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While some scams are new takes on old tricks, other cyberthreats are specific to the technologies that make the metaverse work like blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and NFTs. Read more.

Under the agreement, Dell Technologies shed its 81% stake in VMware, which is now a $64 billion independent software company. Read more.

Cloud Exchange is available at no added cost and enables threat intelligence and other data to be shared between multiple security products. Read more.

The update builds on several recent collaborations with colocation and cloud providers, and it boasts improved multi-tenancy and an updated management console. Read more.

“One of the biggest challenges IT and network operations teams face is having the right level of visibility into operational health of the network,” COO Manoj Leelanivas said. Read more.

Industry events exist to give us something to chew on, challenge our preconceptions, and identify the extent to which mistakes of the past can be corrected. Read more.