Chris Ehrlich

SAN CARLOS, Calif. and NEW YORK — Check Point Software Technologies is expanding its security for cloud email by acquiring Avanan. Check Point, a cybersecurity company, acquired Avanan, a cloud email and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security company, as the email threat landscape becomes wider every year, according to Check Point last month. The integrated Check Point and […]

DALLAS — The global cybersecurity company Trend Micro reported that it blocked 40.9 billion cyber threats in the first half of 2021 — a 47% year-over-year increase. The cyber threats mostly take the form of email threats, malicious files, and malicious URLs for customers and are discussed in the report “Attacks from All Angles: 2021 […]

SAN JOSE, Calif. and MELBOURNE, Australia — Cisco and Telstra are continuing their collaboration to provide “advanced connectivity management” for Internet of Things (IoT) services to Telstra’s customers. The extended partnership is part of a five-year agreement based on the Telstra IoT Control Center powered by Cisco, according to the companies this month.  The wireless […]

DALLAS — A recent report shows that there’s an “elevated” risk of cyber attacks on organizations. The global “Cyber Risk Index” (CRI) is a comprehensive measure of “the gap between an organization’s current security posture and its likelihood of being attacked.” For instance, the report indicates that 80% of global organizations report they are likely […]

SAN FRANCISCO — A new report shows that organizations with “mature data practices” release twice as many products and increase employee productivity at double the rate of organizations with less mature data practices. The “State of Data Innovation” report reveals a “remarkable achievement gap” between organizations with mature data practices and “data-innovation beginners.”  The report […]

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — CrowdStrike is offering a managed service for threat intelligence that builds on its product for protection against dark web threats and digital risk. With Falcon X Recon+, the CrowdStrike threat intelligence team monitors, triages, assesses, and responds to threats “across the criminal underground,” according to CrowdStrike in July. CrowdStrike’s Falcon X Recon […]

SANTA CLARA and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Palo Alto Networks and Google Cloud have jointly developed a threat-detection service for their joint customers. Palo Alto Networks and Google Cloud are rolling out their Cloud Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to give cloud customers the highest levels of security in “a few clicks,” according to Palo Alto […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Okta is turning to a long-time Google executive to lead strategic planning for product development and its engineering and business technology teams.  Okta hired Sagnik Nandy as its president of technology and CTO, according to the company, the maker of identity management software, last month. Nandy will join Okta’s executive management team and […]

ATLANTA — OneTrust is helping government agencies automate the processing of public records requests they receive. The solution, the OneTrust Government Records Request Automation platform, was developed to automate the records request process — from request intake to data discovery and redaction and the secure delivery of information to the requester, according to OneTrust, the […]

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — A recent report indicates that cybercriminals are increasing the volume and velocity of their activity to breach cybersecurity defenses. The annual report, “Nowhere to Hide, 2021 Threat Hunting Report: Insights From the CrowdStrike Falcon OverWatch Team,” reveals a 60% increase in “attempted intrusions” by adversaries across industries and geographic markets, according to […]