Laura Iannini is a Cybersecurity Analyst at Expert Insights. With deep cybersecurity knowledge and strong research skills, she leads Expert Insights’ product testing team, conducting thorough tests of product features and in-depth industry analysis to ensure that Expert Insights’ product reviews are definitive and insightful.
Laura also carries out wider analysis of vendor landscapes and industry trends to inform Expert Insights’ enterprise cybersecurity buyers’ guides, covering topics such as security awareness training, cloud backup and recovery, email security, and network monitoring. Prior to working at Expert Insights, Laura worked as a Senior Information Security Engineer at Constant Edge, where she tested cybersecurity solutions, carried out product demos, and provided high-quality ongoing technical support.
Laura holds a Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity from the University of West Florida.
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Backup For Microsoft Entra ID
We reviewed 9 Entra ID backup solutions on granular object recovery, retention depth, and security controls. Native Microsoft tooling does not cover what these platforms protect.
by Joel Witts
Best Proofpoint Email Security Alternatives
We reviewed 9 Proofpoint email security alternatives on detection accuracy, the quality of threat intelligence, and how well each integrates into Microsoft 365 environments where most organizations have now consolidated their productivity infrastructure.
by Joel Witts
Best Static Code Analysis Solutions
We reviewed the leading static code analysis tools on detection accuracy, the false positive rate that determines developer trust, and how well each integrates into existing build pipelines without slowing delivery.
by Joel Witts
Best Software Composition Analysis Tools
We reviewed the leading SCA tools on how accurately they identify vulnerable open-source components, the quality of license compliance reporting, and how well they fit into developer workflows without slowing delivery.
by Joel Witts
Best Cyber Threat Intelligence Solutions
We reviewed 12 cyber threat intelligence platforms on the relevance and freshness of intelligence, how well each integrates with SIEM and SOAR tools, and whether the output drives faster response or just adds to the analyst reading list.
by Joel Witts
Best IT Service Management (ITSM) Solutions
We reviewed the leading ITSM platforms on ticket routing automation, knowledge base integration, and the SLA tracking that shows where your service desk is performing and where it is falling short.
by Joel Witts
Best IT Asset Management
We reviewed 8 IT asset management solutions on discovery accuracy, the depth of software license tracking, and how well each connects asset data to the security and compliance workflows that depend on knowing exactly what is in your environment.
by Joel Witts
Best Consent Management Solutions
We reviewed 11 consent management platforms on consent record accuracy, preference center quality, and how well they handle consent withdrawal and audit requests under regulatory scrutiny.
by Joel Witts
Best Cookie Consent Software
We reviewed the leading cookie consent platforms on compliance coverage, banner customization, and how well they handle consent records across multi-language and multi-region deployments.
by Joel Witts
Best Backup for Azure VMs
We reviewed 9 Azure VM backup solutions on recovery granularity, backup policy depth, and how well each handles cross-region recovery scenarios when Azure infrastructure itself is affected.
by Joel Witts
Best Mobile Device Management (MDM) Solutions
We reviewed the leading MDM platforms on the range of device types and OS versions they support, remote management depth, and the application analytics that show what is running on managed devices.
by Joel Witts
Best Cloud Directory Solutions
We reviewed the leading cloud directory solutions on identity data management, custom attribute support, and integration depth with downstream applications. Here's what we think is worth evaluating.
by Joel Witts
Best Enterprise IT Management Software
We reviewed the leading enterprise IT management platforms on the range of infrastructure types they monitor, the quality of optimization recommendations, and how well each supports IT service management alongside technical operations.
by Joel Witts
Best Pen Testing as a Service (PTaaS) Solutions
We reviewed the leading PTaaS providers on scope flexibility, the quality of vulnerability reporting, and how well remediation guidance translates into developer action. Output quality varied more than pricing suggests.
by Joel Witts
Best Security Testing Tools
We reviewed 10 security testing platforms on detection coverage, false positive rates, and developer-facing reporting. Here's what we think is worth building into your security program.
by Joel Witts
Best Web Application Security Solutions
We reviewed the leading web application security platforms on the breadth of vulnerabilities they detect, the quality of runtime protection, and how well each integrates with development and operations workflows.
by Joel Witts
Best Application Security Open-Source Tools
We reviewed the leading open-source application security tools on the quality and currency of their vulnerability databases, community activity level, and how much configuration effort is required to get useful results from each.
by Joel Witts
Best Application Security Testing Solutions
We reviewed the leading application security testing solutions on how well they combine static, dynamic, and interactive testing approaches, the accuracy of findings across different application types, and how well each fits into modern DevSecOps workflows.
by Joel Witts
Best API Security Testing Tools
We reviewed the leading API security testing tools on the depth of endpoint discovery, how accurately each identifies OWASP API Top 10 vulnerabilities, and the developer-facing output that determines whether findings get fixed or ignored.
by Joel Witts
Best API Security Tools
We reviewed the leading API security tools on how well each discovers undocumented and shadow APIs, the accuracy of vulnerability identification, and how runtime protection holds up against the real-world API attacks that automated scanners do not always replicate.
by Joel Witts
Best DAST Tools
We reviewed the leading DAST tools on the accuracy of vulnerability detection in live environments, how well each handles authenticated scanning, and whether findings are reported in a format development teams can act on.
by Joel Witts
Best Cloud File Security Software
We reviewed 10 cloud file security platforms on access control granularity, DLP policy depth, and how well they handle external sharing scenarios that create real compliance risk.
by Joel Witts
Best Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) Solutions
We reviewed 6 CSPM platforms on detection coverage, compliance mapping accuracy, and how actionable their remediation recommendations are. The gap between the best and weakest was significant.
by Joel Witts
Best Cloud Detection and Response (CDR) Solutions
We reviewed the leading CDR platforms on detection logic depth, response automation, and how well each handles multi-cloud environments. Cloud-native coverage varied more than vendors suggest.
by Joel Witts
Best Cloud Security Monitoring And Analytics Software
We reviewed the leading cloud security monitoring platforms on analytics quality, anomaly detection speed, and how well they correlate signals across cloud services and accounts.
by Joel Witts
Best Cloud Security Software
We reviewed 10 cloud security platforms across identity, workload, data, and network protection. Here's what we think organizations should prioritize when building out a cloud security program.
by Joel Witts
Best Cloud Workload Protection (CWP) Platforms
We reviewed 11 cloud workload protection platforms on detection coverage, configuration drift alerting, and how well they handle workloads across multi-cloud deployments.
by Joel Witts
Best Cloud Collaboration Tools For Security
We reviewed 10 cloud collaboration platforms on the granularity of admin controls, how well each enforces security policy for external collaboration, and the encryption architecture that determines what happens to your data if the vendor is compromised.
by Joel Witts
Best Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPPs)
We reviewed the leading CNAPP platforms on the breadth of protection across build, deploy, and run phases. The best ones unify what used to require three separate tools.
by Mirren McDade
Best Runtime Security Tools
We reviewed the leading runtime security platforms on detection speed, anomaly identification accuracy, and how well they integrate with existing incident response workflows without adding operational overhead.
by Joel Witts
Best Mobile Application Security Testing (MAST) Tools
We reviewed the leading MAST tools on the depth of static and dynamic analysis, behavior monitoring accuracy, and how well findings are reported in a format that drives remediation rather than filing.
by Joel Witts
Best Container Security Tools
We reviewed the leading container security tools on image vulnerability scanning depth, runtime anomaly detection accuracy, and how well each integrates with Kubernetes and container orchestration platforms without adding significant operational overhead.
by Joel Witts