Evaluating and Selecting the Best Cybersecurity Tool for Your Organization

The cybersecurity industry is inundated with tools promising to solve all our most pressing problems, but how do you know if a tool is right for your organization? In this course targeting the mid-to-senior level security engineer or front-lines security engineering manager, Jamie Dicken shares a framework for evaluating cybersecurity tools for net-new deployment, renewal, termination, or replacement. She helps you define your company's needs and constraints, identify tooling candidates, scope and execute a proof-of-concept pilot evaluation, and analyze the results to predict a tool's long-term success at your company. Jamie also provides templates to support you in your future tooling evaluations so you can confidently make the best decision for your organization as many times as you need.

Learning objectives
Explain the process for evaluating potential cybersecurity tools and making a decision to proceed with procurement, onboarding, and implementation.
Evaluate business needs and constraints to enable identification of potential tooling candidates.
Compose a list of requirements and success criteria to guide tooling evaluation.
Plan and execute a proof-of-concept pilot evaluation of a potential cybersecurity tool.
Analyze proof-of-concept results and predict the long-term viability and return-on-investment of a potential cybersecurity tool.