Tag: Security operations

At Splunk .conf24, Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins and Go-to-Market President Gary Steele spoke to Splunk customers about the benefits of integrating the companies’ security and observability products and highlighted the opportunities those combinations will create for partners. Cisco Systems and Splunk executives are putting on a full-court press at Splunk .conf24 this week to tout…

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With the new “Build with Confluent” program, the company looks to help systems integrators develop use-case solutions around the Confluent data streaming platform and market those solutions to potential customers. Expanding on its recent initiatives to work with the channel, Confluent today launched the Build with Confluent program through which the company is providing technical…

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The standalone version of Securonix’s trailblazing UEBA (user and entity behavior analytics) tool will be a major boost to partner sales opportunities, according to Channel Chief Mark Stevens. Next-generation SIEM unicorn Securonix unveiled a refreshed partner program Tuesday while also debuting a standalone version of its pioneering tool for thwarting insider threats. The revamped channel…

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Gary Steele, who serves as Splunk general manager in addition to his Cisco post, says in an interview with CRN that a major focus for him is not allowing the nitty-gritty of the ongoing Cisco-Splunk integration to disrupt Splunk’s track record of innovation. In mid-March Cisco Systems completed its $28 billion acquisition of Splunk in…

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The cybersecurity giant’s latest quarter shows that CrowdStrike is as formidable as ever in its battle with Palo Alto Networks, Microsoft and Cisco-Splunk. Like just about every other cybersecurity vendor right now, CrowdStrike has been talking a lot about product consolidation and why the company believes it has the right platform for the job. But…

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The expansion of the Falcon Flex subscription model, cyber insurance and cloud security are among the major topics at the cybersecurity vendor’s event this week, according to Chief Business Officer Daniel Bernard. The expansion of CrowdStrike’s Falcon Flex subscription model, cyber insurance and cloud security are among the major focus areas at the cybersecurity giant’s…

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During a call with analysts, CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz pointed toward the cybersecurity vendor’s emergence as a growing player in SIEM, with many partners and customers ‘dissatisfied with the current vendors.’ CrowdStrike beat expectations during its latest quarter even amid challenging conditions with the help of channel partners, CrowdStrike Co-founder and CEO George Kurtz said…

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Microsoft, AWS and SnapLogic were among the standout exhibitors during Snowflake Data Cloud Summit 2024. Alongside the big news Snowflake made about its own products during its annual Data Cloud Summit, plenty of tech giants and smaller vendors used the opportunity to showcase integrations with the data products vendor’s wares. Tools for accessing and getting…

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The $500 million acquisition of QRadar SaaS by Palo Alto Networks is expected to close later this year, bringing big changes for partners and customers. What’s Next For QRadar Partners, Customers The planned $500 million acquisition of IBM’s QRadar SaaS business by cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks is expected to close later this year, bringing…

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While Palo Alto Networks XSIAM has shown early promise in the SIEM market, the deal with IBM is poised to give the platform the accelerant that Nikesh Arora has been looking for. Considering that SIEM is a market that’s existed for decades, I think it’s fair to say Palo Alto Networks has gotten off to…

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