Is API Security the New Cloud Security?
“All of these new APIs introduce a lot of security risks, and that’s why a lot of CISOs are now paying attention,” Imperva CTO Peter Klimek said.
Analysis - Jessica Lyons Hardcastle
In-depth analysis of networking, cloud, and AI infrastructure trends
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Google Cloud’s CISO Wants to Talk About Your Digital Immune System
“One of your best strategies is just to sit back and take every update we give you knowing that it’s been informed by this collective view,” Phil Venables said. -
CrowdStrike: Ransomware Data Leaks Jump 82%
“We are seeing the weaponization of victims’ data from multiple threat-actor groups,” CrowdStrike’s Adam Meyers said. -
CrowdStrike, Qualys Plunge Head First Into XDR
Both new modules come as CISOs look to consolidate security tools and converge network, endpoint, data, and workload security and telemetry. -
Why Cisco Calls the Metaverse Cybersecurity’s Wild West
While some scams are new takes on old tricks, other cyberthreats are specific to the technologies that make the metaverse work like blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and NFTs. -
Why XDR Makes CrowdStrike’s CTO Cringe
“XDR is a term that gets thrown around and really badly abused by the industry because it’s a hot topic,” CrowdStrike CTO Mike Sentonas said. -
VMware Security Chief: There Is No Zero-Trust Pill
“Security is absolutely No. 1” in customer conversations, VMware SVP Tom Gillis said. “The No. 1 thing they want to hear about it: Is my workload secure?” -
Microsoft’s Ann Johnson Talks MFA, Cyber Insurance, and Crystal Balls
“Cybersecurity is always a risk decision and insurance is a risk decision. This really crosses that intersection,” said Ann Johnson, who leads Microsoft’s security business. -
Does the Infrastructure Bill Skimp on Clean Energy?
"This bill includes important sustainability provisions for clean, renewable energy ... but it doesn’t go far enough,” ITRenew CEO Aidin Aghamiri said. -
Nutanix CEO Teases Security Platform, Zero Trust at Next
“We are not a security company, but we are an infrastructure company that will build in and continue to add security features into our Nutanix Cloud platform,” CEO Rajiv -
Secureworks CEO Wendy Thomas Plans XDR Domination
“My primary goal is to be the XDR platform of choice, period, full stop,” said Thomas, who took the reins earlier this month following Michael Cote’s retirement. -
Why Arctic Wolf’s CTO Says XDR Is the Problem
“It’s encouraging the use of deploying point products to build a bigger footprint of tools that we know is killing security analysts already through fatigue,” Ian McShane said. -
Snyk CEO: Tap Developers to Fix Cybersecurity Skills Shortage
“Allow developers to continue to build at a rapid pace. Keep developer productivity increasing, but also being secure at the same time,” Snyk's Peter McKay said. -
Why WAFs Don’t Work According to a Hacker
“If you are serious about API security, WAFs are not going to cut it,” Traceable co-founder and CTO Sanjay Nagaraj said. -
Will Ransomware End Cyber Insurance as We Know It?
“We’re at this precipice of what the future of cyber insurance will look like and whether or not cyber insurance has a future,” Forrester senior analyst Alla Valente said. -
Arctic Wolf’s New CEO Eyes $150.4B InfoSec Market, IPO
“What we’re hearing from the customers is that they feel like the cybersecurity industry has failed them. And quite frankly, we agree,” Arctic Wolf CEO Nick Schneider said. -
How to Fix Cybersecurity Skills Gap? Competitive Pay
This year’s The Life and Times of Cybersecurity Professionals report found 38% of respondents say lack of competitive compensation is the No. 1 reason for the skills shortage. -
Top 3 Mobile Threat Takeaways From MWC
New threat reports from Trend Micro, McAfee, and Menlo Security put mobile security in sharp focus and indicate that IoT devices and industrial systems are increasingly at risk. -
What the Heck Is Open XDR?
XDR vendors have recently glommed on to the “open” label for their products and approaches, and none of their definitions of open XDR are the same. -
$2.4B Valuation Shows ‘How Big Exabeam Can Be,’ CEO DeCesare Says
“I ultimately believe that our destiny is to be a major player in the larger category called security operations,” Exabeam CEO Michael DeCesare said. -
Nutanix CEO Talks Layoffs, Wins Against VMware
Nutanix cut its global headcount by about 2.5%, primarily in sales and marketing jobs. “We expect this action to yield approximately $50 million in annual savings,” CEO Rajiv Ramaswami -
Why VMware’s Tom Gillis Calls APIs ‘the Future of Networking’
VMware also published new threat intelligence, which highlights the need for security teams to extend their detection and prevention capabilities beyond the firewall to cover East-West traffic, Gillis said. -
Will XDR, SASE, ZT, or AppSec Win Buzzword Bingo at the RSA Conference?
I expect a handful of top trends and threats to dominate the discourse. And like just about everything else over the past 12 months, many of these have been -
Ex-White House Cybersecurity Advisor: We’ve Got To Harden Our Networks Against What Is Most Scary
SDxCentral sat down (virtually) with Kiersten Todt, a former cybersecurity advisor to President Obama and current managing director of the Cyber Readiness Institute. -
Security Needs a Seat at the Adults’ Table, Data Theorem COO Says
“What networking was 10 years ago, we believe APIs will be for the next 10 years,” Data Theorem COO Doug Dooley said.