Simeio has added SailPoint and IBM to its identity and access management line card through the purchase of identity services provider PathMaker Group. The first acquisition in its 17-year history will give Simeio access to senior-level personnel with deep knowledge in identity governance.
Appgate has promoted CISO and Federal President Leo Taddeo to CEO and tasked him with capturing zero trust deployment opportunities with the U.S. Defense Department. Appgate has tapped Taddeo to help the Defense Department grant access to users based on context as part of a new zero trust strategy.
A class action lawsuit against LastPass alleges that a data breach in August resulted in the theft of $53,000 in bitcoin. An unnamed plaintiff alleges that negligence in the password management company's data security practices led to the Thanksgiving weekend theft.
In the latest update, four ISMG editors discuss important issues of 2022, including: CISO Marene Allison's unique career path; Ukrainian government cybersecurity official Victor Zhora on lessons learned from countering cyberattacks; and insights from CEO Nikesh Arora of Palo Alto Networks.
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report shares tips for security leaders to navigate the threat landscape next year, discusses cybersecurity and privacy policy shifts to watch, and explains why global political and economic instability should not be cause for cybersecurity budgets to drop.
Information Security Media Group asked some of the industry's leading cybersecurity experts about the trends to watch in 2023. Responses covered a variety of emerging threats and evolving trends affecting security technologies, leadership and regulation. Here is a look at the year ahead.
Data resilience stalwarts Commvault, Rubrik and Cohesity have pulled ahead of rivals Veeam Software and Veritas atop the latest Forrester Wave. Commvault, Rubrik and Veritas took the gold, silver and bronze, respectively, for the strength of their current data resilience offerings.
Getting acquired by Thoma Bravo for $2.8 billion will help Ping Identity accelerate its transition from on-premises to SaaS-based delivery of identity protection, CEO Andre Durand says. SaaS now accounts for 30% of Ping's business and is growing nearly 70% annually, he says.
In his latest rant, Ian Keller, the Troublemaker CISO, decries lazy and bad coding practices, mistakes CISOs may make and unwarranted CISO-blaming by the media, unanswered requests for more funding and staff - and the epic failures all these can produce when a breach happens, as it inevitably will.
As the world looks into adapting 5G and studying 6G, satellite IoT is opening a new front for connectivity. There will be a demand for more LEO-based satellites for low-power communication, and these satellites will require completely new kinds of security, says Krishnamurthy Rajesh of GreyOrange.
Apple is advancing plans to allow Europeans to access third-party app stores via their iPhone and iPad, as will soon be required under European law. What this means in practice for its vaunted walled garden security model, and whether most users will bother, remains unclear.
To get zero trust strategy right, it is important to know what exactly to protect and decide what your crown jewels are. Three panelists discuss the various ways to do that and also offer their thoughts on whether zero trust is need for everything.
Ngrok has closed a $50 million Series A round to provide enterprise-grade authentication and user and session observability without adding complexity for developers or users. Ngrok will use the proceeds to support additional authentication protocols and build out integrations and connections.
Ashan Willy has made his first deal as Proofpoint's CEO, scooping up an identity startup established by Check Point's former cloud and document security leader. The purchase of Illusive will allow Proofpoint to add identity risk discovery and remediation and post-breach defense to its platform.
Palo Alto Networks' Senior Vice President and General Manager Anand Oswal discusses why a majority of customers in 2023 will adopt a zero trust strategy along with continuous authentication and identity management to ensure a consistent security architecture.
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