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Too Many Tools, Not Enough Integration
Orgs average over 75 security tools — most don’t talk to each other. Alerts overlap, coverage gaps go unnoticed, and analysts waste time context-switching.
Redundancy ≠ Resilience
Buying two tools that scan for malware doesn’t double protection — it doubles confusion. Effective security means orchestration, not duplication.
SIEMs Turn Into Alert Dumps
Disconnected tools flood SIEMs with noise. Context is missing, correlation is rare. Instead of clarity, teams get log paralysis.
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Point Solutions Age Poorly
A tool bought to solve yesterday’s threat often doesn’t evolve. What started as cutting-edge becomes shelfware. Without consolidation, tech debt piles up.
Agents Overload Endpoints
EDR, DLP, VPN, MDM, AV — all with their own agents. Endpoints lag, users complain, exceptions are made. And the weakest tool becomes the attack vector.
Platform Thinking Is the Future
Modern security means unified dashboards, shared data layers, and policy propagation. Less is more — when tools work together.
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