Cloudflare, CrowdStrike, and Ping Identity joined forces to provide free zero-trust security services to vulnerable industries in the U.S.

Microsoft reported a 23% jump in scope 3 emissions; SentinelOne acquired Attivo for $617 million; and Intel's European expansion depends on EU funding.

“Identity threat detection and response is the missing link in holistic XDR and zero-trust strategies,” SentinelOne COO Nicholas Warner said.

Forrester named Akamai Technologies and Illumio as "leaders" in the microsegmentation space, and Aruba, VMware, and Cisco as “strong performers."

Juniper continues to integrate its Apstra acquisition; Google targets a more granular green approach; and Huawei's CTO dings carrier sustainability motives.

Apstra grew its customer base by 400% since the acquisition and expanded to over 60 countries, according to Juniper Networks VP Mansour Karam.

Extended detection and response and cloud security are among the key focus areas for CrowdStrike this year.

Telefónica will offer Zscaler's suite of security service edge products as a managed service.

Intel released memory optimized FPGAs; AT&T takes managed SASE and zero trust to the edge; and Ericsson faces a crisis of trust.

“Edge has surprisingly strong momentum, despite the perceived risk,” AT&T Business' Theresa Lanowitz said.

Microsoft also extended its native cloud security capabilities to Google Cloud in addition to its existing AWS and Azure support.

Despite an uptick in law enforcement takedowns over the last year, ransomware remains the top attack type, IBM's X-Force reports.

The partnership enables telecoms to offer SASE services even in markets where they have little to no physical presence.

Ericsson touted its 5G energy efficiency progress; Nvidia's Arm ambitions are anything but dead; and the Great Resignation might collide with the developer shortage.

“You have to assume that an advanced persistent threat is going to go inside your network,” CEO Ratan Tipirneni said.

Juniper Networks acquired WiteSand; CrowdStrike reported an 82% jump in ransomware-related data leaks in 2021; and Rakuten Mobile lost $1 billion in Q4.

Network access control has been a constant thorn in Juniper's side. The WiteSand acquisition remedies that, Juniper's Jeff Aaron says.

The cloud provider says the contract win sets “the stage for potential broader adoption across defense agencies worldwide.”

Amazon maintained its cloud market dominance in Q4; CrowdStrike and Qualys released XDR modules; and Nvidia's acquisition of Arm officially fell through.

“The path to a zero-trust posture can be broken into bite-sized phases,” Illumio CTO and co-founder PJ Kirner said.

TSMC CEO expects chip capacity will be tight in 2022; NetFoundry CEO warns SASE isn't enough; and Orange named Christel Heydemann as CEO.

A new federal strategy moves U.S. government agencies toward a zero-trust approach; Juniper takes on Cisco and Nokia.

Dell added multi-cloud capabilities to Apex; the combined McAfee Enterprise and FireEye rebranded as Trellix; and government incompetence has hindered mid-band 5G.

STG said it plans to spin off McAfee’s secure access services edge and zero-trust technologies into a separate business later this quarter.