> Multi-device, multi-vendor IT security departments lack automation, grow risk

Unsurprisingly, complexity in network security environments, particularly multi-vendor environments, yields risk, according to a new survey. And yet, manual processes and a lack of consolidation across operations is still the norm even as IT departments add more and more vendors, devices and firewall rules. This creates a gap between the capacity of the IT staff to manage systems and the rate of their proliferation.