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Stackcurve is the independent IT advisory firm for enterprise security leaders. We evaluate vendors on evidence, publish free research, and help you close gaps — not accumulate tools.
Stackcurve · Cyber-Ready Score
Acme Corp
Technology · Medium
Your Score
74
Level 3: Maturing
Industry Avg
54
Technology
Percentile
68th
vs. peers
Domain Breakdown
Email & Messaging Security
-22%
AI & Emerging Tech Security
-34%
Identity & Access Management
+23%
Incident Response
-25%
Network & Cloud Security
+27%
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Coverage Architecture
Most breaches happen in three places. We map who's solving them.
The threat landscape has reorganized around three fault lines — AI, the enterprise edge, and resilience. Our CURVE Reports map every major market within each, so you know who leads, who lags, and how far the gap actually is.
Secure AI
The AI stack introduces a new attack surface - from model poisoning to agentic exploits. We map the vendors building defenses at every layer.
Secure Enterprise Edge
The network perimeter is dissolved. Zero trust and secure access service edge define the new connectivity architecture for distributed enterprises.
Cyber Resilience
Breaches are inevitable. The measure is whether you detect, contain, and recover faster than adversaries can exploit. We track who is building that capability.
Year-One Publication Slate
The CURVE Reports
Eight independent reports - free to download. Vendors plotted on the CURVE; no placement, tier, or evaluation is ever for sale.
Email Security
CURVE Report
Email is the entry point for over 90% of enterprise breaches — and the threat has changed. AI-generated phishing, BEC, and vendor email fraud have outpaced legacy SEGs. Who's closing the gap.
AI Security
CURVE Report
The attack surface of deployed AI - from prompt injection to model exfiltration. Which vendors are on the frontier.
SASE / SSE
CURVE Report
The convergence of network and security is complete. Who leads, who lags, and how far from the achievable best.
AI Governance
CURVE Report
Board-level accountability for AI risk. Regulatory waves inbound. This is the market that compliance is creating.
AI Infrastructure & Connectivity
CURVE Report
The silicon-to-cloud layer powering the AI enterprise - and the vendors securing it from the inside out.
CTEM / Exposure Management
CURVE Report
Continuous Threat Exposure Management is reshaping how CISOs prioritize. The ladder from vulnerability to resilience.
Data Security for AI
CURVE Report
As AI consumes enterprise data, the attack surface on the data layer explodes. The bridge between AI Security and Governance.
Research & Advisory
Research built on evidence, not relationships.
Vendors are plotted on two axes — Offering Strength and Enterprise Fit — with bubble size representing Uptake. The CURVE is the performance frontier: the achievable best at each point in the market. No placement is for sale. No tier is bought.
- Free, independent CURVE Reports — no paywall
- Custom advisory for specific buying decisions
- Methodology-driven, never pay-for-placement
IT Sourcing
We know who leads the market. Use that.
When you engage us for sourcing, you get recommendations grounded in the same data that powers the CURVE Reports — not vendor relationships, not referral incentives. We built the research so our sourcing advice doesn't need a disclaimer.
- Vendor-neutral, evidence-backed recommendations
- Competitive proposals and guided selection
- No cost to buyers — we earn from vendors on close
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