritybusinesschallengefacingmanyleaders:

Securitycomplexity

Asthenumberofsecurity

Thisresultsinadynamic

directlyimpactsbusiness

solutionsproliferates,more

wherecomplexityfeedsitself

factorslikeROI.

spendisrequiredtoachievefeweroutcomes.

andleaderscanneverspend“enough”oncybersecurity.

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Anantidotetothecostsofsecuritycomplexity

Byaddressingcomplexity—strategicallyconsolidatingandintegratingsecurity

solutionsontoacommonplatform—organizationscandramaticallylowertheirrisk

posture,reducetheircosts,andunlockimprovedbusinessopportunities.Wecallthissecurityplatformization—andourresearchshowsadistinctconnectionbetween

platformizationandpositivebusinessandsecurityoutcomes(seeFigure2).

FIGURE2

Platformusersgainpracticalbenefits

atalllevels

280%

morelikelytohaveaddresseddigital

transformationlimitationsfromfragmentation

Digital

transformation

IT/ISIntegration

Nearly

3X

morelikelytohaveaddressedIT/ISintegrationlimitations

fromfragmentation

275%

morelikelytohaveaddressedsecuritytransformation

limitationsfromfragmentation

SOCoperators

Almost

3X

morelikelytouseAIand

automationtorelievepressureonsecurityanalysts

Securitystrategy&operations

70%

lesslikelytoreportworkloadincreasesfromfragmentation

There’sabetterwaytoapproachsecurity

Thisreportoutlineshowashiftinstrategicapproachtosecurity

platformizationcangeneratebenefits,plusdelvesintothesignificantimpactsplatformizationcanhaveonAIinitiatives.Inaddition,we’ll

offeraguidetorealizetheseimprovements.

Currentsecurity

approachesarenotapathtosuccess

80%

ofexecutivesagreetheyfacepressuretoreducethecostof

securityevenasnewthreatsemerge.

74%

ofexecutivesagreethat

thecurrentworkloadontheir

securityoperatorsisexcessive.

52%

ofexecutivesagreethat

fragmentationoftheirsecuritysolutionsislimitingtheirabilitytodealwiththreats.

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Perspective

Howweanalyzedtheimpactofsecurityplatforms

Toassesstheroleofsecurityplatformizationinoverallsecurityandbusinessperformance,weanalyzedthe1,000organizationsinoursurveyset.Wedevelopedanindexofsecurityplatformizationbasedonfourkeycriteria:

–Simplification.Howgreataroledoesconsolidationplayinsecuritystrategy?

–Portfoliorationalization.Howconsolidatedaresecuritytoolsandtechnologies?

–Proactivehousekeeping.Howwellandregularlyareoutdatedsecuritysolutionsidentifiedandremoved?

–Platformingprogress.Towhatextentaresecurityplatformsadopted?

Foreachcriterion,executivesansweredascaledquestionassessingtheirprogress.Theplatformizationindexwascreatedasasimpleaverageoftheirscoresoneach

ofthefour.

Throughoutthisreport,weillustratetherelationshipbetweenplatformizationindexscoresandperformanceviascatterdiagramsorbysegmentingthe1,000executivesintoquartilesbasedontheirindexscores.Thetopquartilereferstotheorganizationswiththehighest

platformizationindexscores,whilethebottomquartileconsistsoftheorganizationswith

thelowestplatformizationindexscores.Butit’snotwhereorganizationssitontheindexthatisthenuggetofgoldinthisresearch—rather,it’stherelationshipbetweenplatformization

andvariouspositiveoutcomes.

Keytakeaways

fromtheanalysis

Ouranalysisrevealsastrongcorrelationbetweentheplatformizationindexandkeysecurityperformancemetrics.Organizationswithhigherplatformizationscoresdemonstrate:

–Fasterincidentresponse.Platformizedorganizationstake72daysless,onaverage,todetectasecurityincident,and84dayslesstocontainone.

