At a high level, security leaders need tools that:

a) Efficiently detect and respond to threats. 

b) Can be managed sustainably. 

c) Deploy quickly and scale with their organisation.

d) Are cost-effective. 

Large SOCs in a handful of enterprises could do this by deploying point solutions and hiring experts to manage them. 

For everyone else, is there a more efficient way to deliver on these capabilities than a consolidated cybersecurity platform? 

If you’ve found one, stop reading now. 

Otherwise, unless you lead security for one of the handful of global organisations, you need a consolidated cybersecurity platform instead of a range of different tools.

Here's why.

1. Single pane of glass view

A consolidated security platform offers the advantage of unified management, a capability vendors often call a “single pane of glass.” 

This means that instead of multiple interfaces, you can see data around endpoint security, threat response, event logging and data processing within a single system. 

With a consolidated security platform like SenseOn's, all the information relevant to a particular alert is automatically combined into a single “Case.” 

Analysts don’t need to dig through disparate logs to determine what's triggering an alert or perform threat analysis.

2. Faster response times

Consolidated security platforms offer SOCs a single point of truth, enabling faster response times.

When an alert is triggered, being able to see all the necessary data in one place on a cybersecurity platform’s interface allows for rapid investigation and response. 

We’ve found that our customers can bring their incident response times under 10 minutes on average when they use our security platform. 

3. Real-world automation and AI

Centralising data and response tools on a single platform unlocks the full potential of AI and automation benefits
In our experience, the quality of security automation depends on the quality of data it receives.

A consolidated security platform can collect data in a consistent schema, meaning data from different sources and events can be easily analysed together, creating much better business outcomes versus disparate systems with their own siloed “automation” capabilities.

Security platforms that combine threat detection and response with machine learning and AI technologies are at the cutting edge of security automation. 

According to the IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024, companies that can deploy security AI and automation tools and platforms detect data breaches 108 days faster on average than organisations without AI tools.

4. Lower cost of ownership

There are multiple cost variables with any security investment. 

Aside from licensing and data processing, security buyers must also account for the human costs of configuring and managing tools, plus managing various vendor relationships. Configuring and managing a tool like an endpoint detection and response (EDR) solution is a full-time job in itself

Because a consolidated cybersecurity platform reduces the need for multiple vendor contracts, extensive tool configurations, and ongoing maintenance, it can be significantly less expensive than buying a suite of tools to do the same job. 

Most organisations will save by deploying a consolidated cybersecurity platform even if the sticker price is higher than alternative tools. 

5. An actual alternative to tool bloat

Without a well-thought-out cybersecurity plan, pursuing a “best of breed” approach (the most common alternative to security platforms) can lead a company into buying “security shelfware,” i.e., tools that are underused or end up on the shelf.

The average medium-sized company utilises 50-60 security tools, while the typical enterprise deploys around 130. 

The alternative to “security shelfware” is consolidation. A consolidated platform approach to security tooling streamlines security operations by integrating multiple tools into a single, centrally managed system.

6. Reduced alert fatigue

One of the major drawbacks of using separate security tools is the lack of integration. This can lead to missed threats and slower response times but also feed one of the most dangerous phenomena in the modern SOC—alert fatigue

Chasing down non-critical or false alerts wastes nearly one-third of the average analyst's day. It also leads analysts to take risky workarounds, like ignoring specific categories of alerts, to save their sanity. 

95% of security leaders say stress impacts their SOC—alert fatigue likely plays a big role.

Because a consolidated security platform can correlate information from endpoints, networks, and user activities and can be natively integrated with automated alert triage technology, it can dramatically cut down on false alerts. 

A tool like SenseOn can automatically filter out and flag likely false positives, giving analysts 85% fewer alerts to investigate compared to alternatives. 

By significantly reducing the volume of false alerts, cybersecurity platforms help alleviate the stress and burnout commonly experienced by analysts, enabling them to focus on genuine threats rather than being overwhelmed by non-critical noise.

7. A plug-and-play solution

One of the biggest security headaches CISOs face is managing deployment. 

Getting business value from a new solution and integrating it into your existing environment can take anywhere from a few weeks to months and longer. The average SIEM deployment, for example, takes around six months.

With a consolidated security platform, you can massively reduce deployment time. A tool like SenseOn, which is managed through a SaaS interface, can deliver value a few days after initial deployment. SenseOn can reduce deployment time by over 15% compared to alternative solutions.

SenseOn’s Cybersecurity Platform Advantage 

SenseOn is a purpose-built cybersecurity platform. 

We built a security system from the ground up that collects the best security data on the market, achieved a 99% protection rate and 0 false positives in the latest AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test, and automates alert triage.