The pandemic caught almost everyone off guard, and ETSI, like most organizations, wasn’t prepared for a completely remote work environment.

Microsoft buys ReFirm Labs for an IoT security boost; Illumio reaches a $2.75 billion valuation; and other M&A and VC news from June 2021.

The software giant released its annual bug bounty review just days after disclosing a critical Windows bug dubbed PrintNightmare.

The new investment makes Netskope one of the world’s most valuable private tech companies, and more than doubled the cybersecurity unicorn’s valuation from 18 months ago.

A recap of the six largest cybersecurity deals in the first half of the year; gender imbalances persist at MWC; and FTC files a monopoly complaint against Broadcom.

So far this year, we’ve seen the highest-valued cybersecurity IPO and the largest-ever cybersecurity funding round, and we’ve still got the second half of 2021 to break those records.

Ericsson’s private 5G offering now comes in basic and customizable options; 5G service pushes center on AI and security; and MWC's top three mobile threat takeaways.

“There is hundreds of millions of dollars flowing into this illicit marketplace right now and, unfortunately, things are gonna get worse,” Cisco Talos threat researcher Nick Biasini said.

Deutsche Telekom activated its “O-RAN Town;” Cisco closed its Kenna Security acquisition; and June’s hirings, firings, and retirings shook up industry exec teams.

Software security alone is no longer sufficient to protect users from cyberthreats, but silicon can help, Intel's Mike Nordquist said.

Intel appointed Greg Lavender as CTO; Exabeam's valuation increased to $2.4 billion after hiring a new CEO; and StackPath appointed Keith Wilson as CFO.

Only about 3% to 5% of an organizations’ vulnerabilities are actually susceptible to an attack, Kenna CEO Karim Toubba said: “The name of the game is precision.”

AT&T sold its Network Cloud technology to Microsoft; Intel delayed its next-gen data center chips; and the Ransomware Task Force received a $450,000 donation.

“This needs to be, even at the head of state level, something that’s brought up in every conversation between presidents and prime ministers as a problem that can no

IBM added Kestrel to the Open Cybersecurity Alliance; Nvidia and Google opened a 5G AI lab to unveil a new supercomputer; and AWS' incoming CEO made his debut at

SD-WAN and SASE adoption exploded in the wake of the pandemic, and today's funding round throws fuel on the fire, the company said.

Kestrel uses automation to accelerate threat hunting and allows security analysts to express hunts in an open, composable language.

5G and SASE can help managed service providers drive revenues; European telecom CEOs kicked off MWC Barcelona; and “tectonic forces” are shaping the future of telecom.

“Security is the mask on your face. That’s security. And immunity is the vaccination,” the self-described “anti-virus guy” said, likening COVID-19 to cyber.

Palo Alto Networks believes a combination of 5G network slicing and SASE will drive service provider revenues and address a rapidly changing threat landscape.

Vodafone confirmed 100% renewable energy usage in Europe beginning July 1; Nutanix’s CEO eyes a $61B market opportunity; and Dell’s Omnia automates HPC.

This isn’t a pivot for the SDN pioneer, but rather an “expansion of the field of view,” said CTO and co-founder Brandon Heller.

Chip shortages may thwart the recovering campus switching market; Nokia releases massive MIMO 5G radios; and Rakuten links Cisco's Acacia pluggable optics to 5G SA core.

The campus switching market is on the mend, but the supply chain shortages could throw a wrench in its recovery, Dell'Oro's Sameh Boujelbene said.