Intel dropped $20B on overhaul; IBM expanded cloud security suite; and Cisco gained HashiCorp insights.

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.

Cisco and Google teamed up on private networks; 57% of females experienced discrimination in tech; AT&T landed Treasury contract.

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.

CrowdStrike paid $400 million for Humio; Palo Alto Networks dropped $158 million for Bridgecrew; and HPE acquired CloudPhysics.

“There's always been some mysticism around security. I think most developers are interested in it, or curious about it, or pay attention to it in some fashion," Google's Dan

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.

Qualys is the latest Accellion breach victim; Nokia slashed more than 6,000 jobs; T-Mobile eyes 5G opportunities for enterprise.

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

Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora kicked off his company’s Q2 earnings call by discussing the SolarWinds attack.

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.

Palo Alto Networks touted its SASE superiority; U.S. chip firms have called for subsidies; and Colt and ADVA tested quantum-secured encryption.

Palo Alto Networks said it will fold the startup’s technology, which codifies infrastructure configuration during development, into its Prisma Cloud security platform.

Lacework scored $525 million to battle Palo Alto Networks; the Linux Foundation gobbled up Open19; and Cisco paid $4.5 billion for Acacia.

Any SD-WAN vendor with support for AWS Transit Gateway Connect can now integrate with Bitglass' SASE platform, said Bitglass' Kevin Sheu.

SK Telecom packed Dell, VMware into 5G MEC Box; SolarWinds hackers hit more security vendors; and Palo Alto Networks tackled medical IoT security.

Silver Peak now offers tight integration with Netskope's cloud-based security suite, which forms the basis for a joint SASE offering.

The new features build on the web application security updates the vendor launched with its Prisma Cloud 2.0 release last October.

Juniper Networks acquired Apstra; Cisco bought IMImobile, Slido to boost Webex; Microsoft security execs scored $100 million, launched Wiz.

“We’re bullish on gaining market share in a $10-billion-plus [total available market] that’s growing faster than any other segment of the security markets,” Lacework CEO Dan Hubbard said.

“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.

“We were XDR before XDR was XDR, because we had to pull all the things together in order to enable our own teams to be successful,” Secureworks’ Ed Martin

IBM rolled out next-gen encryption; the Linux Foundation debuted its DENT switch; and Cisco confirmed job cuts.

Fully homomorphic encryption allows data to remain encrypted even while being processed or analyzed in cloud or third-party environments.