The risks of cybersecurity tool sprawl: Why consolidation is a strategic priority

Published: 5 days ago (January 12, 2026 at 06:00 PM EST)

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Source: HashiCorp Blog

Tool Sprawl in Cybersecurity

New threats emerge every week, and many vendors respond with narrow, new reactive cybersecurity tool purchases to make sure a specific incident never happens again. The result? Tool sprawl. Some organizations now rely on anywhere from 45 to 83 separate cybersecurity tools.

This fragmented approach …

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