The percentage of companies that said they sacrificed the security of mobile devices to “get the job done” increased from 43% in the 2020 report to 45% this year.

Amazon tapped former VP Selipsky to helm AWS; Nokia slashed more than 2,000 jobs in 2020; and Hewlett Packard Enterprise is expanding its Ireland workforce.

Megaport tied its NaaS platform into Cisco SD-WAN; VMware tapped Knative for Tanzu Kubernetes abstraction; and Nokia plugged a triple-threat enterprise strategy.

McAfee added cloud-native app security; Zscaler, CrowdStrike targeted zero-trust security; and IBM open RAN tech will drive Telefónica trial.

The partners say the new integrations for joint customers provide identity-centric and zero-trust security across data, people, devices, workloads, and networks.

The new service, dubbed Magic WAN, is essentially a software-defined underlay designed to replace slow and expensive MPLS links

Nokia planned to slash another 10,000 jobs; Juniper claimed the SolarWinds hack validated its security strategy; Rogers offered $20.8B for Shaw.

Versa's small to midsized business-focused SD-WAN offering now features tight integrations with the company's SASE platform.

The partnerships add zero-trust network access support to McAfee’s growing SASE platform.

Microsoft liberally sprinkled references to the recent SolarWinds breach on its most recent updates, and also provided more insight into the wide-ranging attack.

One of the new features uses Ava, Awake’s autonomous security analyst (think: Siri’s security analyst cousin) to automate forensic investigations.

“The pandemic was the heyday that attackers were looking for,” said Limor Kessem, executive security advisor at IBM Security.

The top White House cybersecurity official said the alleged Russian hackers compromised at least 100 companies, and President Joe Biden plans to take executive action in response.

The report examined the market trends that have helped to shape the SASE product category and ranked the top vendors by market share.

Fortinet's CEO staked out SD-WAN domination; T-Mobile put the 5G screws to Verizon, AT&T: and RSA added AI threat hunting to NetWitness.

The vendor also added more than 300 new features to its FortiOS operating system including firewall-based zero trust network access.

Arista is diving deeper into security; CTIA claimd 5G can create 4.6 million new U.S. jobs; and President Joe Biden revealed a $10 billion cybersecurity plan.

“We are coming out with an extensive security offering, and we feel that we have most of the key things we need to be a solid security company,” Arista’s

In its latest update, Google aims to make moving virtual machines to its public cloud a little easier with the launch of a new management dashboard.

Fortinet fused AI, XDR; Telefónica, IBM, Red Hat teamed up on hybrid cloud; and Google boosted enterprise zero-trust security.

Its second BeyondCorp zero-trust security product adds enterprise security capabilities and a partner ecosystem that includes VMware, Citrix, Crowdstrike, and Tanium.

While remote access technologies may work for most telecommuters, SD-WAN appliances can offer "high-value" workers a better experience, argues Cisco's Jean-Luc Valente.

“We don’t necessarily see ourselves as a SASE solution provider. We see ourselves as a SASE solution enabler,” said Nokia Nuage's Lindsay Newell.

Nutanix stole VMware's COO; FireEye got poked by a nation-state attack; and Zscaler's CEO said network security is dead.