With new leadership, key acquisitions, and a platform-based vision, Cisco is betting big on security. Cisco’s dominance in networking and telecommunications products and services is well established, but its role in cybersecurity is less cemented. It has provided security software and network security appliances for some time, and it’s one of the dominant players in…

Netskope, a leader in Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), has today announced that it has been selected by Transdev, global leader in mobility that operates public transportation networks across 19 countries and five continents, including France, Spain, Australia, Colombia, the US and the UK. Transdev has installed Netskope Private Access (Netskope’s ZTNA solution) and next…

The usage and connectivity of operational technology (OT) is rapidly growing as are the number of cyberattacks on OT environments. These attacks can disrupt operations, causing damage that can reach far beyond revenue and reputation to supply chain, human safety and critical infrastructure. To help companies keep their OT environments secure, Palo Alto Networks today…

In the latest weekly update, four editors at Information Security Media Group discuss important cybersecurity and privacy issues, including why being a CISO is like being the first family doctor in a small village, why you can’t trust ransomware gangs such as LockBit, and why cloud security vendor Netskope took on $401 million in debt…

The round, which brings the total raised by the company to nearly $320 million, was led by BlackRock, with participation from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). The investment will be used to expand go-to-market strategies and enhance the company’s offering. Versa SASE offers security, networking, and analytics in a single software operating system. The solution is…

Netskope, the leader in Security Service Edge (SSE) and zero trust, today announced a key expansion of data protection capabilities to endpoint devices and private apps. The introduction of a patented endpoint data loss prevention (DLP) solution will enable Netskope Intelligent SSE customers to protect data everywhere it moves across the hybrid enterprise. Zero trust…

What’s the key to effective security? How can we continue to defend against the ever-rising tide of cyberattacks amid a constantly evolving perimeter and the unprecedented acceleration of hybrid work? And let’s not forget about the proliferation of devices connecting to the network, and the mass movement of applications into the cloud. If we’ve learned…

Lookout Inc., a provider of mobile security solutions, has acquired cloud security firm CipherCloud. CipherCloud has solutions that span several categories of secure access service edge (SASE). Citing figures from Gartner that predict the SASE market will reach almost $11 billion by 2024, company officials said the deal will allow Lookout to further focus on…