Just in time for budget season: Forrester's Budget Planning Guide 2025: Security And Risk for CISOs is live! For a preview of where security leaders should Invest, Experiment, And Scale Back read it here: bit.ly/3SyeIPM via Forrester

💰 Feeling bullish about your 2025 budget? Get the inside scoop on our 2025 budget planning benchmarks to see where this year’s budgets are being reimagined. forr.com/3Yrtz2e

Check out our new blog: Falcon Fallout: What’s Next For CrowdStrike, Competitors, And CISOs bit.ly/3WQQe76 via @Forrester and CISOs. I'm joined by hackerxbella | Allie Mellen Jess Burn @infosec_jb and 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸🇪🇺 @[email protected] on this one as we bring our predictions.

Last week was CrowdStrike's user conference, Fal.Con. Given the July 19 outage, this event was a must-see. 👀 read our findings here - forrester.com/blogs/crowdstr…

New Survey Announcement!! hackerxbella | Allie Mellen and I launched our "Global Security Operations and Analyst Experience Survey"!! Spend 10-15 minutes to provide us insights into the overall quality of life of security practitioners working in the SOC here: forrester.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_56…

Socialist politicians are as surprised and angry when founders leave their countries as abusive boyfriends are when their girlfriends leave them.

Another round of ATT&CK evals are out, and surprise, vendors are announcing victory left and right! 👸🏼 Don’t trust vendors that say they got 100% on this round of evaluations. Read more about why - and about what’s new with this round - here: forrester.com/blogs/dont-tru…

Super slow week for news about AI, right? Luckily, I just released a report about AI / ML Security to help security leaders navigate these challenges! Check it out! AI and ML Security: Preventing Jailbreaks, Drop Tables, and Data Poisoning bit.ly/42Ad7Pn via @Forrester

In pursuit of sustaining their success, MDR providers now offer a wild mix of services that sometimes make MDR better and other times just satisfy investors chasing growth. For more read what Jess Burn and I just released: bit.ly/3WLWs7V via @Forrester

Finally there's a threepeat worth talking about in 2025...in this case it's the third - and newest - edition of the MDR Wave! Give the blog a read! Announcing The Forrester Wave™: Managed Detection And Response Services, Q1 2025! forrester.com/blogs/announci… via @Forrester

Can’t wait to see everyone at RSAC! Here’s a quick overview of my session!

RSAC Launch Pad and Innovation Sandbox represent two major chances for new vendors to show where our industry is headed. Heidi Shey and I give you a glimpse here: RSAC 2025 Early-Stage Expo Preview: AppSec, IAM, GenAI, SecOps, And More forrester.com/blogs/rsac-202… via @Forrester

Zscaler acquires Red Canary. SSE meets MDR in a platform play. The Good: Visibility boost The bad: Integration unknowns The concerning: Culture clash? Check out the full blog here: bit.ly/44Z9vYC via @Forrester

My coauthor Jess Burn and I just released our work on security platforms. We don't attempt to articulate all the various products that comprise a platform. Instead, we focus on the components, outcomes, and benefits. Give the blog a read! bit.ly/4noztvb via @Forrester

MCP Doesn’t Stand For Many Critical Problems…But Maybe It Should For CISOs forrester.com/blogs/mcp-does… via @Forrester

Vibe Hacking And No-Code Ransomware: AI’s Dark Side Is Here: Anthropic’s August 2025 Threat Intel Report is one of the most fun reads of the year. We summarize some of the key elements and offer CISOs advice on what to do about it here: forrester.com/blogs/vibe-hac… via @Forrester

$2.0+ billion dollars, 8 vendors, 8 acquisitions in 18 months. There’s a securing AI feeding frenzy happening in cybersecurity that is reshaping vendor platforms.Give this a read to find out why it matters and what it means: bit.ly/4pFgXjw via @Forrester

AI red teaming should be more than prompt bombing clever prompts. But today's AI red team market is a mix of products, services, and hybrid approaches that can befuddle...everyone. Here's How To Build AI Red Teams That Actually Work bit.ly/4nQZLWi via @Forrester