Information Security has always been a tough job. All defenses have cracks and attackers know more about you than you do about them. Everyone recognizes the challenge is increasing each year. There are three trends driving this situation and causing information security professionals to feel like they have less control than ever before:

1. A rapidly expanding attack surface to defend
2. The continued rise in both attack volume and sophistication
3. The growing number of installed information security security tools that create data silos and increased reliance on vendors