Content by Michael Novinson

Illumio CEO on Fighting Ransomware via Endpoint Segmentation

Michael Novinson  •  February 1, 2023

Illumio has extended its segmentation capabilities from servers and workloads to endpoints to minimize damage in the event of a ransomware attack, CEO Andrew Rubin says. The Silicon Valley-based company can now stop the spread of breaches and ransomware inside servers, cloud workloads and endpoints.

Vectra CEO on How to Lower the SaaS, Identity Attack Surface

Michael Novinson  •  February 1, 2023

Cybersecurity vendors have gone all-in on reducing the cloud attack surface, but efforts to shrink the SaaS and identity attack surface remain in their infancy. Vectra has leveraged its artificial intelligence expertise to help triage and automate the alert response process, CEO Hitesh Sheth says.

Radiant Logic Pursues Identity Governance With Brainwave Buy

Michael Novinson  •  February 1, 2023

Radiant Logic has agreed to buy Brainwave to move from an attestation-based identity governance model to one that more rigorously ensures the appropriateness of credentials. Brainwave uses data and AI to tell customers where in the organization user identities are most likely to be out of sync.

Trellix CEO on Unifying Endpoint, SecOps and Data Protection

Michael Novinson  •  January 31, 2023

Trellix will debut a console that offers endpoint, security operations and data protection capabilities and a plug-in for network detection and response. The company has moved FireEye's best-in-class detection engines to the cloud for NDR and examined how to address areas such as packet capture.

Juniper Exec Samantha Madrid on Pursuing Single-Vendor SASE

Michael Novinson  •  January 31, 2023

Juniper Networks has debuted security service edge capabilities that help clients consistently apply zero trust policies in the cloud regardless of the user or device. Juniper takes the policies customers already use within their network and converts them to cloud-delivered policies with one click.

Snyk CEO Peter McKay on Making Defense Easier for Developers

Michael Novinson  •  January 31, 2023

The nearly $200 million it raised in December will allow Snyk to consolidate the developer security market through organic investment and M&A, says CEO Peter McKay. Snyk has focused on bringing open-source security, container security, infrastructure- as-code security and cloud security together.

Okta Exec Sagnik Nandy on Protecting the Extended Workforce

Michael Novinson  •  January 31, 2023

The guardrails organizations use to protect employee identities are often ineffective for contractors, business partners or vendors since they bring their own devices. Many businesses struggle to implement identity safeguards in a setting that's more heterogeneous and offers fewer controls.

Founder Sachin Nayyar Back as CEO of Identity Vendor Saviynt

Michael Novinson  •  January 31, 2023

Saviynt has brought founder and longtime leader Sachin Nayyar back as its chief executive to govern access around privileged, machine and third-party identities. Saviynt wants Nayyar to implement a strategy that incorporates everything from critical apps and cloud workloads to IoT devices and bots.

Tenable's $25M Venture Capital Fund Seeks Early-Stage Firms

Michael Novinson  •  January 30, 2023

Tenable has debuted a $25 million corporate investment program to support prevention-focused startups focused on technologies such as cloud, OT and identity. The Baltimore-area exposure management vendor says Tenable Ventures plans to scour Israel and the United States for startups.

Payments Rules Bring Customer Authentication to Forefront

Michael Novinson  •  January 27, 2023

Payment regulations in Europe have forced retailers to implement strong authentication that's phishing-resistant and facilitates more customer understanding, says FIDO Alliance's Christina Hulka. This has spurred a push for clients to confirm what they're purchasing and how much they wish to spend.

OneSpan to Buy ProvenDB to Securely Store, Vault Documents

Michael Novinson  •  January 26, 2023

OneSpan plans to purchase an Australian startup founded by a longtime Quest Software executive to securely store and vault documents based on blockchain technology. Melbourne, Victoria-based ProvenDB uses blockchain to deliver security that prevents data tampering and document alteration.

Uniform Infrastructure Raises Risk for Industrial Attacks

Michael Novinson  •  January 26, 2023

The increased physical connectivity of digital assets has expanded the attack surface and added complexity for engineers in industrial environments, says Dragos CEO Robert Lee. More industrial automation and new systems have made it tougher for plant operators to conduct root cause analysis.

Delinea Snags David Castignola as CRO to Push Beyond Banking

Michael Novinson  •  January 25, 2023

Privileged access management vendor Delinea has hired longtime RSA sales leader David Castignola to expand beyond North America as well as in nonregulated industries. Delinea hopes to increase sales beyond verticals such as financial services, banking, healthcare, insurance and the public sector.

Microsoft Security Sales Hit $20B as Consolidation Increases

Michael Novinson  •  January 24, 2023

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 growth. The cloud computing and software giant continues to reap the rewards of security tool consolidation.

Forescout Gets 4th CEO Since 2020, Hires Barry Mainz

Michael Novinson  •  January 24, 2023

Forescout will have its fourth CEO since September 2020. It tapped former Malwarebytes COO and MobileIron CEO Barry Mainz to take over as its top leader. The company brought in Mainz to replace Wael Mohamed, who started as Forescout's CEO in March 2021 and announced his departure in October 2022.