The Business of Cyber Security

Briefing: Deploying STIR/SHAKEN as a Service
All but the largest telecom operators should be looking at deploying the STIR/SHAKEN standard for blocking unwanted calls as a service, managed by a vendor partner, rather than building out their own infrastructure.

White Paper: What to Expect from MDR and MDR Providers
Managed Detection and Response (MDR) is a critical cybersecurity service category. Sponsored by AT&T, Secureworks, Fortinet and ElevenPaths, this White Paper guides users on what to expect both from their provider and themselves in an MDR partnership.

Briefing: T-Systems Targets UK Security Market
T-Systems wants to become Europe's largest provider of cyber security services. This HardenStance Briefing looks at how growing market share in the UK is key to achieving that goal.

Briefing: The NSS Labs Apology to CrowdStrike
The NSS Labs apology to CrowdStrike and resolution of their lawsuits is progress as far as it goes. But it still leaves outstanding the NSS antitrust suit against AMTSO.

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: 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: About time: AT&T acquires AlienVault
AT&T has announced plans to acquire AlienVault. The acquisition looks like a strong reaffirmation of AT&T’s commitment to the enterprise security market.

“Cyber Security Innovators: KPN”
Introducing the first in a new series of "Cyber Security Innovators" reports. This first one is on KPN, the Dutch telecom operator

Briefing: “Cybertech: Israel’s Start-Up Scene”
HardenStance attended Cybertech in Tel Aviv last week. Here’s a Briefing on the current state of the Israeli market in cyber security start-ups