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Forrester: Gilded Age of Security Unicorns Has Ended

Three Forrester analysts dove into how security leaders and practitioners should take action amid a turmoil that has led to hundreds of layoffs in cyber unicorns — cybersecurity startups valued at over $1 billion. Read more.

Snowflake Augments Data Cloud With Cybersecurity Workload

Snowflake rolled out a new cybersecurity workload to its cloud data platform — Data Cloud, and extended its security partnerships to better support threat detection and response and eliminate security data silos. Read more.

VMware Commits to 205 Hires in Ireland

The new hires will be focused on extending VMware’s work on multicloud platforms. Their work will be centered on VMware’s current presence in Dublin, though the vendor stated they will be offering remote work opportunities. Read more.

Trend Micro Finds Security Vendor Consolidation, Collaboration Inevitable

Trend Micro's chief technology strategy officer David Chow expects security vendor collaboration and consolidation to play a significant role in national security, he told SDxCentral in an interview at the RSA Conference. Read more.

Dell VP: Software Is Central to Solving Cybersecurity

The cybersecurity industry has developed over the last 20 years with a focus on fast attack detection and the availability of quick patches. However, Dell VP of Product and Application Security Eric Baize thinks the industry should shift its focus to get to the root of the problem – the software itself. Read more.

Oracle Snares Vodafone Deal, Adds Cheaper OCI Option

Oracle scored a multi-year deal with telecom giant Vodafone, cut pricing on a version of its cloud infrastructure, and unveiled a preview of a new on-premises compute product that is targeted at similar offerings from rival Amazon Web Services (AWS). Read more.

Will Vendor Responsibility Improve Open Source Security?

The most seamless way to upgrade the security of open source software is for security vendors to assume responsibility for intelligent security tooling, according to a new report from Snyk and The Linux Foundation. Read more.