Check Point: Time for a Fifth Generation of Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is entering a new phase that requires IT organizations to put processes in place that are capable of continuously identifying potential threats before they impact operations and detecting them once a breach occurs. Don Meyer, head of mar… Continue reading Check Point: Time for a Fifth Generation of Cybersecurity

VMware Partners with Okta on Identity Management

VMware is continuing its campaign to bake security into its virtual desktop application platform via an alliance with Okta, a provider of identity management software delivered as a cloud service. Renu Upadhyay, senior director of product marketing fo… Continue reading VMware Partners with Okta on Identity Management

Barrracuda Networks Unfurls WAF Cloud Service

Barracuda Networks announced today a managed cloud-based web application firewall (WAF) service that cybersecurity professionals can configure using a five-step wizard process. Nitzan Miron, vice president of product management for application securit… Continue reading Barrracuda Networks Unfurls WAF Cloud Service

Cisco Strengthens Cloud Security Service

Cisco Systems at RSA Conference 2018 significantly expanded its Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Endpoints cloud security service by adding support for machine learning algorithms, analytics and modeling capabilities that collectively serve to th… Continue reading Cisco Strengthens Cloud Security Service

Verizon Report Finds More Cybersecurity Gains Than Losses

The annual Data Breach Investigations Report from Verizon usually provides cybersecurity professionals with some cold comfort. This year’s report covering 53,000 security incidents, including 2,216 confirmed data breaches, is no exception. Highl… Continue reading Verizon Report Finds More Cybersecurity Gains Than Losses

VMware Sets Sights on Desktop Security

VMware is putting the pieces in place to better secure digital workspaces by launching Workspace ONE Trust Network, which includes multiple IT security partners, and moving to acquire user behavioral analytics software E8, which the company plans to i… Continue reading VMware Sets Sights on Desktop Security

IBM Makes Case for Lattice Cryptography for Encryption

IBM at the IBM Think 2018 conference today made a case for a new approach to cryptography that will be made necessary by the imminent cracking of encryption based on elliptical algorithms by quantum computers. Michael Osborne, manager of the security … Continue reading IBM Makes Case for Lattice Cryptography for Encryption

Rise of SD-WAN Alters Nature of Branch Office Security

The rise of cloud computing has fundamentally changed the way network traffic flows within most organizations. Users in branch offices now typically access applications over public internet connections versus backhauling all network traffic through a … Continue reading Rise of SD-WAN Alters Nature of Branch Office Security

CyberArk Acquires Vaultive for Cloud Access Security Tech

Now that multiple clouds are becoming a standard element of the enterprise there’s a more pressing need to manage who gets access when. That realization has lead to a wave of mergers and acquisitions in which once-standalone cloud access security brok… Continue reading CyberArk Acquires Vaultive for Cloud Access Security Tech

Splunk to Dive Deeper into Cybersecurity with Phantom Buy

For a long time now Splunk has been content to essentially offer up cybersecurity advice made possible by applying analytics to machine data captured within the logs of various systems. That information then would be used to identify anomalies indicati… Continue reading Splunk to Dive Deeper into Cybersecurity with Phantom Buy