Overcoming Cybersecurity Integration Roadblocks – Source: www.cyberdefensemagazine.com

As a CEO working alongside cybersecurity product companies, I know that integration & the connectors are necessary evil for cyber security products companies. For companies in our industry, seamless, reliable integration has become an essential ingredient for success. But we all know the reality: integrations are anything but seamless. They’re often complex, costly, and a long road to the finish line. And this complexity can be especially limiting when you’re in cybersecurity, where rapid response and adaptability are essential.

For years, we at Sacumen have been working hand-in-hand with cybersecurity leaders to find a better way. Our answer? SacuNXT—a platform built from the ground up to solve the unique integration challenges cybersecurity companies face every day. Alongside SacuNXT is AutoNXT, an automation platform that takes our integration process one step further by streamlining testing. Together, they are designed to take on the toughest integration challenges, freeing up teams to do what they do best. It’s not their core IP but they still need to do it to make their products sellable and usable.

The Integration Hurdles We Face

Cybersecurity companies today face intense pressure to keep up with client demands and integrate seamlessly with multiple systems, protocols, and tools—all while staying ahead of evolving threats. However, traditional integration approaches have consistently fallen short in key areas, which many of our partners know well:

1. Lengthy Development Timelines: Custom coding for integrations takes time, and with each new client or product, the timeline grows longer.
2. High Costs: Coding and testing integrations by hand is resource-intensive. Many teams feel the strain on both time and budget.
3. Scalability Limitations: As companies grow, the ability to quickly build and deploy new integrations becomes a bottleneck, slowing down growth.
4. Prone to Errors: Manual coding introduces a higher risk of errors, which can result in unexpected security gaps.
5. Compatibility Struggles: Cybersecurity tools aren’t naturally compatible with each other, meaning integration teams often find themselves stitching together disconnected systems.

These roadblocks make it difficult for product companies to deliver reliable integrations quickly and cost-effectively. At Sacumen, we knew that a new approach was needed—one that would specifically address these common yet complex challenges.

SacuNXT: Built for Cybersecurity, Built for Speed

SacuNXT was born out of a commitment to making integration easier and faster. It’s a low-code/no-code platform that lets teams create integrations through an intuitive drag-and-drop interface, taking the pressure off developers and empowering them to work smarter, not harder.

We saw the power of SacuNXT firsthand when working with one of our partners, a well-known SIEM company. They were facing some serious challenges—each integration they developed involved manual coding, which was slow, costly, and riddled with errors. With the demand for faster delivery timelines, their existing process was simply unsustainable. So, they turned to SacuNXT.

Here’s how SacuNXT transformed their approach:

• Challenges: This SIEM provider needed a way to speed up integration development while maintaining high quality and keeping costs down.
• Solution: By adopting SacuNXT, they could access a no-code drag-and-drop interface that allowed them to design and deploy connectors quickly, without heavy coding requirements. With AutoNXT’s automated testing, they were able to test each connector for performance, deploying across multiple environments with ease.
• Results: The results spoke for themselves. With SacuNXT, they cut their time-to-market by 67%, reduced integration costs by 60%, and experienced a 95% drop in integration errors.

The Power of a Combined Approach: SacuNXT + AutoNXT

While SacuNXT focuses on speeding up integration development and deployment, AutoNXT is all about testing automation. Manual testing is not only time-consuming but prone to human error, and when you’re dealing with cybersecurity, those errors can have significant consequences. AutoNXT automates this process, ensuring that every connector performs as expected in real-world conditions.

Together, SacuNXT and AutoNXT create a complete integration solution for cybersecurity product companies, covering everything from design to deployment and testing. Our platforms allow CTOs, VPs of Product, and integration leaders to focus on what they do best, without the constant worry of integration roadblocks slowing down their progress.

Why Sacumen is Different

What sets Sacumen apart is our laser focus on cybersecurity. While there are many integration platforms out there, few are tailored to meet the unique demands of cybersecurity companies. We understand these demands because we work exclusively with cybersecurity product companies, and our focus is 100% on building solutions that fit their needs. In fact, we’ve developed over 900 connectors specifically for cybersecurity products.

At Sacumen, we also prioritize building close partnerships with our clients, understanding their unique challenges, and working together to solve them. We’re not just another IPaaS provider—we’re a dedicated partner in helping cybersecurity product companies succeed.

The Road Ahead

Our mission doesn’t stop here. At Sacumen, we’re constantly looking for ways to make SacuNXT and AutoNXT even more powerful and adaptable to the ever-evolving needs of the cybersecurity industry. Our expansion into the U.S. market is a major step forward, allowing us to bring our unique solutions to a broader audience and partner with more leading cybersecurity companies.

In the coming months, you’ll see new features and capabilities from SacuNXT and AutoNXT, designed to make integrations even faster and more adaptable. And as cybersecurity threats continue to grow in complexity, our tools will grow alongside them, offering product companies a solution that they can rely on both now and in the future.

A Personal Message to Cybersecurity Leaders

To every CTO, CPO, and integration leader reading this: I know the challenges you’re up against because we face them too. I invite you to see what Sacumen’s platforms can do for your company. Our goal is to simplify and accelerate your integration process so you can focus on innovation and growth, not on the headaches of manual integrations.

With SacuNXT and AutoNXT, you’ll have the tools you need to meet today’s demands and the support to keep growing tomorrow. Contact us for a demo, and let’s work together to make integration a strength—not a stumbling block—in your journey to success.

About the Author

Nitesh Sinha the CEO of Sacumen.

“We’re here to put a dent in the Universe. Otherwise, why else even be here?” is the inscription on Nitesh’s chamber door. When you walk inside and meet him, you’ll see this quote glittering in his eyes. His smile and the firmness of his handshake will make you realize the kind of passion required to build a cybersecurity powerhouse from the ground up. Sacumen was born in 2015. It toddled, walked, fell, rose, and now treads forcefully—thanks to Nitesh’s willpower and never-say-die attitude.

Nitesh is on a daring mission to forge a safer world through groundbreaking cybersecurity products and solutions. His unwavering dedication has earned him accolades from prestigious entities like Zinnov, Global Infosec, and Outlook, solidifying his commitment to making an indelible mark on the Cybersecurity domain.

Not content with conventional success, Nitesh’s influence extends beyond the boardroom. He holds memberships in the Forbes Technology Council, CySeck, and TiE, showcasing his impact on the global stage. An in-demand speaker at major security conferences, enterprises, universities, and colleges, Nitesh imparts his visionary insights to captivate audiences.

With over two decades of expertise in the Cybersecurity space, Nitesh boasts an impressive array of prestigious security certifications, including C|CISO, CCSK, CISM, CISSP, CSSLP, CGEIT, CISA, HCISPP®, and CEH. His illustrious journey is punctuated by accolades such as Entrepreneur of the Year, Most Influential Business Leader in Cybersecurity, and The Most Influential Business Leader to Follow—testaments to his unparalleled impact and leadership in the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity.

The legacy of Nitesh in the years to come would be:

When the whole world was setting the narrative of Security as fear-driven and uncertain, someone, somewhere was on a mission to reshape that narrative to empowering; and had prolifically succeeded in doing that.

Nitesh can be reached online at ([email protected], LinkedIn, etc..) and at our company website: https://sacumen.com/)