There are four ways to compete as a security platform
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In this piece, I zoom in on security platforms and discuss four ways in which they can compete.
When we talk about cybersecurity platforms, it’s tempting to assume that there is only one way to compete, namely going head-to-head against everyone else in the same market. This is simply not the case. In one of my previous posts, I explained that point product vs. platform is not the right way of looking at things, and instead, there are four buckets that come into play: best in class point products, best in class platforms, good enough point products, and good enough platforms. I have also explained that most successful point products are “best in class”, and most platforms are “good…
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