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Vendor Assessment & Management

  • Making any cyber security solution purchase is a BIG deal.
  • Each decision costs you real money and typically leads to a multi-year relationship. 

Use our knowledge to make the best decision possible.

Buying cyber security products is not only expensive, it is also terribly complex and fraught with opportunity for failure. If you buy the wrong product, you may find your network incorrectly protected and your company committed to an expensive, long-term relationship with a vendor that does not meet your security needs.

Let CyberCecurity help you with your cyber security vendor assessment process.

The choices are bewildering. Here is a partial list of just the CATEGORIES of cyber security products available to you today:

Anti-virus Information assurance Security communications
Application security Intranet technologies Security devices
Authentication Intrusion detection Security standards
Biometric products Intrusion prevention Secure email gateways
Communication security LAN security Secure web gateways
Data loss prevention Log management & monitoring SIEM
Database security Malware intelligence Smart cards and services
Endpoint protection software Mobile security Social media security
DNS security Next generation firewalls Tokenization
Email security Password protection Threat assessment
Encryption products Penetration testing Unified threat management
File security Public key infrastructure Vulnerability assessment
Firewalls Removable media security Website security
Identity access management SCADA security Wireless network protection
IDS/IPS Security awareness training  

The cyber security vendor assessment process consists of many integrated pieces. A few of them are as follows:

  • Careful preparation of your specific cyber security requirements
  • Identification of all vendors with possible product solutions
  • Analysis and "funneling" of these vendors in order to identify the top technological solutions most suited to your defined needs and requirements
  • Performing "background checks" on selected vendors to determine long-term financial soundness, business professionalism, and high-quality customer support
  • Determining the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of the proposed solution. Many times on-going support, training and other ancillary costs will exceed the original purchase or licensing costs.
  • If necessary, organizing proof-of-concept testing of the solution candidates in order to further screen product options
  • Engaging in a thoughtful, structured, and positive negotiation process designed to protect your organization's best interests and establish the foundation of a long-term, successful, and non-adversarial relationship with the vendor

NOTE: If the vendor assessment process is handled correctly, it should eliminate one of the greatest threats to good purchasing decisions...VENDOR BIAS. In way too many instances, IT personnel tasked with vendor assessments are over-worked and unprepared to correctly and thoroughly analyze cyber security vendors. Therefore, it is natural for people to take the course of least resistance, and that is to work with vendors they already know. Most times this means that you don't get the best products for your requirements--or the best value for your investment.

Call us today to learn how CyberCecurity can save you money and time when you buy cyber security solutions.

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"62% of C-level executives, general counsels and risk managers said of all possible threats, data breach and/or security failure would have the biggest negative impact on their company of all threats."
--Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman and Levick Strategic Communications

 

 

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