Security manufacturers increasingly refer to their solutions as a platform, with the vague implication that this gives their technology a distinct advantage. The challenge is that the term platform is rather ambiguous. It simply refers to the environment in which a piece of software is executed. But a carefully crafted platform can provide distinct advantages for deploying, managing, and running security solutions. A platform needs to be broad, integrated, and automated, writes Andrew Keen. Keen: A platform must be able to run on as many environments as possible.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3527843/defining-the-security-platform.html