ISG Software Research Analyst Perspectives

Accelerating ZTNA Goals with PAM

Posted by Jeff Orr on 31 July 2025

The shift toward a Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) framework is a strategic move for enterprises aiming for an enhanced security posture. ZTNA operates on the principle of "never trust, always verify," ensuring that every user and device is authenticated and authorized before accessing resources. In this context, Privileged Access Management (PAM) emerges as a critical enabler for an effective... Read More

Topics: Cybersecurity, IT & Technologies, Identity and Access Management, PAM, IAM, ZTNA, Privileged Access, Zero Trust

Oracle Addresses Agentic AI for Fusion and Beyond

Posted by Matt Aslett on 29 July 2025

ISG Software Research’s expertise examines the software provider landscape through two lenses: business applications (including office of finance, human capital management (HCM) and customer experience) and IT and technology (including digital business, digital technology, artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics and data). Most software providers fall into one of these two high-level expertise... Read More

Topics: Analytics, AI, Data Platforms, IT & Technologies, AI & Technologies, AI and Machine Learning, Cloud Infrastructure

Why Cybersecurity Maturity is Critical After RSAC 2025 Conference

Posted by Jeff Orr on 23 July 2025

The annual RSAC Conference took place in late April in San Francisco, where over 40,000 professionals from the cybersecurity industry converged at the Moscone Center to discuss the latest trends, products and services aimed at threat identification and organizational security. I last attended the RSAC Conference in 2020, just weeks before the world was instructed to stay home in response to the... Read More

Topics: Cybersecurity, GenAI, IT & Technologies, Agentic AI, EDR, XDR, PAM, SIEM, IAM, Quantum, Threat Intelligence, SOAR, Data Recovery, Data Resilience, ZTNA