VMware SVP calls XDR the "next frontier;" Cisco adds more oomph to its hybrid cloud; and Samsung says vRAN equals double-digit cost savings.

For comparison: Palo Alto Networks, the largest network security vendor by revenue, grew its revenue to $3.8 billion in 2020, while No. 2 Cisco scored $3.5 billion.

XDR is “something that we can do really, really uniquely to stop these very sophisticated attacks,” said VMware SVP Tom Gillis ahead of the company’s Security Connect event.

Also at the RSA Conference, the security vendor published new attack surface data that found global enterprises expose a new, serious security vulnerability every 12 hours.

SecureX debuted at last year’s RSA Conference, and now more than 7,000 businesses use the platform. Cisco executives also teased a “premium version” of SecureX in the future.

VMware merges telco, edge, SASE oversight; Cisco nabs NEC to expand its 5G reach; and Fujitsu taps Trend Micro's private 5G network security.

The companies will test Trend Micro’s private 5G network security software in a simulated smart factory and an operational environment.

The grant process is also about encouraging the cybersecurity industry to engage with these nonprofits because diversity is imperative to moving the industry forward.

Extended detection and response and secure access service edge were two of the hottest security trends last year, and they don’t show any sign of slowing down in 2021.

The VMware Cloud Foundation update adds vSAN Data Persistence support for S3-compatible, Kubernetes-based object-storage via MinIO and Cloudian plugins.

“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

COVID-19 forced a lot of changes in the way we work, but perhaps one of the most long-lasting effects will be the increased focus on cybersecurity.

“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; Cisco’s SVP of security jumped ship for Google Anthos; and Nokia confirmed multiple C-suite departures.

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

“Network security is not really very meaningful,” CEO Jay Chaudhry said. “We decouple network access and application access with zero trust.”

Fortinet, AWS added fuel to fire(walls); VMware, Micro Focus topped Forrester’s Hybrid Cloud Management wave; and SDxCentral's weekly wrap podcast.

The new integrations build on Fortinet’s existing collaboration with AWS, which includes natively integrated security for AWS cloud and on-premises services.

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

Cisco Security exec sang a SASE security tune; AT&T talked open source; and Netskope, VMware, and CrowdStrike shared threat information.

Jeff Reed, SVP and GM of Cisco's cloud and network security business, brings expertise in enterprise routing and security to the converged cloud-delivered architecture.

In addition to the three “critical security” partners, BT named Microsoft, IBM, and Cisco as its second-tier “strategic partners.”

The vendor dipped its toes into the SASE waters in January with the launch of Cloudflare for Teams.

HPE swallowed Silver Peak to bolster its SD-WAN market position; VMware scored a Dish 5G deal; and Fortinet bought SASE startup Opaq.