–ImprovedROI.AnaverageROIof101%comparedto28%forthosethatarenotyetembracingplatformization.Platformizationexplains48%

ofthevariationinROI.

–Enhancedreturnonsecurityinvestment(ROSI).AnaverageROSI

of116%comparedto32%forthosethatarenotyetembracing

platformization.Platformizationexplains49%ofthevariationinROSI.

Inshort,thedataindicatessecurityplatformizationhelpsdriveimprovedperformanceandoptimizesthevalueofsecurityinvestments.

Platformizedorganizationstake

72

84

daysless,onaverage,todetect

asecurityincident,anddayslesstocontainone.

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“Whenwedidallthemath,weactuallyknockedourcostdownbyseveral

hundredthousanddollarsperyear.Ifyoulookedatallthecomponentsthat

wereincluded,wewereabletosayit’snotonlydowegetmore,butwepayless.”

JerryCochran

DeputyChiefInformationOfficer;DivisionDirector,Cybersecurity&DigitalOpsPacificNorthwestNationalLaboratory(US)

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“Oneofthemainbenefitsofthesecurityplatformisthatourproviderhasaroadmap.Wecanalignourstrategytocapitalizeonthat.

Wegainefficienciesbecauseoursecuritypartnerisshowingushowthesolutionwillevolve.Theyaremakingtheinvestmentsnecessarytodeveloptheplatformandintegratethedifferentcapabilities.”

JavierTorresAlonso

ChiefInformationSecurityOfficer,Allfunds

Digitaltransformation

Digitaltransformationandplatforms:Abusinessperformanceboost

Rethinkingrisk

Thinkaboutalargeconstructionprojectwithmultiplecontractors,eachusing

theirowntools,materials,andblueprints.Whileeachcontractormightbeskilled,coordinatingtheireffortswithoutaunifiedplanandsharedresourcescanlead

todelays,inefficiencies,andpotentialsafetyhazards.

Thecurrentstateofcybersecurityissimilar.Organizations

haveaccumulatedsecurityproductsandservicesovertimeonatool-by-toolbasis.Eachhasitsowndashboards,datamodels,

trainingneeds,andmore.Ourresearchshowsthatenterprisesjuggle

anaverageof83differentsecuritysolutionsfrom29vendors,creatingatangled,expansivemessthatfrustratessecurity

professionalsandhindersoveralleffectiveness.

Securityplatformizationistheequivalentofunifyingtheconstructionunderasinglegeneralcontractor,withstandardizedequipmentandprocedures.Platformizationeliminatesunnecessaryrepetitionof

work,simplifiesoperations,andempowerssecurityteamstofocusonstrategicinitiatives.

Thebenefitsarecompelling.Organizationsinourstudythathave

madestridestowardplatformizationreportsubstantiallyfewer

incidentsanddatabreaches.Theirmeantimetoidentify(MTTI)ordetectsecurityincidentsis72daysshorter,whilemeantimeto

contain(MTTC)—thetimeittakestoresolveanincident—is84daysless.Also,80%ofplatformizationadoptersinourresearchsaytheyhavefullvisibilityintopotentialvulnerabilitiesandthreats,versus

only28%ofnon-adopters.

Ourresearchshows

thatenterprisesjuggleanaverageof

differentsecuritysolutionsfrom

83

vendors.

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FIGURE3

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Organizationswiththegreatestsecurityplatformmaturityarefastertoidentifyandcontain

securityincidents

Meantimeto

identify(MTTI)

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200

150

100

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-2.00-1.000.001.002.00

Platformizationindexscore

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contain(MTTC)

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Platformizationindexscore

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FIGURE4

Platformizedorganizationsseegreaterbusinessimpactfromtheircybersecurityinvestments

%ofrespondentsindicatingtheircybersecurityinvestmentshavegeneratedsigni?cant

improvementsinrevenuegeneration

Bottomquartile

Secondquartile

Third

quartile

Top

quartile

73%

2%

6%

27%

Revenuegenerationandefficiency

Securityplatformizationcanfurtherbusiness

goals.Infact,inourresearch,sevenoutof10

organizationswithahighdegreeofplatformizationreportthatcybersecurityinvestmentshavehelpedrevenuegenerationandoperationalefficiencies.

