Why Do So Many Cybersecurity Products Suck?

Published: April 14, 2022, 10 a.m.

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Why do we end up with so many bad security products? Who is to blame and how can we fight back an ecosystem that may be fostering subpar products?

Check out\xa0this post\xa0for the discussions that are the basis of our conversation on this week\u2019s episode co-hosted by me,\xa0David Spark\xa0(@dspark), the producer of\xa0CISO Series, and\xa0Geoff Belknap\xa0(@geoffbelknap), CISO,\xa0LinkedIn. Our sponsored guest is Haroon Meer (@HaroonMeer), founder and researcher, Thinkst Canary.

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In this episode:

  • Is the cybersecurity ecosystem giving a rise to subpar products?
  • Why are so many security products implemented poorly
  • How important is vendor feedback?