How People Evaluate Security Vendors Today

The author of the post notes that evaluations of cybersecurity solution providers are increasingly less reliant on vendor websites, which are seen as generic and unreliable. Preferred methods now include AI-generated summaries and comparisons, discussions in forums (such as "What do you use?" threads), private groups (Slack, Discord), and direct user feedback. Concrete testimonials, such as technical limitations or operational challenges, are considered the most useful signals. The author also mentions a trend of quickly skimming vendor sites before trusting practitioner feedback.