Only2%ofexecutivesfromorganizationsthathaveyettomovetowardplatformizationsaythesame.

Thisadvantagecomesinpartfromenhancedagility.Manydigitaltransformationeffortscanbederailedbysecurityconcerns.Yetamongplatformusers,

only10%ofdigitaltransformationinitiativesfailtoscaleduetosecurityconcerns,comparedto26%fornon-platformusers.

What’smore,platformizationaidsinnovationinitiatives.Toooften,inthenormalcourseof

business,cybersecurityisrelegatedtotherole

ofgatekeeper—alastlineofdefensethatslows

downresponsivenessanddetersexperimentation.

Incontrast,organizationsinourstudythatuseintegratedsecurityplatformshavegreater

visibility,control,andaccesstoautomation.

Thathelpstransformsecurityfromacostcentertoavaluedriver.

Infact,96%ofexecutivesinoursurveywhohaveadoptedplatformizationsaysecurityisasourceofvalue,comparedtojust8%ofthosewhohaven’t.

%ofrespondentsindicatingtheircybersecurityinvestmentshavegeneratedsigni?cant

improvementsinoperationalef?ciencies

Bottomquartile

1%

Secondquartile

2%

Third

quartile

19%

Top

quartile

68%

7outof10

organizationswithahighdegreeof

platformizationreportthatcybersecurity

investmentshavehelpedrevenuegenerationandoperationalefficiencies.

Only2%

ofnon-platformizedorganizationsreportthesame.

Actionguide

Rationalizeyoursecuritytoolset.Establish

aworkinggroupwithyoursecurity,technology,andbusinessleaderstoevaluatetheimpact

ofsecuritycomplexityonkeyperformancemetrics.Conductacomprehensivesecuritytoolsetassessment,includingacost-benefitanalysisofeachtool.Identifyredundancy,

gaps,andopportunitiesforconsolidationorreplacement.

Pivottoaplatform-firstapproach.Engagetherightpartnertobuildabusinesscasefor

securityplatformization.Prepareaboard-levelbriefingonoperationalbenefitsandcost

savingstogainC-suitebuy-in.Createaroadmapforscalingyoursecurityplatform.

Perspective

Whatdefinesagoodsecurityplatform?

Securityplatformscombinenumeroussolutionsintoatightlyintegrated

architecturethatmakesthewhole(theplatform)betterthanthesumofthe

parts(thecorresponding“best-of-breed”pointsolutions).Theideaofsecurityplatformizationfollowsaconsolidationlogicmanyorganizationshaveappliedtootherpartsoftheirbusiness,suchasenterpriseresourceplanning(ERP)

orcustomerrelationshipmanagement(CRM).

Ratherthanmanagingsecuritycapabilitiesindependentlyofeachother,youcanmovesecuritycapabilitiesontoacommonplatformtoensuregreatervisibility

andbettergovernanceacrosstheoperationslifecycle.Ratherthanforcing

piecemealpartstogethertomanageyoursecurityposture,youlettheplatformcarrytheburden.Identityandaccessmanagementcapabilitiesareinformedbyzerotrust,networksegmentation,andendpointdetectionandresponse(EDR)capabilities.TheAI-generatedinsightsfromyoursecurityinformationandeventmanagement(SIEM)solutionareavailabletoSOCincidentresponders.

Byreducingthenumberofapplicationintegrations,youdecreasepotential

vulnerabilitiesfrommisconfigurationsanddatamismatches.Byreducingthenumberofhandoffs,youimproveresponsetimesandincreaseaccountability.

Asyouconsiderplatforms,hereafewcharacteristicstheyshouldhave:

Theconsolidatedplatformisassecureorbetterthanthecorrespondingpointproductsyou’recurrentlyusing.Adoptingaplatformshouldnevermean

sacrificingsecurityefficacyforsimplifiedmanagementorvendorconsolidation.

