Can Edge Computing Exist Without the Edge? Part 3: The Economics of Edge Computing

Do the math. For the past decade, digital businesses have been investing in digital transformation initiatives. The promise is to increase top-line growth while maximizing customer lifetime value. As infrastructure improves, IT spending is shifting from the cloud to the edge. But while edge...

API Security Checks in the Post-Pandemic World

The digital transformation journeys of many enterprises have been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. For 2020, IT resources shifted to support WFH policies with mobile and remote productivity solutions, while simultaneously managing multiple datacenter migration projects to the cloud for scale...

Post-Pandemic world, Shut-downs, and Web Security Connections

As the anniversary of the World Health Organization’s WHO declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic approaches, we, here in Silicon Valley, have great hope for 2021. As the vaccine distribution continues to trickle to Main Street, Californians have recently exited a stay-at-home mandate that has nearl...

Recent enhancements for Microsoft Power Platform governance

An emerging trend in digital transformation efforts has been the rise of low-code development platforms. Of course, these low-code platforms must be grounded in best-of-breed governance capabilities which include security and compliance features. Without strong governance, the full benefits of...

Recent enhancements for Microsoft Power Platform governance

An emerging trend in digital transformation efforts has been the rise of low-code development platforms. Of course, these low-code platforms must be grounded in best-of-breed governance capabilities which include security and compliance features. Without strong governance, the full benefits of...

2021 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass names Imperva an overall leader for Database and Big Data Security

It is my pleasure to report that in their 2021 overview of the market for Database and Big Data Security solutions, leading technology analyst KuppingerCole has identified Imperva as an Overall Leader for the first time. Imperva scored five out of five for product security, functionality,...

Congratulations to 2020 Akamai Partners of the Year

Last year proved to be a year like no other. We faced unforeseen challenges, including adjusting to a new way of working, collaborating, and conducting business. It is an honor for me to announce the Akamai Partners of the Year for 2020 who went above and beyond in this tumultuous year. These...

What’s New in InsightAppSec and tCell: Q4 2020 in Review

It’s crazy to believe 2020 has come to an end, and we’re sure we’re not alone in our excitement for 2021! Without a doubt, 2020 has presented some challenges for us all in the security world, as many companies quickly adopted a work-from-home model and pivoted from an in-store experience quickly ...

Forcepoint and Microsoft: Risk-based access control for the remote workforce

This blog post is part of the Microsoft Intelligence Security Association MISA guest blog series. Learn more about MISA here. Adopting cloud-based services as part of an organization’s digital transformation strategy is no longer optional, its a necessity. Last year, only 18 percent of the...

Forcepoint and Microsoft: Risk-based access control for the remote workforce

This blog post is part of the Microsoft Intelligence Security Association MISA guest blog series. Learn more about MISA here. Adopting cloud-based services as part of an organization’s digital transformation strategy is no longer optional, its a necessity. Last year, only 18 percent of the...

Taking a Neighborhood Watch Approach to Retail Cybersecurity

Every year retailers face a heightened level of risk during the online holiday shopping season. COVID-19 drastically shifted consumer buying behaviors, forcing retailers to accelerate digital transformation efforts to support an exponentially higher number of online transactions. Projected U.S...

Don't reward your loyal customers by treating them like criminals!

I am CIAM not IAM Imagine shopping in your favourite wine merchant or checking in to the brand of hotel that you afford the most loyalty, and at the point of self-identification either to prove age or verification security is called over and you are frisked. Not a great experience. Would you...

Deliver productive and seamless user experiences with Azure Active Directory

Several months into the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are still working remotely, and our organizations are still adjusting. Top of mind for every IT leader in this current landscape is meeting users’ needs for seamless access to resources while safeguarding the business from cyber threats. The...

Understanding influences shaping the cybersecurity landscape, enabling digital transformation, and helping to protect our planet

The accelerated rate of digital transformation we have seen this past year presents both challenges and endless opportunities for individuals, organizations, businesses, and governments around the world. Cybersecurity is the underpinning of helping protect these opportunities. By examining the...

Understanding influences shaping the cybersecurity landscape, enabling digital transformation, and helping to protect our planet

The accelerated rate of digital transformation we have seen this past year presents both challenges and endless opportunities for individuals, organizations, businesses, and governments around the world. Cybersecurity is the underpinning of helping protect these opportunities. By examining the...

Microsoft Azure Active Directory again a “Leader” in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Access Management

Howdy folks, I’m proud to announce that for the fourth year in a row, Microsoft Azure Active Directory Azure AD has been recognized as a “Leader” in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Access Management, Worldwide. Earlier this year, my boss, Joy Chik, CVP of Identity Engineering shared Microsoft’s guidin...

The World Has Moved Online. Has Your Business Adapted?

What would happen if everything we do in the world were to suddenly go online? We got the answer to that question early this year, when the global coronavirus pandemic forced almost everyone and everything to move online: commerce, meetings with colleagues and customers, classroom learning,...

Ransomware Takes Down Network of French IT Giant

French IT giant Sopra Steria was hit with a cyber attack this week that disrupted the business of the firm and is widely believed to be the work of the threat actors behind Ryuk ransomware. The company revealed the attack in a brief press statement released Oct. 22, two days after officials said...

Imperva A Seven-Time Magic Quadrant Leader and Named Highest for Completeness of Vision for WAF

Gartner has published its 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Web Application Firewalls WAF and Imperva has been named a Leader for the seventh consecutive year! It’s rare to be a part of defining a market and even less common to lead that market through a fundamental shift. Leading the market throug...

Crossing the Narrow Sea

Tom Kellermann, Head of Cybersecurity Strategy at VMware and Member of the Cyber Investigations Advisory Board of the United States Secret Service. “The Greatest trick the devil ever pulled was to convince the world he didn’t exist.” -Keyser Sose Cyberspace is not a pacific environment. According...