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Versa raises $120M for its software-defined networking and security stack

TechCrunch

Networking and cybersecurity firm Versa today announced that it raised $120 million in a mix of equity and debt led by BlackRock, with participation from Silicon Valley Bank. Versa’s large round suggests that, despite the market downturn, VCs haven’t lost faith in cybersecurity vendors yet. billion in 2021).

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MWC 2024 Replay: Huawei unlocks resilient, ‘non-stop’ banking with four-pronged solutions strategy

CIO

With the goal to enhance intelligence in the digital banking arena, Huawei has unveiled a new framework to bolster infrastructure resilience. Meanwhile, under the third prong of zero trust, Huawei stated the need to build “multi-layer in-depth defense” to ensure service and data security. “As

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CIOs are worried about the informal rise of generative AI in the enterprise

CIO

In my previous column in May, when I wrote about generative AI uses and the cybersecurity risks they could pose , CISOs noted that their organizations hadn’t deployed many (if any) generative AI-based solutions at scale. Not all companies have security systems that can detect, block, or remediate this type of behavior.

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SD-WAN Helping Financial Services Achieve Greater Digital Agility, Cybersecurity

CIO

Three-quarters (74%) of banks experienced a rise in cyber crime since the pandemic began in 2019. However, for many financial services organizations, security and agility traditionally haven’t been mutually achievable—oftentimes, one was sacrificed for the other. Learn more about Comcast Business Secure Network Solutions.

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SASE Reality Check: Security and SD-WAN Integration Journey

CIO

This has meant updating cloud, networking, and security infrastructure to adapt to the new realities of hybrid work and a world where employees will need to connect to and access business applications from anywhere and from any device, in a secure manner.

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From Phishing to Firewalls: Solving Security with AI

Palo Alto Networks

Billy’s journey in the field of AI for security began when he first programmed AI systems to protect innocent players from trolls in popular video games, like World of Warcraft ®. David Szabo, who conducted the interview, raises an interesting point about the computational requirements of running machine learning models on firewalls.

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Who’s the Boss? Teaming up with AI in Security

Palo Alto Networks

{{interview_audio_title}} 00:00 00:00 Volume Slider 10s 10s 10s 10s Seek Slider “AI’s Impact in Cybersecurity” is a blog series based on interviews with a variety of experts at Palo Alto Networks and Unit 42, with roles in AI research, product management, consulting, engineering and more.