XDR Has Promise – and a Fair Share of Risks

The security industry is often an alphabet soup of confusing acronyms—SIEM, SOAR, SASE—and the latest acronym du jour is XDR. At first glance, you may conflate it with terms such as NDR (network detection and response) or EDR (endpoint detection and r… Continue reading XDR Has Promise – and a Fair Share of Risks

Cisco Makes Economic Case for Cybersecurity

Cisco Systems this week is making generally available Cisco SecureX, a free management console through which cybersecurity teams can manage the entire Cisco cybersecurity portfolio, including a suite of Cisco Secure Remote Worker software for establis… Continue reading Cisco Makes Economic Case for Cybersecurity

Cisco Looks to Unify Cybersecurity Management

Cisco Systems today launched Cisco Secure X, a cloud-based application through which it is unifying all the security management capabilities it provides. Announced at the RSA Conference 2020 event, the new platform will eliminate the need for cybersec… Continue reading Cisco Looks to Unify Cybersecurity Management

IBM Looks to Unify Cybersecurity

IBM today announced it is leveraging containers and microservices to make a suite of security software available on any platform running on-premises or in the cloud. Justin Youngblood, vice president of product management and development for IBM Secur… Continue reading IBM Looks to Unify Cybersecurity

VMware To Create Security Business Unit Post-Carbon Black Buy

VMware has signaled it plans to create a dedicated cloud security business unit in the wake of agreeing this week to acquire Carbon Black, a provider of an endpoint security service based on machine learning algorithms and Big Data analytics, for $2.1… Continue reading VMware To Create Security Business Unit Post-Carbon Black Buy

Bringing Real-Time Data Discovery to the Cybersecurity Puzzle

One solution is helping organizations keep data private at rest and in motion, easing the data discovery process and helping organizations meet compliance regulations While protecting consumer privacy has always been a concern for enterprises, recent … Continue reading Bringing Real-Time Data Discovery to the Cybersecurity Puzzle

Cynet Wants to Help Resource-Constrained Organizations with a Holistic SaaS Security Platform

Cybersecurity company Cynet recently announced the release of a SaaS version of its security platform, Cynet 360. Designed to help organizations with limited security resources, Cynet brings a unified defense across endpoints, network, files and users…. Continue reading Cynet Wants to Help Resource-Constrained Organizations with a Holistic SaaS Security Platform

Splunk Brings SOAR to SIEM Platform

Splunk this week at its .conf18 conference deliver on a promise to integrate the security orchestration and automation response (SOAR) technology gained through its acquisition of Phantom with the security information event management (SIEM) platform … Continue reading Splunk Brings SOAR to SIEM Platform

Why the Point Solution Mindset for IT Security is Dead

For decades, we’ve operated in a “point solution” mindset when it comes to IT security. In other words, we’ve used distinct tools to address distinct security needs. That approach to security worked well for decades. But the world has moved on. We no … Continue reading Why the Point Solution Mindset for IT Security is Dead