CEO Chuck Robbins specifically cited issues with getting power supply equipment out of China.

"My advice is that you start thinking about this new, evolving model as a mash-up of both zero trust and SASE," AT&T CSO Bill O'Hern said.

The new integration ensures security alerts can be addressed and mitigated in a timely manner, according to the vendors.

Red Hat strengthens DevSecOps teams; Microsoft announces a sustainable cloud offering; and IBM and AWS enter a collaboration agreement.

The “strategic collaboration agreement” will see IBM and Amazon Web Services invest in making it easier for enterprises to sign up for and run IBM software.

The cloud service specifically addresses transparency throughout the supply chain from raw materials to distribution, according to Microsoft.

Ericsson and Intel team to tout cloud native; skill gaps compromise Kubernetes security; and Google updates its cloud security portfolio.

The updates come on the back of a handful of recent acquisitions by the cloud giant in the security space.

"The one thing that people ... are really nervous about, i.e. security and compliance, very few have a good understanding of," Weaveworks CEO Alexis Richardson said.

Cisco shares a cloud controls framework; telcos say sustainability is a challenging priority; and a C++ phaseout aims to secure open source.

The Open Source Security Foundation and the Linux Foundation released an action plan to improve open source software's security and resilience.

“Our customers are asking for managed secure access service edge, cloud, and threat detection and response capabilities,” Palo Alto Networks' Prem Iyer said.

“Customer demand for global software-as-a-service (SaaS) security certifications is ever-increasing, as are the security risks we face,” Cisco's Prasant Vadlamudi said.

Public cloud spending will near $500 billion; Gartner predicts global IT spend trends; and Goldman Sachs invested $125 million in Fortress.

Red Hat doubles down on edge security; Cisco aims for advanced API observability; and Intel's net-zero promise falls short.

Intel has yet to commit to reaching net-zero scope 3 emissions, which were roughly 10-times higher in 2021 than its scope 1 and 2 emissions combined.

Red Hat wants to build security into continuous integration/continuous delivery pipelines that customers are using to manage their applications.

Cisco says security is like an onion; Juniper CEO talks the future of networking; and AT&T's analysis tool predicts U.S. wildfires.

“Our vision is computing should be confidential all the time,” Intel's Nikhil Deshpande said.

Next-generation zero-trust network access makes sure that trust is not implicit, SVP Kumar Ramachandran said. “It's zero trust with zero exceptions.”

"Probably within the next 10, 20 years, security will overtake the network space and become the biggest one in the enterprise network,” Fortinet CEO Ken Xie said.

Microsoft expands services with a ‘human-led’ offering; Red Hat bolsters its edge efforts; and CFOs learn how to step up for sustainability.

On the heels of Google’s Mandiant acquisition, Microsoft expands its security services with a "human-led" offering for enterprises looking to fill their cybersecurity skills gaps.

Juniper Networks rebuilt its long-standing Contrail Networking; April hirings and firings; Verizon Business goes global with Extreme.