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

It’s called Mvision Cloud Native Application Protection Platform, and it includes data protection, threat prevention, governance, and compliance for container and OS-based workloads.

A software vulnerability led to the SolarWinds supply chain attack, and according to CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna, software is also part of the solution to prevent a future breach.

The move combines Comcast Business’ ActiveCore SDN platform and Palo Alto Networks’ Prisma Access SASE platform for branch network and mobile user security.

The Series B round, announced a little over a year since the company’s launch and its $100 million Series A, pushed Wiz’s valuation to $1.7 billion.

The security services work across multiple clouds, and they use automation to prioritize risks, respond to threats, and connect that data with on-premises security operations.

The startup has spent the last two years building a comprehensive cloud security platform “that actually works,” and it plans to use the new investment to scale the company.

“Understanding how the offense works is the best defense,” said John Hammond, a senior security researcher at Huntress.

The deal bolsters VMware’s growing security portfolio and also reflects the increasing importance of securing microservices and cloud-native applications.

CEO Sundar Pichai also indicated that the future of work at Google is in the office and doesn’t involve relocating its headquarters outside of Silicon Valley.

In addition to its phish-proof MFA product, Akamai also recently made available a free tier for its client-side edge security service.

The highest ransom paid by an organization to a cybercriminal gang doubled from $5 million in 2019 to $10 million in 2020, while the average ransom paid skyrocketed 171%.

Updates to VMware vRealize Automation 8.4 include more cloud provisioning support for Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.

“It’s a wild and tough time in security,” VMware Cybersecurity Strategist Rick McElroy said. “The future for defenders is going to be tough.

The late-stage funding follows banner years for both companies, which reported skyrocketing revenue and bigger customers deals, signaling the growing importance of cloud-native security.

At least 10 different advanced persistent threat groups in addition to China-linked Hafnium have been actively exploiting the recent Microsoft Exchange security flaws.

Microsoft issued patches for older, unsupported versions of its Exchange Server email software in the wake of a major hack linked to China.

AT&T tapped Fortinet for its first managed secure access service edge offering and plans to add other SASE partners in the year ahead.

About a year ago, STG bought security vendor RSA from Dell Technologies for a little over $2 billion.

FireEye’s Mandiant threat intelligence team identified the Clop ransomware operators as the criminal group behind the Accellion breach.

Cybersecurity practitioners are calling on public companies to disclose the risks they face from cyber threats, including supply-chain security risks like the SolarWinds breach.

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

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

The HCI updates come as HPE has been steadily gaining market share in this hot market segment against competitors including Dell Technologies and Nutanix.