“Enterprises won’t use 5G functions unless they have confidence that they have enterprise-grade security, visibility, and remediation,” Palo Alto Networks SVP Anand Oswal said.

Nokia warned of a COVID-19 related traffic spike; Cato claims unicorn status; and EdgeQ snagged $51M in funding for 5G and AI modem work.

The commercial product works with VMware’s NSX-T platform to support container connectivity for Kubernetes clusters in a software-defined data center.

The appliance effectively turns an employee's home into a branch office, creating a secure VPN tunnel to the nearest corporate office or data center.

The partnership caps a busy year for the startup, which raised $167.2 million this year alone in two funding rounds that sent its valuation soaring above $9 billion.

The company's largest funding round to date helped to push the SASE pioneer into unicorn territory.

Nokia warns that network traffic may spike again, especially as COVID-19 infections surge and public health restrictions are being re-instituted in many regions.

Cisco bagged Banzai Cloud; VMware stuffed security Into SmartNICs; and AMD unveiled its Instinct MI100 GPU.

Banzai Cloud developed a Kubernetes-based platform that helps enterprises develop, deploy, and scale cloud-native applications.

It builds on Project Monterey, a collaboration with chipmakers to provide a consistent management platform for distributed compute across hardware accelerators.

Aruba bumped Cisco from the Pentagon; AMD bagged Xilinx for $35B; and Juniper paid $450 million to buy 128 Technology.

Cisco revenues dropped but stock on the rise; SonicWall SASE tapped Perimeter 81 ZTNA; and Huawei touted 5.5G.

The XDR product follows Cybereason’s Breach Protection Warranty that provides up to $1 million in coverage to customers in the event of a breach.

The vendors continued to dominate the LAN switching and wireless access markets while Arista carved out a niche following the acquisition of Mojo Networks.

On the Q1 earnings call with investors, CEO Chuck Robbins didn’t mention the elephant ushered into the room by the COVID-19 pandemic: massive job cuts.

Verizon faced 5G skeptics; Google's Database Migration Service took flight; and SentinelOne, Menlo Security scored $367 million.

SonicWall's Cloud Edge Secure Access launches alongside a spate of updated branch and enterprise firewalls.

Security unicorn SentinelOne and almost unicorn Menlo Security raised hundreds of millions of dollars in late-stage funding this week.

Palo Alto Networks paid $670M for Expanse; Ericsson rode 5G, R&D to revive business growth; and Dell beefed up its data protection portfolio.

Barracuda will integrate Fyde’s zero trust networking into its networking and security stack. It’s also available now as a standalone remote access agent.

Expanse counts the U.S. Department of Defense, CVS Health, Allergan, PayPal, Accenture, Orrick, Lockheed Martin, and the U.S. Department of Energy as customers.

Cisco unshackled Its HyperFlex HCI; Palo Alto Networks added cloud-based DLP; and Verizon leaned on Cisco, BlackBerry for internet security.

Remote work, coupled with the fact only 21% of small to midsized businesses implemented new technology to deal with security issues, highlights the risks for SMBs.

F5 is positioning these Kubernetes-based services as a layer that network operators will require as they transition to 5G standalone cores.