To start consolidating cybersecurity tools and platforms, it is essential to bring together cybersecurity, compliance, and platform teams to integrate their requirements into the platform itself. This leads to identifying tooling opportunities for cost efficiency and productivity. Next, a thorough assessment of the current tool landscape is required, including taking an inventory of all security-related tools and researching existing and potential security product vendors. The most impactful, risk-reducing tools should be prioritized, focusing on social engineering prevention through phishing prevention tools and strong org-wide cybersecurity training, as well as credential management using a central secrets management platform and integrating it with version control systems and infrastructure provisioning. By consolidating on a handful of security platforms rather than multiple smaller tools, organizations can reduce complexity and risk, while also improving efficiency and productivity.