Professionals skeptical about cybersecurity vendor claims

A new survey of almost 300 IT security professionals in large enterprises finds 53 percent of respondents say most or all cybersecurity vendors rely on unclear, opaque, and ambiguous data to promote their products. In addition the study from Valimail, a provider of identity-based anti-phishing solutions, finds 42 percent of respondents say cybersecurity products deliver value 'sometimes,' but it is difficult or impossible to prove that value. Not only that, 44 percent of respondents say 'most or all vendors obfuscate their tech' and 47 percent say that vendors deliver on their obligations only half of the time or less. There… [Continue Reading]