While programs like CTEM may be on the horizon for many security organizations, Gartner® recommends “making incremental shifts early on the journey, leveraging technology and service consolidation and automation opportunities, reducing time to value and administrative overhead.”

Validation tools like BAS can help “evaluate the efficacy of attacks through deployed security controls and can highlight vulnerable paths leading to the organization’s most critical assets. This helps security teams prioritize strategic initiatives and evaluate the value of their acquired technologies.”

In the 2024 Hype Cycle for Security Operations, Gartner® encourages leaders to:

• Consider the objectives and initial steps of transformational initiatives like cybersecurity mesh architecture (CSMA) to anticipate long-term evolutions of the security operation function.
• Initiate tactical or more profound threat exposure management initiatives based on their current vulnerability management program maturity.
• Apply rigorous governance of SecOps requirements to fight the marketing noise around unproven capabilities.
• Test provider technology and service delivery for assurances of performance outcomes.
• Evaluate AI cybersecurity assistants for operational efficiency gains and skills augmentation.

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