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Mandiant combats new threats posed by remote access tools
As technology advances, so too do cybersecurity threats, and a new point of vulnerability for companies could be remote access tools. Nader Zaveri (pictured), senior manager of Mandiant incident response and remediation at Google Cloud, estimates that 10% of the company’s investigations involved remote management tool abuse last year and anticipates further growth. “We are ...
AI has potential to automate threat detection, transform cybersecurity
The fanfare around artificial intelligence may be dying down but according to security experts, its impact on defense strategy, red teaming and other aspects of cybersecurity could be long lasting. Large language models have the potential to reduce threat analysis by as much as 80 percent, estimates Vicente Diaz (pictured), threat intelligence strategist at VirusTotal, ...
Cybersecurity teams respond to new wave of AI-based ransomware
Artificial intelligence has opened up new vulnerabilities in cybersecurity, requiring a different kind of security posture from companies looking to defend against increasingly advanced threat actors. At Trellix, which specializes in detection and response, experts are preparing customers for targeted attacks in their sectors. “What we’re trying to do is elevate that intelligence … to ...
Cloud security paradox: Unpacking the shared responsibility model in the age of AI and risk acceptance
With the cost of security breaches hitting a record high in 2024, customers and providers can get caught up in the blame game of cloud security, ignoring the nuances of a shared responsibility model. Addressing modern cybersecurity concerns is complex because of what Anton Chuvakin (pictured), senior staff consultant, Office of the CISO, at Google ...
What to expect at Dreamforce: Join theCUBE, starting Sept. 17
Artificial intelligence agents promise to transform the enterprise software stack, dramatically increasing productivity, and Salesforce Inc. appears to be at the forefront of this agentic AI revolution. The company has made major advances in AI, bringing in a series of automation updates to its cloud platforms, and it will make further announcements at its annual ...
Simplification and growth: VMware’s partner promise after Broadcom merger
At VMware LLC’s first Explore event since the acquisition by Broadcom was finalized last year, the company is reassuring partners that its new path, featuring the Broadcom Advantage Program, will ultimately reward long-term customers. The post-acquisition transition is about three-quarters complete, according to Tara Fine (pictured, right), vice president of the Americas Partner Organization at VMware. ...
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Broadcom bets on profitable private cloud solutions with VMware acquisition
Since the Broadcom VMware acquisition in November 2023, the industry has been watching to see how the move would play out. Customers have been frustrated with some of the bumps in the road, but the cost and difficulty of moving away from VMware may overcome their doubts, according to Brent Ellis (pictured), senior analyst at ...
VMware and Broadcom bet big on Private Cloud savings with VCF-powered strategy
Under Broadcom Inc., VMware LLC is going head to head with public cloud by positioning a full-scale, VMware Cloud Foundation. or VCF-powered environment. as the superior cost-saving architecture. At VMware’s first Explore conference since the company was acquired by Broadcom, company leaders emphasized the value of private cloud. “With Broadcom and VCF’s new focus on ...
Vast Data aims to be guiding star for AI stack ahead of Cosmos event
Data storage is all the rage again, with global data predicted to reach 200 zettabytes by 2025, half of which will be in the cloud. Only five years ago, that number was 41 zettabytes. One of the primary reasons for the rapid increase in data volume is the shift from text-based to multimodal models and ...
Disaster recovery in action: Kaseya responds to CrowdStrike crisis
The CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. outage caused huge ripples worldwide, with 96% of customers reporting that they saw an impact, leaving many companies scrambling for disaster recovery solutions. As a provider of information technology and security software, Kaseya Inc. was on the ground, helping customers repair their network and get their endpoint devices back up and ...