Lacework lays off 20% of its workforce; virtual CISO positions are on the rise; and Ericsson plans to hire 250 in Ireland.

The effort will focus on extending current tools and developing new ones to address renewable energy, green IT, ESG analytics, and digital manufacturing.

Contexa “is that amalgamation of the four different security threat telemetry databases that we have at VMware, from the endpoint to the application,” VMware SVP Tom Gillis said.

The platform will be used by energy provider ENGIE to predict wind patterns and optimize its wind energy portfolio.

“As threats from nation-state actors and cybercriminals grow in volume and sophistication, the worldwide shortage of cybersecurity professionals grows as well,” Trellix's researchers noted.

The open positions include software developers, data scientists, architects, and cloud and mobile communication engineers.

Investors have bet big on zero trust, pouring nearly $3 billion in funding over the past four years into the space.

Oil and gas pledge cyber resiliency; Ericsson and DT trial a solar and wind energy site; and analysts deride Broadcom's VMware deal.

The cybersecurity unicorn closed on its then-record funding haul late last year, which pushed its valuation to $8.3 billion.

“Competition for skilled labor is very much a reality,” Tillman Infrastructure COO Christian Hillabrant said.

“When we're talking about cybersecurity, it's not just data and identity and credit cards ... but we're also talking about human life,” Dragos CEO Robert M. Lee said.

Hyperscalers are constantly driving silicon innovation as they continually strive to lower their overall operational costs.

“We've always said we're going to deploy this 5G when the ecosystem is ready,” AT&T Communications SVP Marachel Knight said.

Verizon reports on soaring ransomware attacks; Fortinet implements AI in its threat detection and response; and virtual CISOs are on demand.

FortiNDR offers a Virtual Security Analyst to offload human analyst functions by analyzing code generated by malicious traffic.

T-Mobile moves to expand its 5G network; MEF reports on the SD-WAN and SASE markets; and Oracle announced its threat intelligence service.

Ericsson, Nokia, and Dell Technologies were tapped to provide components to the carrier's new 5G Advanced Network Solutions service.

Dell’Oro Group doubles down on its RAN market expectations; Veeam releases a ransomware report; and Arcadia raised $200 million in funding.

“There's a lot of upside here for Broadcom,” noted Dell'Oro Group's Mauricio Sanchez.

“We're not seeing the pressure from an inflation or reduced economic activity perspective,” CEO Nikesh Arora said.

Rubrik takes a "Microsoft first" approach but also has plans to offer workload protection for Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud, CPO Anneka Gupta said.

Palo Alto's SOAR takes on ransomware risk; AT&T evolves its SASE model; and Cisco deals with COVID-19 related supply chain issues.

The vendor also announced that Arun Bansal, who is currently EVP and head of Market Area Europe and Latin America, is leaving the company immediately.

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