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.
Google Acquires Mandiant, Strengthening its Security Portfolio and Hoping to Snag Cloud Share
Futurum analysts Shelly Kramer and Michael Diamond discuss Google’s acquisition of Mandiant and what that means for the company’s enterprise cloud ambitions in the race against rivals AWS and Microsoft.
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.
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.
Biden Administration Appeals to Big Tech to Raise the Bar on Cybersecurity
Futurum Research Senior Analyst, Steven Dickens provides his take on the focus by the Biden Administration over the last few months and the meetings on Capitol Hill last week to address recent security breaches. With Big Tech being summoned to engage with the administration against a backdrop of cyberattacks and ransomware incidents becoming more high profile and frequent, a coordinated government and private sector response is becoming increasingly called for by a bi-partisan coalition of lawmakers.
T‑Mobile’s Massive Data Breach Impacts 100 Million+ T-Mobile USA Customers
Futurum analysts Steven Dickens and Shelly Kramer take a look at the massive T-Mobile data breach affecting some 100+ million T-Mobile USA customers. Their analysis includes a look at how the news broke, who has claimed responsibility for the attack and why, how an allegedly insecure backup server is the claimed point of entry and where and how customer data is being sold.
IBM Storage Adds Enhanced Data Protection to FlashSystem Showing a Focus on Security, Ransomware, and Storage
Futurum’s Steven Dickens provides his analysis of IBM Storage announcements today, which reflect the company’s addition of enhanced data protection to Flash System, showing a focus on security, ransomware, and storage. While the company has some catching up to do, this focus on data protection and a Storage-as-a-Service offering is clearly important to clients and prospects