Futurum analyst Todd R. Weiss shares his insights about a planned $1B cybersecurity budget hike in the Biden administration’s proposed 2023 federal budget and how the additional funding will be a critical part of the nation’s ever evolving battle against cyberattackers.
Palo Alto Networks Unveils Cloud NGFW for AWS, a Managed Firewall Service for AWS
Futurum principal analyst Shelly Kramer offers insight into Palo Alto Networks’ new managed firewall service, Cloud NGFW for AWS, jointly developed with AWS, and how this new approach to security for the public cloud is exactly what businesses need in our cloud-first, quick moving, resource strapped world.
PSA Certified’s 2022 Security Report Shows Turning Point for IoT Security
Futurum’s principal analyst Shelly Kramer explores PSA Certified’s newly released 2022 Security Report, which showcases a comprehensive measure of industry perceptions and intentions around IoT security. Kramer breaks down key findings and offers insights on how the IoT security might change this year.
Juniper Unveils Juniper Secure Edge to Up SASE Proposition
Juniper unveils Juniper Secure Edge aimed at delivering new capabilities, such as Firewall-as-a-Service, that can ease organization migration to a SASE architecture. Futurum’s Ron Westfall delves into why Juniper Secure Edge provides the single-stack, cloud-delivered security and unified management and visibility key to engendering organization transitioning towards a SASE architecture as well as boosting Juniper’s competitive prospects against major security players like Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, and Cisco.
IBM Refreshes Storage Portfolio and Brings Enhanced Security Features to the FlashSystem Line
Futurum analyst Steven Dickens provides his take on the recently announced updates to IBM’s Storage Portfolio. With IBM rightly focused on addressing the burgeoning requirements for enhanced security of data the company launches the Cyber Vault solution across the FlashSysetm portfolio and also delivers a raft of other updates to the portfolio.
SUSE NeuVector Acquisition Demonstrates a Doubling Down on Kubernetes Security
SUSE NeuVector acquisition demonstrates a doubling down on Kubernetes security. The acquisition is reported to be part cash, part stock.
The Ransom Disclosure Act Proposed — Gives 48 Hours to Report Ransom Payments
The Ransom Disclosure Act proposed by Senator Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Representative Deborah Ross would require the victims of ransomware attacks to report payments to their hackers within 48 hours. Futurum analysts Shelly Kramer and Fred McClimans explore the proposed act as part of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Cybersecurity Shorts series, along with an exploration of the current state of ransomware threats, and insights on why this proposed act would provide an assist to the Department of Homeland Security as it seeks a deeper understanding of the ransomware threat landscape.
VMware Announces Security Innovations on Zero Trust Architecture
Futurum Research lead analyst Shelly Kramer covers VMware’s VMworld 2021 announcements including an overview of Zero Trust architecture-based security innovations, VMware’s Carbon Black cloud offering designed to target ransomware, a disaster recovery as a service solution, and a solution that is designed to afford protection for the hybrid workplace that is our new reality.
Microsoft Issues Warning on Large Scale Phishing-as-a-Service Operation
Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team issued a warning on a large-scale phishing-as-a-service operation called BulletProofLink. Futurum’s Lead Analyst Shelly Kramer assesses the threat and offers insights why organizations should be concerned as well as how to protect themselves against future threats.
AT&T Phone-Unlocking Malware Scheme Costs Company $200 Million and Shines Light on Potential Threats
Futurum’s lead analyst Shelly Kramer dives into the details of AT&T’s recent phone-unlocking malware scheme that cost the telecom giant over $200 million. She also shines a spotlight on the new potential threats that companies of all sizes need to be wary of.
