Caitlin Harris is the Deputy Head of Content at Expert Insights. As an experienced content writer and editor, Caitlin helps cybersecurity leaders to cut through the noise in the cybersecurity space with expert analysis and insightful recommendations.
Prior to Expert Insights, Caitlin worked at QA Ltd, where she produced award-winning technical training materials, and she has also produced journalistic content over the course of her career.
Caitlin has 8 years of experience in the cybersecurity and technology space, helping technical teams, CISOs, and security professionals find clarity on complex, mission critical topics like security awareness training, backup and recovery, and endpoint protection.
Caitlin also hosts the Expert Insights Podcast and co-writes the weekly newsletter, Decrypted.
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Best Alternatives To Datto RMM
We compared the leading Datto RMM alternatives on automation breadth, security monitoring integration, and pricing at different client volume levels. Here's what we think is worth trialing before you commit to a switch.
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Best Critical Event Management (CEM) solutions
We reviewed the leading critical event management solutions on alert routing speed, situational awareness quality during active events, and how well each integrates with existing incident response and communication workflows.
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Best Patch Management
We reviewed 11 patch management platforms on scanning accuracy, deployment automation, and how well each helps teams prioritize the patches that reduce the most risk. Automation depth varied significantly.
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Best RMM Solutions For MSPs
We reviewed 9 RMM platforms on automation depth, multi-client management, and the monitoring quality that tells you about problems before your clients do. Pricing structure matters as much as features at scale.
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Best EDR Solutions
We reviewed the leading EDR platforms on detection accuracy, the quality of behavioral analysis, and how well automated response handles threats that require speed over manual investigation.
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Best Google Workspace Backup Solutions
We reviewed the leading Google Workspace backup solutions on recovery granularity, eDiscovery depth, and how they handle retention policy enforcement. The differences matter when you need to restore.
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Best SIEM Solutions
We reviewed the leading SIEM platforms on ingestion volume, detection rule depth, and the investigation workflows that determine how quickly analysts can move from alert to confirmed incident.
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Best Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery (BCDR) Solutions
We reviewed the leading BCDR solutions on workflow automation, data replication performance, and how well each supports the regular testing that distinguishes organizations that will recover quickly from those that will not.
by Caitlin Harris
Best Governance, Risk, And Compliance (GRC) Platforms
We reviewed 11 GRC platforms on framework breadth, risk assessment workflow quality, and how well each connects governance, risk, and compliance into a coherent program rather than separate processes.
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Best Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) Solutions
We reviewed 9 UEM platforms on the range of device types and operating systems they manage consistently, the depth of application lifecycle controls, and the policy enforcement that applies uniformly across corporate and personally-owned devices.
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Best MDM Solutions For MacOS
We reviewed the leading macOS MDM solutions on Apple Business Manager integration, application lifecycle management, and the device health reporting that tells IT teams about problems before users notice them.
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Best Microsoft 365 Management Tools
We reviewed the leading M365 management tools on the administrative workflows they simplify, monitoring depth beyond native tooling, and how well they scale across large and complex M365 tenants.
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Best Remote Desktop Software
We reviewed 11 remote desktop platforms on connection performance, session recording, and the collaboration features that make remote support faster. Reliability under real-world network conditions separated the field.
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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.
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Best IT Alerting Software
We reviewed the leading IT alerting platforms on alert routing logic, escalation policy depth, and how well they integrate with the monitoring tools your team already uses.
by Caitlin Harris
Best 5 End User Computing (EUC) Risk Management Solutions For Business (2026)
We reviewed the leading EUC risk management tools on the accuracy of end-user computing asset discovery, the depth of version and change controls, and how well each supports the audit evidence that regulators require.
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Best eDiscovery Software Solutions
We reviewed 11 eDiscovery platforms on the speed and accuracy of custodian searches, the quality of legal hold workflows, and how well each handles large data volumes without sacrificing search precision.
by Caitlin Harris
Best Third Party And Supplier Risk Management Software
We reviewed the leading third-party risk management platforms on vendor data aggregation, questionnaire quality, and continuous monitoring after onboarding. Most breaches that trace to suppliers happen after the initial assessment.
by Caitlin Harris
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 Caitlin Harris
Best Data Protection-as-a-Service (DPaaS) Solutions
We reviewed the leading Data Protection-as-a-Service platforms on encryption key management, coverage breadth across cloud data stores, and the compliance reporting that satisfies auditors without requiring custom evidence collection.
by Caitlin Harris
Best Server Backup Software
We reviewed the leading server backup platforms on backup window efficiency, restoration speed under realistic conditions, and encryption depth. Here's what we think is worth running in production.
by Caitlin Harris
Best M365 Backup Solutions
We reviewed the leading M365 backup platforms on workload coverage, recovery granularity, and how well they handle eDiscovery requests alongside standard data restoration. Native M365 tooling does not replace what these platforms deliver.
by Caitlin Harris
Best Phishing Protection Solutions
We reviewed the leading phishing protection platforms on detection accuracy, response speed, and how well technical controls complement awareness training to reduce overall click-through risk.
by Caitlin Harris
Best 8 Secure Data Management Solutions For Enterprise (2026)
We reviewed the leading secure data management platforms on classification accuracy, policy enforcement depth, and how well they support audit and compliance workflows across enterprise data environments.
by Caitlin Harris
Best Managed File Transfer Solutions
We reviewed 12 managed file transfer platforms on protocol support, encryption strength, and how well their audit logs hold up under compliance scrutiny. Here's what we think is worth implementing.
by Caitlin Harris
Best Data Privacy Management Software
We reviewed the leading data privacy management platforms on the accuracy of automated data discovery, the quality of consent and DSAR workflows, and how well each keeps privacy programs current as regulations evolve.
by Caitlin Harris
Best User And Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) Solutions
We reviewed the leading UEBA platforms on behavioral baseline sophistication, anomaly detection accuracy, and how well each integrates with SIEM and identity platforms to enrich investigation workflows.
by Caitlin Harris
Best Vulnerability Management Solutions
We reviewed the leading vulnerability management platforms on the accuracy and coverage of scanning, how well risk scoring reflects real-world exploitability rather than theoretical severity, and the remediation workflows that help teams close exposures at pace.
by Caitlin Harris
Best Exposure Management Solutions
We reviewed the leading exposure management platforms on asset discovery breadth, risk scoring quality, and whether the remediation guidance they provide translates into measurable attack surface reduction.
by Caitlin Harris
Best Antivirus Software For Small Businesses
We reviewed 9 antivirus platforms built or well-suited for small business environments on protection accuracy, ease of management, and the pricing that makes strong endpoint security viable without an enterprise budget.
by Caitlin Harris
Best Web Application Firewalls
We reviewed the leading WAF solutions on detection accuracy, the ease of custom rule creation, and how well each handles the balance between blocking real attacks and avoiding legitimate traffic disruption.
by Caitlin Harris
Best Process Automation Software
We reviewed the leading process automation platforms on the complexity of workflows they can handle, the breadth of integrations, and how quickly non-technical users can build and deploy automations.
by Caitlin Harris