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The ITSM Practice: Elevating ITSM and IT Security Knowledge · Yesterday · 13 min

Is Your Security Stack Too Big?

Is your security stack actually protecting you, or are you just paying for too many tools? This episode looks at security tool sprawl, unused capabilities, overlapping products, skills gaps and vendor dependency. Before buying another security product, understand what you already have, what your team can actually operate and what would really happen if you switched a tool off. In this episode, we answer to: Are you paying for security tools you do not actually need? Is your team using the security capabilities you already pay for? Should you consolidate security tools or invest in specialist products? Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Meriplex website, blog article “Cybersecurity Services for Mid-Market Businesses: What You Really Need in 2025”, link: https://meriplex.com/cybersecurity-services-for-mid-market-businesses/ HashiCorp website, blog article “The risks of cybersecurity tool sprawl: Why consolidation is a strategic priority”, link: https://www.hashicorp.com/en/blog/the-risks-of-cybersecurity-tool-sprawl-and-why-we-need-consolidation MES Computing website, article “What Midmarket CIOs Must Prove By EOY 2026: Fewer Platforms, Faster Security, Measurable Outcomes”, link: https://www.mescomputing.com/news/2026/business/what-midmarket-cios-must-prove-by-eoy-2026 CyberNeurix website, blog article “Security Tool Consolidation in 2026: Why CISOs Are Deleting Tools Instead of Buying Them”, link: https://blogs.cyberneurix.com/blog/security-tool-consolidation-2026/ Red Canary website, blog article “Why CISOs under consolidation pressure are embracing Microsoft Security solutions”, link: https://redcanary.com/blog/microsoft/tool-consolidation-microsoft/ Bitdefender Business Insights website, article “The Security Platform Is Dead. Long Live the Security Platform.”, link: https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/security-platform-is-dead-long-live-security-platform Connect with me on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theitsmpractice/ Website: http://www.theitsmpractice.com And if you want more tips and guidance, follow me on LinkedIn. I am sharing daily posts regarding Enterprise Service Management, IT Service Management, and IT Security. Credits: Sound engineering by Alan Southgate - http://alsouthgate.co.uk/ Graphics by Yulia Kolodyazhnaya

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Is your security stack actually protecting you, or are you just paying for too many tools? This episode looks at security tool sprawl, unused capabilities, overlapping products, skills gaps and vendor dependency. Before buying another security product, understand what you already have, what your team can actually operate and what would really happen if you switched a tool off.


In this episode, we answer to:

Are you paying for security tools you do not actually need?

Is your team using the security capabilities you already pay for?

Should you consolidate security tools or invest in specialist products?


Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

Meriplex website, blog article “Cybersecurity Services for Mid-Market Businesses: What You Really Need in 2025”, link: https://meriplex.com/cybersecurity-services-for-mid-market-businesses/


HashiCorp website, blog article “The risks of cybersecurity tool sprawl: Why consolidation is a strategic priority”, link: https://www.hashicorp.com/en/blog/the-risks-of-cybersecurity-tool-sprawl-and-why-we-need-consolidation


MES Computing website, article “What Midmarket CIOs Must Prove By EOY 2026: Fewer Platforms, Faster Security, Measurable Outcomes”, link: https://www.mescomputing.com/news/2026/business/what-midmarket-cios-must-prove-by-eoy-2026


CyberNeurix website, blog article “Security Tool Consolidation in 2026: Why CISOs Are Deleting Tools Instead of Buying Them”, link: https://blogs.cyberneurix.com/blog/security-tool-consolidation-2026/


Red Canary website, blog article “Why CISOs under consolidation pressure are embracing Microsoft Security solutions”, link: https://redcanary.com/blog/microsoft/tool-consolidation-microsoft/


Bitdefender Business Insights website, article “The Security Platform Is Dead. Long Live the Security Platform.”, link: https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/security-platform-is-dead-long-live-security-platform


Connect with me on:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theitsmpractice/

Website: http://www.theitsmpractice.com

And if you want more tips and guidance, follow me on LinkedIn. I am sharing daily posts regarding Enterprise Service Management, IT Service Management, and IT Security.


Credits:

Sound engineering by Alan Southgate - http://alsouthgate.co.uk/


Graphics by Yulia Kolodyazhnaya

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