"One of the largest impediments that [customers] had to adopt zero trust was that they weren't clear on when they could tell if they were done," Herb Kelsey said.

A majority of enterprise applications depend on hundreds of open source projects, but that software exists in a world with few guardrails.

Orca Security noted the top issues are “not the newest and most talked about,” so a focus on security basics is the best solution.

"We're the first ones doing this, and really the only ones at this point," Aviatrix VP of Solutions Marketing Rob Stuhlmuller said.

The $1.75 million contract addresses what Tetrate's Branden Wood described as the biggest IT issue impacting government organizations.

IBM acquired Polar Security to gain access to its DPSM technology, which is needed to secure sensitive and unknown shadow data in the cloud.

The platform integrates capabilities needed for secure access service edge including SD-WAN, firewall, zero-trust network access and secure web gateway.

The vendor partners with but also competes against Cisco and Aruba for network access control solutions.

Imec's Sustainable Semiconductor Technologies and Systems research program hopes to address the environmental impact of semiconductor manufacturing.

Dynatrace CEO Rick McConnell forecasts “the number of use cases that involve both observability and security is going to explode."

Ericsson is still in investment mode with its enterprise efforts.

The service allows Cloudflare's secure access service edge customers to review or even block the usage of generative artificial intelligence tools.

The security vendor noted VMware virtual infrastructure products are highly attractive targets for attackers.

Cisco AppDynamics and ThousandEyes are getting an observability boost with open source Open Telemetry.

The new offering combines SD-WAN and SD-branch services using Fortinet’s secure firewall and networking equipment.

The move continues Cisco’s ongoing push to diversify its supply chain.

When organizations started using cloud they expected to manage a single network environment, Extreme's Dan DeBacker said. Today, that is not the case.

The vendor described Nutanix Central as a cloud-delivered service management model designed for federated endpoints.

The trade group states the data is maintained in the European Union but is accessible to its vendor partner in Hong Kong.

Fortinet CFO Keith Jensen said the vendor is well positioned to capitalize on the expansion of firewall deployments that is expected to continue.

“Passkeys are the beginning of the end for passwords,” Google noted.

Cradlepoint acquired Ericom Software; DT regained a controlling stake in T-Mobile US; and cloud service spending is set to soar.

The latest breach was discovered in late March and impacted 836 customers.

Verizon named a former HP exec to head its Americas operations; T-Mobile US had a leadership shake up; and Red Hat announced job cuts.