📡 TCP #63: PANW/Splunk; CISO Split?; and Product News
Security Product News | Oct 9th - Oct. 23rd, 2024
Welcome to Issue 63 of The Cybersecurity Pulse! I'm Darwin Salazar, Founding PM at Monad and former Detection Engineer. Every week, I cover the latest in security product innovation and news impacting the industry. If you’re serious about staying at the forefront on trends and themes in security, make sure to hit the button below to get my insights delivered straight to your inbox every week! 📩
Busy, busy past few weeks on both the personal and professional front so pardon for the delay on issue #63! I recently became an uncle and we just launched the Monad Private Beta last week so it’s been an exhilarating time (🎉), but this also means that some things fall off the plate, which is okay because we are humans after all.
That said, while this week is jam-packed with industry news and product updates, I didn’t get the chance to dive into what caught my eye the most. For those, I’ve placed hint emojis next to and simply created a linked list for all other top stories.
Now, without further ado, let’s cyber!
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Picks of the Week🎯
All Aboard Podcast w/ Alex Bovee, Co-founder + CEO of ConductorOne 🍿
ZScaler and CrowdStrike enter bi-directional partnership for Zero Trust
Should the CISOs role be split into two functions? 👀
I spoke about this a bit on the ConductorOne podcast in August. I see a split coming considering growing legal + compliance burdens.
Microsoft creates fake Azure tenants to pull phishers into honeypots
10 principles for doing security and building cybersecurity products
Anthropic Reveals New AI Model That Comprehends And Interacts With All Desktop Apps (LOL.. security + privacy nightmare)
Detection Engineering Dispatch Podcast w/ Alex Hurtado, Sr. PM @ Anvilogic
Product News 📰
Product news. My favorite kind of news.
AI Security
HiddenLayer enhances risk detection for enterprise AI models
Relyance AI Raises $32M Series B Funding to Safeguard AI Innovation in the Enterprise
Application Security
Socket lands a fresh $40M to scan software for security flaws
Ridge Security delivers enhanced capabilities for web application security
Prime Security to Apply AI Guardrails to DevSecOps Workflows
Ta Da! The Wiz Runtime Sensor is now available in Wiz for Gov (FedRAMP) (💰)
Cloud Security
Data Security
Identity Security
SailPoint expands identity security platform with new cloud features, AI and automation
OneSpan strenghtens banking security with phishing-resistant authentication
Identity Check: Google’s Upcoming Security Feature To Require Biometrics For Critical Settings
SaaS Security
Security Operations
Sophos Buys Secureworks in $859M All-Cash Deal for MDR and XDR (about time)
Simbian unveils AI Agents to address the top pain points for SOC analysts (🔥)
Stellar Cyber Extends Open XDR Strategy to Cyber Insurance Providers
Prelude elevates cyber defense with AI-driven threat intelligence
Bye For Now!
That’s all for this week… ¡Nos vemos la próxima semana! 👋🏽