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December 2018
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Briefing: Fortinet Outsells Check Point in Q1
After almost twenty years competing with Check Point, Fortinet today announced higher quarterly sales than its long-time rival for the first time.
Briefing: IBM Security and Cisco Mean Business
It's clear from the proof-points offered up in a recent webcast that IBM Security and Cisco are serious about their cyber security alliance. In the near future, though, the partners will disrupt the cyber security market at the margins rather than transforming it.
Briefing: ETSI Secures Public Clouds for Telcos
ETSI TC Cyber has released a new security standard that allows telcos to run core public telecom services in - wait for it - public clouds. Here's how it works and what it means for the telecom ecosystem.
White Paper: “AI in Cyber Security: Filtering out the Noise”
AI isn't a 'silver bullet' for cyber security, neither does it need to represent unacceptable risk. Drawing on research into the experience of early adopters, this White Paper provides guidance on what to expect from AI in cyber security..
Cyber Security Innovators: Orange Polska
Orange Polska can point to three clear examples of how SecBI's Autonomous Investigation software has detected threats that other security controls missed.
White Paper: Partnering Government for Better Telco Security
Government and government cyber security agencies can be very helpful in getting telco security spending signed off. Telco security professionals should be looking to exploit those opportunities.
Briefing: The Right Buyer for Secureworks
With Reuters disclosing that Dell is exploring a sale of Secureworks, who's the right buyer for one of the true leaders in cyber security?
Briefing: Akamai’s Traction in Enterprise Security
Akamai is gaining traction with its enterprise security strategy but faces a number of challenges in seeking to outperform its achievements in cloud security.
Briefing: Nokia’s Enterprising Security Strategy
Coming out of its global analyst event in New Jersey, it's clear that Nokia needs to further develop its security strategy to support its drive into enterprise networking.
Briefing: Palo Alto Networks Joins NGMN Alliance
Now that Palo Alto Networks has joined, there are two focused security vendors in the Next Generation Mobile Network (NGMN) Alliance. Other security vendors should consider joining too.
Briefing: Container Security the Red Hat Way
Red Hat has a substantial portfolio of security features for container environments. These are designed to protect both the application and the underlying infrastructure.
Briefing: AI in Cyber Security and Cyber Warfare
Adversaries might not be using machine learning or AI to drive cyber attacks yet but it's a matter of time before they do. There are profound ethical concerns around the use of AI too, especially when it comes to its use in warfare.