Tag: Security operations
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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Long View Systems, T-Rex Solutions, NexusTek, Secureworks, Deepwatch and Five9 are among the companies to list open positions for channel-related roles. This month, Long View Systems, T-Rex Solutions and NexusTek are among the solution providers to list open positions while Secureworks, Deepwatch and Five9 are among the vendors to list open positions for channel-related roles.…
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The companies say they will ‘facilitate the migration’ of QRadar SaaS customers to Palo Alto Networks’ Cortex XSIAM platform once the deal closes. Palo Alto Networks said Wednesday that it has reached a deal to acquire IBM’s QRadar software-as-a-service assets, as part of the cybersecurity giant’s drive to bring more customers onto its Cortex XSIAM…
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“We will deliver innovation at an unprecedented pace and scale to organizations around the globe,” Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins said on Wednesday’s earnings call. Cisco Systems CEO Chuck Robbins plans to leverage “Cisco’s robust partner and customer ecosystem in markets where Splunk had limited or no presence” to grow the business of his new security…
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The deal to bring together two players in the SIEM (security information and event management) space follows big moves in the market including Cisco’s $28 billion acquisition of Splunk. LogRhythm and Exabeam announced Wednesday that the two companies have reached an agreement to merge in a significant consolidation deal for the cybersecurity industry. The terms…
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CRN spoke with the CEOs and CTOs of a number of cybersecurity companies, including Proofpoint, Palo Alto Networks, Rubrik and CrowdStrike, during RSA Conference 2024. Here’s what they had to say. While the many implications of GenAI for security continued to be discussed and debated at last week’s RSA Conference, an array of other issues…
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The message from customers — that they expect security products to work well together — is increasingly being acted upon around the industry, top vendor and solution provider executives told CRN this week. Cybersecurity vendors are putting more emphasis on meeting the needs of customers through integrating effectively with products from other vendors, reflecting a…
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