After a previous sale fell through, Fortinet has announced the acquisition of Lacework for an undisclosed amount, catching some customers by surprise. Get a detailed analysis of the deal including side-by-side product comparisons in this post ..read more

Cisco has announced a new network and cloud security platform, called Hypershield. Hypershield offers autonomous and automatic network segmentation based on understanding network traffic patterns with AI. Hypershield provides: A modified and proprietary version of the Extended Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF)-based agent framework to act as not only a traditional observation point but also a ..read more

My colleagues Andras Cser, Jeff Pollard, and I recently released new research on a hot topic: cloud detection and response. In our report, The Comprehensive Guide To Cloud Detection And Response, we define cloud detection and response as: The detection of and response to cyberattacks on detection surfaces in the cloud control plane, data plane ..read more

AWS announced this week that Adam Selipsky will depart as CEO and Matt Garman, AWS senior VP of sales and marketing, would replace him in June. Find out what the implications of this move could be at a critical time for AWS and the broader cloud market overall ..read more

RSA Conference (RSAC) 2024 boasted 41,000 attendees, 600 exhibitors on the show floor, 425 sessions, and plenty of dashing around Moscone Center and its surrounding area for our analysts. The event, still the top dog of cybersecurity events, was packed with announcements and press releases galore. This blog contains some of the key themes we ..read more

Forrester announces the opening call for our annual Security & Risk Enterprise Leadership Award. This award recognizes organizations that have transformed the security, privacy, and risk management functions into capabilities that fuel the organization’s long-term success. Learn more about the award and how to apply here ..read more

Last week, Wiz announced the acquisition of cloud detection and response specialist vendor Gem Security. The move confirms Wiz’s strategic intent to build a comprehensive cloud security portfolio and will accelerate its revenue growth and product innovation, keeping Wiz on a trajectory toward a likely future IPO. Native and third-party cloud threat detection is a ..read more

Your cloud usage continues to grow. The types of workloads you’re migrating are trending increasingly mission-critical. Your cloud governance must match this new reality. For this reason, along with new and developing industry regulations, growing sovereignty requirements, and a plethora of breaches/vulnerabilities, companies are revisiting or standing up governance programs that have not existed in ..read more

On February 21st, 2024, Change Healthcare, one of the major pharmacy claims processors in the United States, detected a cybersecurity incident and took its systems offline, causing disruptions to pharmacies and medical providers across the country. UnitedHealth Group, its owner, immediately acknowledged this incident in an 8-K filing to the SEC on Feb 21. The healthcare ecosystem of ..read more

It's time to take a look back and score our 2023 cloud predictions. Find out where we accurately predicted cloud trends and where we missed the mark for cloud in 2023 ..read more