ISG Provider Lens™ report finds companies
faced with growing threats, worker shortages are seeking help with
strategy, data loss prevention, access management and other
challenges
The number of cyberattacks in Switzerland is growing, partly due
to digitization and changes in business practices caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report published today by
Information Services Group (ISG) (Nasdaq: III), a leading global
technology research and advisory firm.
The 2021 ISG Provider Lens™ Cybersecurity Solutions and Services
report for Switzerland finds more Swiss enterprises are being
overwhelmed by the demands of securing their data and systems,
especially given the shortage of cybersecurity specialists. As a
result, more managers and IT executives in Switzerland are turning
to external service providers, including those specializing in
managed security services.
“Cybercriminals are constantly developing more sophisticated
ways to get around the latest cybersecurity defenses, placing Swiss
enterprises on high alert,” said Roger Albrecht, co-leader of ISG
Cybersecurity. “IT security providers increasingly are meeting the
challenge with proactive measures based on new technologies such as
artificial intelligence.”
Enterprise digitization initiatives are moving more business
processes into IT and making more corporate intellectual property
available digitally, which can raise the threat profile, the report
says. As companies devote more resources to protecting their data
and communications systems from cyberattack, IT security
effectively has become corporate security.
In addition, the coronavirus crisis increased vulnerabilities by
forcing most employees to work from home, increasing the number of
external connections to enterprise systems and data. This is likely
to pose a long-term challenge if, as expected, not all work is
transferred back to offices, ISG says.
More companies in Switzerland have sought out data leakage and
loss prevention (DLP) solutions in recent years, according to the
report. As data and intellectual property have become more valuable
to businesses, cybercriminals have targeted these assets, while the
growing use of private devices for business—especially during the
pandemic—poses a greater risk of data leakage. Social networking
and email have also increased exposure to both unintentional and
malicious leaking. As DLP solutions shift toward the cloud, most
service providers offer both on-premises and cloud-based
operations.
Even as security challenges grow, many IT managers still
struggle to justify cybersecurity investments to corporate
stakeholders, including CFOs, according to the report. However,
more executives are now recognizing that cyberattacks can pose a
massive and even existential threat to a company’s business and
reputation, raising the profile of cyber risk management.
The increasing threat of attack, combined with a lack of
resources and a shortage of skilled workers, is forcing more
enterprises and authorities in Switzerland to turn to external
service providers for both strategic direction and technical
security services, the report says. Providers of technical security
services are helping organizations keep their IT security systems
up to date. Just as important, they offer advice and user training
to prevent careless employee behavior that can make companies
vulnerable to Trojan horse and phishing attacks.
The 2021 ISG Provider Lens™ Cybersecurity Solutions and Services
report for Switzerland evaluates the capabilities of 90 providers
across six quadrants: Identity & Access Management (IAM); Data
Leakage/Loss Prevention (DLP) and Data Security; Advanced Endpoint
Threat Protection, Detection & Response (ETPDR); Strategic
Security Services; Technical Security Services; and Managed
Security Services.
The report names IBM as a Leader in five quadrants and Atos as a
Leader in four quadrants. It names Accenture, Capgemini, HCL,
Microsoft and Swisscom as Leaders in three quadrants each and
Broadcom, DXC Technology, ISPIN, Trend Micro, T-Systems and United
Security Providers as Leaders in two quadrants each. Aveniq
(Avectris), Axians, Bechtle, Check Point, CrowdStrike, Deloitte,
Ergon, EY, ForcePoint, Ivanti MobileIron, Kaspersky, KPMG,
Matrix42, McAfee, Nevis, Okta, Orange Cyberdefense, Ping Identity,
PwC, RSA, Sophos, TCS, VMware Carbon Black and Wipro are named as
Leaders in one quadrant each.
Customized versions of the report are available from ISPIN,
Nevis, Swisscom and United Security Providers.
The 2021 ISG Provider Lens™ Cybersecurity Solutions and Services
report for Switzerland is available to subscribers or for one-time
purchase on this webpage.
About ISG Provider Lens™ Research
The ISG Provider Lens™ Quadrant research series is the only
service provider evaluation of its kind to combine empirical,
data-driven research and market analysis with the real-world
experience and observations of ISG's global advisory team.
Enterprises will find a wealth of detailed data and market analysis
to help guide their selection of appropriate sourcing partners,
while ISG advisors use the reports to validate their own market
knowledge and make recommendations to ISG's enterprise clients. The
research currently covers providers offering their services
globally, across Europe, as well as in the U.S., Germany,
Switzerland, the U.K., France, the Nordics, Brazil and
Australia/New Zealand, with additional markets to be added in the
future. For more information about ISG Provider Lens research,
please visit this webpage.
A companion research series, the ISG Provider Lens Archetype
reports, offer a first-of-its-kind evaluation of providers from the
perspective of specific buyer types.
About ISG
ISG (Information Services Group) (Nasdaq: III) is a leading
global technology research and advisory firm. A trusted business
partner to more than 700 clients, including more than 75 of the
world’s top 100 enterprises, ISG is committed to helping
corporations, public sector organizations, and service and
technology providers achieve operational excellence and faster
growth. The firm specializes in digital transformation services,
including automation, cloud and data analytics; sourcing advisory;
managed governance and risk services; network carrier services;
strategy and operations design; change management; market
intelligence and technology research and analysis. Founded in 2006,
and based in Stamford, Conn., ISG employs more than 1,300
digital-ready professionals operating in more than 20 countries—a
global team known for its innovative thinking, market influence,
deep industry and technology expertise, and world-class research
and analytical capabilities based on the industry’s most
comprehensive marketplace data. For more information, visit
www.isg-one.com.
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