Author: Nikhil

Access Management remains a vital part of organizations’ daily operations. It helps protect the companies’ intellectual assets and plays a vital role in protecting them from issues that can damage the brand image, such as breaches and/or hefty fines. It is, therefore, an essential domain for market research firms as well. The research also gives the likely clients a glimpse of the usefulness of the software as well as the vendors. A vendor slipping or climbing upwards can have a big impact on their brand image and bottom line. What follows is the analysis of QKS Group ‘s (formerly Quadrant…

Even as newer trends like you-know-what continue to shake up the security landscape, the need to stay one step ahead of the bad actors. Threat intelligence helps users achieve this objective by enriching alert data with intended targets, capabilities, and motivations. This data helps users to maintain a proactive security posture. We have recently seen the panic after the warning by a prominent digital intel provider. This reflects the importance of digital threat intelligence in maintaining a secure posture. Digital Threat Intelligence solutions enable organizations to detect threats early and prevent them from causing any damage by analyzing data from…

The “bad actors” and their targets are perpetually locked in a race to one-up each other. Sometimes one side wins, and to be fairly obvious, sometimes the other side wins. The incidents happen despite a state-of-the-art SecOps setup. This happens because the rapidly evolving threat landscape enables the rise of newer types of threats. The NDR watches over endpoints, while SIEM relies on logs. Today’s more sophisticated can move between endpoints, often without triggering logs. This ability leaves dangerous blind spots that can be used to cause cyber incidents. NDR solutions help overcome this liability by watching traffic at the…

“Elevation, Morpheus, Evolution, like the dinosaurs.” The words uttered by the villainous Agent Smith in “The Matrix,” perfectly describe today’s cybersecurity landscape. Failure to quickly act will end in disaster, the threats are multiplying, with the bad actors using AI to launch and target assets. Some of the most common threats include the following:  Now that we know more about the threats you can face while using AI, let us see how a security architect can help you stave off the trouble. The architect is primarily responsible for maintaining the security of an organization’s AI assets. The person is basically…

As technology evolves, it introduces new vectors the “bad actors” can utilize to achieve their goals. However, some thorns in the side remain the same. These include third-party exposure and credential abuse. Businesses rely upon various third parties, but giving them access to organizational resources poses its own risks. This risk includes access for employees that may not have the same levels of cyber hygiene. In addition, today’s software uses plenty of third-party tools, which can allow attackers to intrude through these tools, as was witnessed in the infamous SolarWinds and now Marks & Spencer breaches. Any type of breach…

I first came across the Intellectual Property (IP) theft and insider risk phenomena while reading “Jurassic Park.” As we all know, things go south when a disgruntled employee tries to steal the dinosaur embryos to sell them to a rival. The theft of trade secrets/IP is not a new phenomenon. However, this phenomenon is now a firm and worrying part of cyber warfare, alongside critical organizational data. As per the FBI, the annual loss just for the US is $225–$600 billion. An IP theft, as compared to a breach, is a deadlier menace. While a breach may end up with…

Endpoint security remains a cornerstone of any organization’s security policies. However, there is no “one-size-fits-all” solution. Users have to choose the product that is best fitted to satisfy their requirements. Matrices play a key role in the decision-making process by positioning the products based on their capabilities. Year-on-year comparisons are also useful to judge the depth and width of products’ capabilities. In simpler terms, it shows the innovation the vendor has put into their products. It also allows the vendors to see areas for improvement. Here, we will examine QKS Group’s Spark MatrixTM 2024 and 2025 [NB1] for the Unified Endpoint…

We have already seen the comparison of SPARK Matrix 2023-2024. The comparison will help you while choosing an insider risk management product that fulfills your security needs. It will allow you to compare product performance over three years (2023-2025), providing you with greater clarity into the product capabilities and real-life performance. So, without further ado, let us begin the comparison. The toppers retaining/improving their spots are: Cisco, Exabeam, Gurucul, DTEX, Mimecast, Proofpoint, Sailpoint, Rapid7, and Bottomline. Some of them have broken into the leader quadrant the year they were launched. Some have moved up from strong contenders, and some companies…

Detection of insider threats remains a challenge for organizational security teams. The bad actors have legitimate access to sensitive data. The problem is further compounded by insiders with elevated data access privileges. Organizations can lessen insider risk by adopting an insider risk management solution that can easily identify, detect, and mitigate insider risk in real-time before it harms or breaches critical infrastructure. Therefore, insider risk management remains a key part of any organization’s security strategy. However, evaluation is essential for both vendors and clients. Year-on-year evaluation helps vendors spot any flaws in their strategy and correct course. Here, we will…

QKS Groups’ SPARK Matrix™ for DDoS Mitigation, Q2 2024 & 2023, reveals important shifts in vendor positioning, signaling continued evolution in an already competitive market. With DDoS attacks rising in complexity, frequency, and volume, the market has responded with a sharper focus on intelligent automation, edge resilience, and hybrid defense strategies. This analysis explores the year-on-year shifts from 2023 to 2024, highlighting how key vendors have moved, who has entered the matrix, and what these changes reveal about strategic priorities and market momentum. Leadership Continues but with Emerging Tensions Leaders such as Akamai, Cloudflare, NETSCOUT, and Radware have continued to…