Compiling the right set of security solutions to meet your company’s unique requirements is no easy feat. The security needs of each company can vary widely depending on compliance regulations, the industry threat profile and types of data processed, among many other factors. This post breaks down point solutions vs. security platforms.

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Here’s The One
Reason You
Actually Should
Use Security Point
Solutions

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Compiling the right set of security
solutions to meet your company’s
unique requirements is no easy
task.

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The security needs of each
company can vary widely depending
on:
• Compliance regulations
• Industry threat profile
• Types of data processed
…and several other factors.

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While the security solutions you ultimately go with
may fit the bill for what you need, they often:
• Don’t communicate or integrate well together
• Overlap in functionality – and not in a good
way
• Cost more than a single platform solution

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“Many of us in the information security space have a proud legacy
of only purchasing best in breed point solutions. In my early days
as an information security practitioner, I only wanted to deploy
these types of standalone solutions.
This bloat adds unneeded friction to the infosec team’s
operational responsibilities.”
- Rick Holland, Forrester

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This is all to say…
The only reason you would have a
bunch of security point solutions is
that you simply don’t know how a
single platform approach could
replace what you’re currently doing.

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Today, sophisticated threats and
attackers, coupled with the explosion of
BYOD and the IoT means companies
need to make some smart decisions:
• Keep the good
• Get rid of the bad
• Optimize for collaboration and
integration

8. 4 Best Practices to
Develop a Strategic
and Integrated
Security Posture
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1. PLAN FOR YOUR COMPANY’S UNIQUE SECURITY &
COMPLIANCE NEEDS
The security and compliance needs
of your company are unique,
requiring a dedicated strategy for
developing the right cloud
security toolset.

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Rapidly expanding threat landscape and growing
compliance needs means organizations instead
cobble together point solutions to tick the boxes
or respond reactively to security incidents.
When done in haste, gaping holes appear in
organizations’ cloud security and compliance
postures, leading to serious consequences if an
attacker chooses to take advantage.
1. PLAN FOR YOUR COMPANY’S UNIQUE SECURITY &
COMPLIANCE NEEDS

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Companies instead should be focused on their
complete security and compliance requirements:
• Systems (AWS, Rackspace, Azure, etc.)
• Data (healthcare, credit card, company IP, etc.)
From here, they can determine:
• Access control levels
• File monitoring requirements
• Alerting severities
1. PLAN FOR YOUR COMPANY’S UNIQUE SECURITY &
COMPLIANCE NEEDS

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With this approach, companies can
better select a comprehensive security
solution that meets your specific needs
instead of trying to fit the latest solution
into an already bloated security toolset.

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2. MINIMIZE OWNERSHIP & WORKFLOW
COMPLEXITIES
• How many point solutions
does your company use?
• Who is in charge of each of
these solutions?

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If you can’t narrow down how many
security point solutions your
organization is employing and,
worse, are unsure who is in charge
of each, that is a signal you need
better integration among solutions.
2. MINIMIZE OWNERSHIP & WORKFLOW
COMPLEXITIES

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Since many security solutions don’t
play well together, the best
approach is to leverage a complete
platform that includes all the key
security components.
2. MINIMIZE OWNERSHIP & WORKFLOW
COMPLEXITIES

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3. A SINGLE COMPREHENSIVE PLATFORM IS KINDER TO
SECURITY BUDGETS
Significant efficiencies are gained in
combining security solutions into one
platform.
This is a far more scalable approach than
purchasing a number of disparate (and
often costly) point solutions.
It’s simple economics.

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…even better, trimming down
expenses is a great thing to report
up to your CEO and CFO.
3. A SINGLE COMPREHENSIVE PLATFORM IS KINDER TO
SECURITY BUDGETS

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4. OVERLAP ISN’T ALWAYS A GOOD THING
The more security solutions you
have, the more overlap in
functionality there is.
This isn’t always a good thing...

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The way data is collected,
analyzed and reported varies
from tool to tool.
4. OVERLAP ISN’T ALWAYS A GOOD THING
Example
One tool may designate a threat as Severity 1
whereas another might call it Severity 2; the
response for a Severity 1 vs. Severity 2 can differ
significantly.
When a real threat comes in, how can you verify if
it’s serious?

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As threats become more sophisticated,
so too must an organization’s capacity to
monitor, alert and respond in time.

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What if you could consolidate all
security monitoring, alerting and analysis
into a single solution that includes:
• Workload insights
• Infrastructure monitoring
• Vulnerability management
• Threat intelligence
• Compliance reporting

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Adopting a platform approach to
security with the likes of Threat Stack,
you’ll be far better prepared to act fast
when the time comes, while also
having more time to focus on the job
at hand – protecting your company
and customers.