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 8 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 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 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 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
Best Workload Automation
We reviewed the leading workload automation platforms on the complexity of workflows they can orchestrate, quality of dependency management, and how well each handles failure conditions without requiring manual intervention.
by Joel Witts
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 Joel Witts
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.
by Joel Witts
Best Application Control Solutions
We reviewed the leading application control platforms on the flexibility of allowlisting policies, how well each handles software updates without generating false blocks, and the reporting that surfaces unauthorized application installation attempts across the device estate.
by Joel Witts
Edgescan Product Analysis Report
Fast Facts Our Analysis Edgescan’s ApproachEdgescan is a dedicated SaaS platform for continuous security testing and attack surface management. The platform covers a wide range of assets, including applications, APIs servers, desktops, and more. With full compliance support for ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIS2, HIPAA, DORA, and PCI DSS, Edgescan is well-suited to mid-to-large organizations...
by Joel Witts
IDrive Product Analysis Report
Fast Facts IDrive’s Approach IDrive is a cloud backup and storage provider that delivers solutions for computers and cloud-based services. Their Google Workspace Backup product offers all the features you’d need from a backup and recovery tool, yet remains budget-friendly with straightforward, annual per-seat and per-TB pricing. The platform provides backup for all the essential...
by Caitlin Harris
Proton Mail for Business
Fast Facts Our Analysis The email encryption market is experiencing a period of significant growth, which is being driven primarily by increasing concerns around data breaches, insider threats, and social engineering attacks. Market growth is also being driven by the need for organizations to comply with strict data protection and privacy requirements, with frameworks such...
by Caitlin Harris
Files.Com Product Analysis Report
Fast Facts: Why Would You Use Files.com? Files.com helps to solve some of the issues with typical file storage and management platforms, like Microsoft SharePoint or OneDrive. When you use these tools, you are locked into a single eco-system for managing your files. You are normally tied into either the cloud, or on-premises, and it’s...
by Joel Witts
Best Enterprise Legal Management
We reviewed the leading enterprise legal management platforms on matter lifecycle depth, e-billing integration, and the spend analytics that give general counsel visibility over legal cost and resource allocation.
by Joel Witts
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 Joel Witts
Best Backup As-A-Service (BaaS) Solutions
We reviewed 10 BaaS platforms on recovery speed, retention policy depth, and how well each handles ransomware scenarios. Here's what we found.
by Joel Witts
Best Public Cloud Backup Solutions
We reviewed the leading public cloud backup platforms on encryption architecture, versioning depth, and how well they handle recovery across multi-region cloud deployments. The gaps in native protection were clear.
by Joel Witts
Best Microsoft OneDrive Business Backup Solutions
We reviewed the leading OneDrive Business backup solutions on backup coverage depth, the granularity of file-level recovery, and how well each handles scenarios where users have permanently deleted files outside the standard recycle bin window.
by Joel Witts
Best Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service (DRaaS) Solutions
We reviewed the leading DRaaS platforms on RTO and RPO capabilities, the frequency and reliability of automated failover testing, and how well each handles recovery at scale when primary infrastructure is unavailable.
by Joel Witts
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 Joel Witts
Best Disclosure Management Software
We reviewed the leading disclosure management platforms on workflow automation for regulatory filings, the accuracy of XBRL tagging tools, and how well each handles multi-jurisdiction disclosure obligations.
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 External Attack Surface Management Software
We reviewed the leading EASM platforms on the accuracy of external asset discovery, how well each identifies shadow IT and forgotten infrastructure, and the quality of risk prioritization for exposures that need immediate attention.
by Joel Witts
Best Dark Web Monitoring Solutions
We reviewed the leading dark web monitoring solutions on the breadth of source coverage, the speed at which exposed credentials surface in alerts, and the intelligence context that helps teams assess severity and prioritize response.
by Joel Witts
Best Digital Risk Protection Solutions
We reviewed 11 DRP platforms on external threat coverage, alerting speed, and the quality of the intelligence they surface. Some are genuinely useful; others are dashboards dressed as solutions.
by Joel Witts
Best Alternatives To Delinea PAM
Discover the top alternatives to Delinea Privileged Access Management (PAM). Explore features such as credential management, role-based access, alerting and notifications, and reporting.
by Joel Witts
Best Application Security Solutions
We reviewed the leading application security platforms on the breadth of lifecycle coverage, how well each integrates into development workflows, and whether the findings they generate drive real remediation or just add to the backlog.
by Joel Witts