Theplatformismodular.Ithastobe,toallowyourorganizationtogrowintotheplatformovertime.Youmustbeabletoadopttheplatforminwhole

orinparts,withoutlosingitsabilitytoaddresstheusecasesbeingconsidered.

Itstreamlinesintegrations.Integrationsshouldmakeeachcomponentstronger

thanitisonitsown.Alltoooften,platformsaredevelopedbybuildingasingleuserinterface(UI),butwitheachproductoperatingentirelyindependentlybeneath

thatUI.Whilethisapproachmightimprovevisibility,itfailstocapitalize

onthemoremeaningfulbenefitsfromarchitecturealintegrationandoperationalstandardization.Trueconsolidationinvolvesrethinkingtechnologysolutionsbutalsopeopleandsupportprocesses.Everythingfrompolicymanagementto

reportingmustbeconsolidatedandtightlyintegrated.

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“Oursecurityteamhastomanagemultipleenvironments—hybridcloudandonpremises.Andwiththeplatform,forthefirsttime,itfeels

likewe’resecuringthematthesametimeandcanseereal-timewhat’shappeninginboth.We’veenhancedoverallsecurity

inanintegratedway.”

SyedFaheem

InformationTechnologyInfrastructure&OperationsManagermuviCinemas(KSA)

IT/ISintegration

Buildingabridgebetweeninformationtechnologyandinformationsecurity

Traditionally,informationtechnology(IT)andinformationsecurity(IS)

haveoperatedinseparatesiloswithdifferentprioritiesandresponsibilities.Themovetoplatformizationmakessecurityoperationsanintegralpart

ofthebroaderITestate—asmuchacontributorasaconsumer.

Ourresearchshowsthat80%oforganizationswithoutaunifiedplatformstrugglewithfragmentation.Thelackofcohesivenessforcompaniesthathavenotadoptedplatformizationcanmakethemvulnerabletopotentialthreatssimplybecausetheylackvisibilityandawareness.

Deliberate,integrateddesignmattersmorethanever

WhilethreatactorsaredeployingAIandautomationcapabilities,cyberdefenderscontinuetostrugglewithskill,capacity,andcoordinationissues.Newtacticslikemultipleextortion

campaignsmeandatabreachesandransomwarearesimplystepsinfarmoresophisticated,coordinatedattacks.

Leadersmustadoptanewperspective,whereIT,IS,andAIcapabilitiesreinforceeachother.

Withinthenexttwoyears,90%ofexecutivesexpecttobescaling,optimizing,orinnovatingwithAI.3AsecurityplatformaffordsthecommongovernanceneededtodelivertheAIcapabilities

shapingthefuture.

Ashybridcloudservicesbecomecommonplace,andAIoperationsbecomethenorm,

integrationruntimecapabilitiesacrossITandISsolutionsareessential.Threeoutoffour(75%)organizationsthathaveembracedsecurityplatformizationagreethatbetterintegrationacross

security,hybridcloud,AI,andothertechnologyplatformsiscrucial.Thisdoesn’tjustmean

integratingthetechnologiesthemselves;itinvolvesincreasedcollaborationandrethinking

operationalgovernanceforahybrid-cloud-and-AIfueledworld.Itmeansspendinglesstimethinkingofhowtoconnectsolutionarchitecturewithoperationsandmoretimethinkingaboutimprovingspeedtoinsightandoutcomeefficiency.

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FIGURE5

Organizationsthatmovetoplatformscreatemoreeffective,efficientsecurityoperations

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securityoperating

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intopotential

workloadof

modeliseffective

securityevents

vulnerabilitiesandthreats

securityoperatorinlast12months

Asecurityplatformaffordsthecommon

governanceneededtodelivertheAIcapabilities

shapingthe

future.

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“Forus,efficiencyandagilityareimportantbecauseourteamisnotverybig.Havingalargesecuritysolutionsetmeanseachteammembermustknowmore,trainmore,earndifferentcertifications.Havingasingleplatform

makesitmucheasierforus.It’sawaytogeteverybodyonthesamepagequickly.”

