EXECUTIVE BRIEF
The Challenges of Network Security Management
Examining the hurdles to managing risk, operations and resources
Abstract
The rapid deployment of firewall and other security services
across hyper-distributed networks, and the need for mobility
in the “new normal” underscores the need for unified security
management in companies of all sizes. This brief explores
emerging trends, and examines network security challenges
in the areas of risk management, security operations and
resource allocation.
Introduction
Working-from-home, distributed networks, migration to the
cloud, and a proliferation of apps and devices have resulted in
an explosion of exposure points. Whether for a small business,
distributed enterprise, or managed security service provider,
the need to protect an ‘anytime, anywhere business’ is the
new normal.
At the same time, threats are increasingly evasive. With
undetected threats increasing 145 percent year-over-
year1, organizations can have no idea of what threats are
being missed.
Moreover, IT organizations face rising costs, shrinking budgets,
The Challenges of Network Security Management
Examining the hurdles to managing risk, operations and resources
Abstract
The rapid deployment of firewall and other security services
across hyper-distributed networks, and the need for mobility
in the “new normal” underscores the need for unified security
management in companies of all sizes. This brief explores
emerging trends, and examines network security challenges
in the areas of risk management, security operations and
resource allocation.
Introduction
Working-from-home, distributed networks, migration to the
cloud, and a proliferation of apps and devices have resulted in
an explosion of exposure points. Whether for a small business,
distributed enterprise, or managed security service provider,
the need to protect an ‘anytime, anywhere business’ is the
new normal.
At the same time, threats are increasingly evasive. With
undetected threats increasing 145 percent year-over-
year1, organizations can have no idea of what threats are
being missed.
Moreover, IT organizations face rising costs, shrinking budgets,
