Security Stack Consolidation Accelerates as Enterprises Fight Cyber Fatigue

Enterprise security teams managing an average of 45 different security tools in 2025 face growing operational complexity that is itself a security risk. A Gartner report from Q4 2025 found that 78% of CISOs are actively consolidating their security vendor portfolio, favoring platform vendors — CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Microsoft Sentinel — over best-of-breed point solutions.