SC 79: CISO Buying Trends, Approaches and Considerations

Published: Oct. 27, 2015, 6:04 p.m.

With the plethora of information security products and services on the market, how can CISOs prioritize what they truly need? And how can they differentiate from what may be a short-term fad brought to market by earnest but oftentimes aggressive solution providers or a long-term solution? 

The answer lies in stepping back and carefully examining your organization's overall security program from a predict, prevent, detect, protect and respond context to help plan priorities. 

Gartner surveys CISOs bi-annually to determine security buying trends and top of mind concerns.  In this podcast, Security Current's Vic Wheatman speaks with Gartner Research Director Perry Carpenter about the current state of CISO thinking in this area.