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Cisco Earnings a Mixed Bag


Cisco revenues were down, but the company has high hopes for Splunk and AI


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Inside VMWorld’s 2021 Security Announcements


VMware's been busy integrating its many cybersecurity acquisitions as part of its intrinsic security strategy.

By: Andrew Braunberg
October 06, 2021
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Speculation Swirls Around Facebook Outage


Facebook's outage this week called the efficiency of the company's internal network into question, while launching speculation about the nature of the crash

By: Mary Jander
October 05, 2021
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Akamai to Pay $600M for Ransomware Mitigator Guardicore


CDN leader Akamai will pay $600 million in cash for Guardicore, an Israeli startup that uses micro-segmentation and visualization to find and halt ransomware attacks

By: Mary Jander
September 30, 2021
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Fortanix and Snowflake Team Up on Tokenization


Fortanix has integrated its Data Security Manager SaaS with Snowflake's environment to protect sensitive data

By: Mary Jander
September 24, 2021
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Fivetran Double Header: $565 Funding and an Acquisition


Fivetran has scored $565 million in Series D funding on a $5.6 billion valuation and has agreed to purchase HVR Data in a $700 million cash and stock deal

By: Mary Jander
September 20, 2021
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Persona Identities Scores $150 Million


Startup Persona Identities, whose technology ensures that a user is who they claim to be, has landed $150 million in Series C funding at a valuation of $1.5 billion

By: Mary Jander
September 16, 2021
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Security Upstarts Dominate Growth, While Cisco Trails


Enterprise customers are turning to newer companies for solutions to an onrush of cyber threats. But it may be too soon to discount incumbent players

By: Mary Jander
September 14, 2021
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Juniper and Apstra Up the SONiC Ante


Juniper and Apstra Up the SONiC Ante -- Leadership Brief sponsored by Juniper

By: Mary Jander
September 14, 2021
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U.S. Government Proposals Promote ZTNA


The U.S. Office of Management and Budget and the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency have opened proposals for ZTNA and cloud computing for public comment

By: Mary Jander
September 13, 2021
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Aviatix Valuation Soars on New Funding


Aviatrix has raised $200 million in Series E funding, bringing its valuation to $2 billion, up from $700 million in February 2021

By: Mary Jander
September 08, 2021