As IT environments have grown more distributed and diverse, network security tools generally, and firewalls specifically, have become fragmented.
Historically, the choice between many of these options boiled down to using legacy firewall based architectures when customers had complete control of the perimeter. However, organizations can no longer afford to use antiquated technologies when adopting the public cloud.
To gain insights into these trends, TechTarget’s Enterprise Strategy Group surveyed 358 IT and cybersecurity pros involved with network security technology and processes at their organization.
Read the Evolution of Network Security Ebook to learn about:
• The challenges of securing hybrid cloud environments
• The case for a zero trust based new architecture to secure workloads in cloud
• Top security concerns of CISOs and CIOs when migrating workloads to the cloud
• Firewall vendor consolidation
Key Survey Findings
85%
Have at least two cloud service providers (CSPs)
65%
Use generative AI for their firewall policy management
44%