Michael Novinson
DataBreachToday
Seekonk, MA, United States
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What Happens When Cybersecurity Unicorns Lose Their Horns?
In the 21-month stretch from October 2020 to June 2022, a whopping 48 cybersecurity startups received ten-figure valuations as investors evaluated prospects on potential rather than performance. Now that the financial boom has gone bust, what happens to these unicorns from a different economic era? → Read More
US Official Reproaches Industry for Bad Cybersecurity
A top U.S. government official urged industry to become more conscientious over cybersecurity by preventing vulnerabilities from accumulating before products ship. → Read More
The Security Perks and Perils of OpenAI on Microsoft Bing
Embedding OpenAI technology in Microsoft Bing will help both hackers and cyber defenders. The AI tool could make it easier for hackers to drive traffic to malicious → Read More
Why Is AT&T Cybersecurity Such a Good Acquisition Target?
AT&T wants to unload its cyber assets just five years after doubling down on security through its $600 million purchase of threat intelligence vendor AlienVault. The Dallas-based carrier has been working with British banking firm Barclays to solicit bids for its cybersecurity business, Reuters said. → Read More
Imperva CEO on Maximizing Visibility Into Unstructured Data
The adoption of new technologies, multi-cloud architectures and multiple data storage sites has resulted in data residing in more places than ever before. That's → Read More
Forcepoint CEO on How SSE Eases Unified Policy Application
Forcepoint's new Security Service Edge offering allows clients to apply access, threat or data loss protection policies across all channels as soon as they're → Read More
Zscaler Buys Canonic Security to Thwart Supply Chain Attacks
Zscaler has agreed to purchase a startup established by a former Proofpoint executive to help organizations thwart SaaS supply chain attacks. The proposed → Read More
Founder Sachin Nayyar Back as CEO of Identity Vendor Saviynt
Saviynt has brought founder and longtime leader Sachin Nayyar back as its chief executive to govern access around privileged, machine and third-party identities. → Read More
Microsoft Security Sales Hit $20B as Consolidation Increases
The world's largest cybersecurity vendor continues to pull away from the competition. Microsoft's security sales surpassed $20 billion in 2022 after 33% annual → Read More
Forter Acquires Startup Immue to Spot Malicious Bots Earlier
Forter bought a bot detection startup founded by a longtime Check Point Software leader to stop malicious actors from purchasing limited-edition items and → Read More
Rapid7 CEO Corey Thomas on Targeting Phishing Infrastructure
The IntSights deal has allowed Rapid7 to offer more visibility into the threat landscape and target the phishing infrastructure used by hackers. The deal has helped → Read More
Hypr CEO Bojan Simic on Bringing Passwordless to Edge Cases
Passwordless authentication will gain traction once it addresses edge cases such as logging into Netflix using a remote control, says Hypr CEO Bojan Simic. He → Read More
Nozomi CEO on Building Bonds With Industrial Control Vendors
Industrial control vendors such as Honeywell are increasingly adopting Nozomi Networks within their security portfolio, says CEO Edgard Capdevielle. Firms such as → Read More
CEO Matthew Prince on Why Cloudflare Got Into Email Security
Acquiring Area 1 Security has allowed Cloudflare to extend its network protection capabilities from DDoS attacks to phishing emails, says co-founder and CEO Matthew → Read More
Sysdig CEO on How Open Source Fuels Cloud, Container Defense
Cloud vendors from Amazon, Microsoft and Google to IBM and Sumo Logic have turned to Sysdig's Falco open-source threat detection engine to secure their → Read More
Proofpoint to Buy Deception Firm Illusive, Boost Offerings
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 → Read More
Zscaler CEO: 'Uncertainty Can Act as a Catalyst for Change'
Zscaler has notched large, multiyear, multipillar deals as the economic downturn prompts clients to seek replacements for expensive legacy point products, says CEO → Read More
Okta Clears Up Customer Identity Confusion as SMB Sales Dip
Okta has stemmed employee attrition and accelerated customer identity sales by clarifying product function but now has to grapple with small businesses slowing → Read More
A Look Ahead: Lisa Sotto's Privacy, Security Outlook in 2023
A multitude of state privacy laws taking effect in 2023 has forced organizations to revamp their compliance programs to incorporate the disparate requirements, says → Read More
ReliaQuest CEO Brian Murphy on Joining SecOps, Threat Intel
ReliaQuest customers have tailored Digital Shadows' threat intelligence to their organizations to ensure conversations about their brands or products are being → Read More