Tag: Cybersecurity
Mandia told Mandiant employees he will remain as an advisor at the esteemed cyber incident response and threat intelligence firm that he founded in 2004. With Mandiant now well along in its integration into Google Cloud, founder Kevin Mandia plans to step down at the end of the month but will remain involved as an…
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The arrival of new AI-powered capabilities and technologies such as XDR have the potential to enable faster detection of threats than was previously possible, according to executives from both companies. Cisco and Palo Alto Networks may have an intensifying rivalry in the market for security operations tools, but executives from both companies agree on this:…
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Despite being one of the top SIEM tools for years, IBM QRadar is ‘basically surrendering—in the transition to the cloud—to another vendor,’ a Forrester analyst tells me. The deal was announced the same day as another surprise move in the market, in a sign of the fading fortunes of traditional SIEM vendors. If last week’s…
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“We’re going to have a big refresh moment,” Microsoft VP Mark Linton tells CRN in an interview. Copilot+ PCs, which Microsoft bills as “the fastest, most intelligent Windows PCs ever built,” carry a massive partner opportunity as Windows 10 end of support spurs customers into looking at buying new devices. “We’re going to have a…
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News around Microsoft Copilot in Azure, Team Copilot and Defender for Cloud are some of the most exciting updates to come out of Build 2024. An upcoming preview for Microsoft Copilot in Azure. Team Copilot’s ability to bring generative artificial intelligence to entire organizations and departments. And upgrades to Defender for Cloud to better protect…
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The agreement to acquire IBM’s QRadar SaaS assets also opens the door for Palo Alto Networks to pursue the ‘much larger prize’ of migrating on-premises QRadar customers to XSIAM, CEO Nikesh Arora said Monday. Palo Alto Networks’ agreement to acquire IBM’s QRadar SaaS assets is poised to rapidly elevate the cybersecurity vendor’s position in the…
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With its acquisition of Locuz, slated to close during the third quarter, SHI gains an 800-person team with extensive experience in CloudOps, SecOps, HPCOps, AIOps, and insight as a service. Global IT solution provider SHI International Monday said it plans to acquire India-based Locuz Enterprise Solutions, a provider of cybersecurity and digital transformation services. With…
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From Kyndryl and Wipro to EY and Converge Technology Solutions, here are IBM’s 2024 Partner Plus Award winners on both a global and regional basis. From Kyndryl driving IBM’s modernization push to services all-star EY elevating IBM’s artificial intelligence strategy, a total of 30 partners from around the globe won IBM’s 2024 Partner Plus Awards.…
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The cybersecurity vendor says it has made things official for Levy, who was appointed acting CEO in February, while the company has also poached Imperva’s CFO. Sophos said Monday that Joe Levy has been named permanent CEO while the cybersecurity giant also announced the appointment of a new CFO. Levy, who was named acting CEO…
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The acquisition is the largest in CyberArk’s history, according to an analyst. CyberArk announced a deal Monday to acquire machine identity specialist Venafi from private equity firm Thoma Bravo for $1.54 billion. The acquisition is the largest in the 25-year history of identity security and access management firm CyberArk, according to Shaul Eyal, managing director…
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