Security News > 2022 > July > Infosec pros want more industry cooperation and support for open standards

As a result of this drive toward security technology consolidation, 77% of infosec pros would like to see more industry cooperation and support for open standards promoting interoperability.

As thousands of cybersecurity technology vendors compete against each other across numerous security product categories, organizations are aiming to optimize all security technologies in their stack at once, and vendors that support open standards for technology integration will be best positioned to meet this change in the industry, according to a new annual global study of cybersecurity professionals by ISSA and ESG. The new research report, Technology Perspectives from Cybersecurity Professionals, surveyed 280 cybersecurity professionals, focused on security processes and technologies, and revealed that 83% of security professionals believe that future technology interoperability depends upon established industry standards.

As the number of security products has skyrocketed, many organizations manage 25 or more independent security tools-an approach that comes with substantial operations overhead. Security professionals identified numerous problems associated with managing an assortment of security products from different vendors such as increased training requirements, difficulty getting a holistic picture of security, and the need for manual intervention to fill the gaps between products.

As the security technology market consolidates, "Centers of gravity" will become established around a few large vendors and affect future buying strategies; organizations will place more bets on fewer security technology vendors.

After reviewing this data, ESG and ISSA recommend that organizations push their security vendors to adopt open industry standards, possibly in cooperation with industry ISACs.

There are a few established security standards from MITRE, OASIS, and the Open Cybersecurity Alliance, available, and while many vendors speak favorably of open standards, most do not actively participate or contribute to them.

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