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At the same time, European security teams are emphasizing the benefits of trust when demonstrating how security can support the business with achieving its strategic objectives.</p> </div> </div> <div class="cell"> <div data-tabs data-tabs-sharable class="grid-x grid-margin-x grid-margin-y"> <div class="cell"> <div data-tabs-menu aria-label="Our..."> <div class="h3" data-tabs-header>Our Coverage</div> <div class="h3" data-tabs-header>Our Work</div> </div> </div> <div class="cell"> <div data-tabs-panel> <div class="grid-x grid-margin-x grid-margin-y"> <div class="cell"> <div class="cell-text"> <h3>IDC’s European Security research helps businesses to answer questions including:</h3> <ul> <li>What are the defining trends of the European security market (including services) and how do they compare with other regions?</li> <li>What security challenges and opportunities are emerging from these defining trends?</li> <li>How do our security technologies, strategies, or services resonate with European buyers and suppliers?</li> <li>How can security be positioned as a business enabler, and how can security leaders build their business influence with other lines of business and C-Suite executives?</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-tabs-panel> <div class="grid-x grid-margin-x grid-margin-y"> <div class="cell"> <div class="cell-text"> <h3>How we create valuable insight for you</h3> <ul> <li> <strong>Regular product and industry briefings and data collection:</strong> This allows us to offer an informed perspective on how the European security technologies and services markets are evolving. </li> <li> <strong>Constant engagement with tech buyers:</strong> This allows us to develop informed regional and country- and product-specific perspectives on what security buyers want, and why. </li> <li> <strong>Take the long view:</strong> IDC’s security insights and data have been developed over many years. 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