Cybersecurity professionals often opt to install management servers and software on their networks so that management and staff own their technologies. This type of control has long been thought of as a security best practice, so many CISOs continue to eschew an alternative model. A cloud-based security management control plane can offer some real benefits, including the following: Accelerated product evaluations and proof of concepts, faster product upgrades, lower costs and faster upgrades. These benefits are hard to ignore, especially considering the global cybersecurity skills shortage.”]