JavierTorresAlonso

ChiefInformationSecurityOfficer,Allfunds

Thisiswhereintentionaldesignbecomesparamount—andthenotionof“hybrid

bydesign”comesintoplay.Hybridbydesignisastrategyforintegratingcloud

solutionswithIT/ISinfrastructure,operatingmodels,andecosystems,ensuringtechnologyalignswithbroaderbusinessgoals.4Followingahybrid-by-design

approachhelpsensuresecurityisbakedinfromthestart,alongsidecloudandAIcapabilities.Bystandardizingarchitectureandoperationalvariables,thesecurityplatformbecomesasourceofgreaterefficiencyandaccountability—justaswe’veseenwithERPandsalesplatforms.

Fromriskaversiontovaluecreation

CreatingcohesivenessbetweenITandISbeforeAIisdeployedacrossyour

organizationcanhelpavoidmultipleintegrationheadaches.AndnewtrendsareemergingthatrequireIT/ISconsolidationforsuccess.Forexample,zero-trustandnetwork-segmentationusecasesrequirethinkingthroughbothITnetworkarchitectureandsecurityaccesscontrols.

BridgingthegapbetweenITandISwithasecurityplatformcanshift

organizationalfocusfromriskaversiontovaluecreation,transformingpotentialthreatsintoopportunitiesforinnovationandgrowth.Themoreteamsembrace

theuseofcommonplatformsandservices,thelesstimetheywastegettingeveryoneonthesamepage.Andleaderscanspendlesstimenegotiating

standardsandgovernanceanddevotemoreenergytoachievinggoals.

Byremovingfragmentationandcomplexity,aconsolidatedsecurityplatformiskeytohigherperformance.

Actionguide

IntegrateIT/ISarchitectureandoperations.Createclearstandardsand

commonreferencepatternsforhybridcloud,AI,andcybersecuritywithleadersfromIT,IS,andbusinessoperations.Designandarchitectforfast-pacedAI

threats—usinghybrid-cloudcapabilitiestoaccelerateintegrationandorchestrationacrossthesecuritylifecycle.

Extendyourcapabilitiesthroughpartners.VisitacyberrangetoassesshowAIthreatsareevolving;useittosupportcontinuousimprovement,training,

andchangemanagementasyoutransformyoursecurityoperatingmodelwithplatformization.Engageapreferredmanagedsecurityservicespartner(MSSP)toaccelerateyourAItransformation.

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Whil4eoutof

5

non-platformusersagreetheir

securityoperatorscannotdeal

effectivelywiththesheerquantityofthreatsandattacks,onlyoneinfiveplatformusersthinkthesame.

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“Ithinkeverybodydesiresnottohave29panesofglass.It’sinefficientfromastaffing,training,andhiringperspectivebecauseI’vegotto

haveanABCexpertandanXYZexpertandsoon.SoIcanbuythesetoolspiecemealfrommultiplevendorsorIcanbuyoneplatform,

getunsurpassedintegration,andincreasemyefficiency.”

JerryCochran

DeputyChiefInformationOfficer;DivisionDirector,Cybersecurity&DigitalOpsPacificNorthwestNationalLaboratory(US)

Securitystrategyandoperations

Streamlinedsecurity

strategyandoperations

Thesecurityoperationscenter(SOC)isthebeatingheartof

cybersecurity,butonly51%oforganizationsbelievetheircurrent

securityoperatingmodeliseffective.Byreinforcingbetterways

ofworking,platformscandriveefficiencyandvisibility.Infact,98%oforganizationswithamatureapproachtoplatformizationagree

theirsecurityprocessesareefficientandclear,comparedtojust32%ofthosewithoutplatformization.

Platformizationalsoslashessecurityprocurementcostsbyeliminating

overlappingfunctionality,providinggreateraccountabilityonspendandreducingoverallmaintenancec