Tag: data security
Home, but not alone
December 12, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
DALLAS — It may not have been a stellar year for new builds, but the residential market continues to see growth in the smart home products and services market as homeowners seek a modern and connected lifestyle, according to research by Parks Associates.
Customer loyalty in flux
In a webcast titled “The Next Ten Million Customers: Unlocking Value in Security,” President and CMO Elizabeth Parks walked through the research, including this key data point for...
Cohesity and AWS expand partnership
November 30, 2025SSN Staff
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Cohesity announced that it has signed a strategic collaboration agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to expand its use of advanced AWS technologies to help customers protect, backup, and recover data at scale.
“Deepening our collaboration with AWS and taking this powerful step forward in our shared vision to deliver cyber resilience to organizations everywhere is great news for the industry,” said Sanjay Poonen, CEO and president, Cohesity....
Forcepoint completes acquisition of Getvisibility
April 18, 2025SSN Staff
AUSTIN, Texas — Global data security provider Forcepoint announced that it has completed its acquisition of Getvisibility, a pioneer in AI-powered Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) and Data Detection and Response (DDR).
This company said that this acquisition expands its Data Security Everywhere platform, giving organizations real-time visibility and control over data risk across hybrid cloud and GenAI environments, and strengthens its ability to deliver full-lifecycle data security.
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Cohesity expands advisory council
January 20, 2025SSN Staff
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Data security provider Cohesity has announced the additions of Dave DeWalt and Lieut. General (ret.) H.R. McMaster to Cohesity’s Security Advisory Council, where DeWalt will serve as Chair.
The Cohesity Security Advisory Council brings together professionals with expertise in security, technology, and IT from a host of enterprise and government agencies — including Netflix, Facebook, the National Security Agency (NSA), Microsoft, Accenture, Deloitte —...
Cohesity appoints Murthy as new CPO
October 31, 2024SSN Staff
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Data security provider Cohesity has announced the appointment of Vasu Murthy as its new SVP and chief product officer.
Murthy is a veteran with over 25 years of experience building enterprise software at scale. According to Cohesity he has successfully led software launches at companies ranging from day-zero startups to large, global brands, with strengths in driving rapid growth and managing complex multi-product scaling efforts. Murthy was chosen for his experience in...
Verkada reaches settlement with FTC
September 3, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
SAN MATEO, Calif. — Verkada has reached an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) resolving an investigation into a data security incident in March 2021 and, separately, marketing practices from 2019-21.
“We do not agree with the FTC's allegations, but we have accepted the terms of this settlement so that we can move forward with our mission and focus on protecting people and places in a privacy-sensitive way,” the company said in an online statement.
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Cohesity adds new enhancements to data cloud
July 30, 2024SSN Staff
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Cohesity has extended its first-mover advantage in GenAI detection and recovery capabilities with the addition of new enhancements to the Cohesity Data Cloud.
These improvements allow customers to use Cohesity’s built-in AI capabilities to detect, investigate, and address potential threats within their environment, enabling them to restore operations more quickly. New enhancements to Cohesity’s threat detection, data security posture, and cyber recovery assistant...
Secure by design - solving online fraud through better user experiences
June 19, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine — In 2022 a hacker was able to breach the network of Medibank, an Australian-based healthcare provider, and what resulted was the theft of 9.7 million people’s private data for consumption on the internet.
How did this data breach occur? According to reports an IT contractor with access to the passwords and credentials of multiple accounts had malware on their PC, giving bad actors access to Medibank’s systems, an egregious error that could have been prevented...
Lacework partners with Securiti, combining data security with cloud security
January 23, 2024SSN Staff
SAN JOSE and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Securiti and Lacework announced a strategic partnership that they say will allow customers to be smarter than ever when protecting cloud data.
The collaboration unites Laceworks Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP), and Securiti’s Data Command Center with built-in Data Security Posture Management (DSPM), empowering enterprises to safeguard their sensitive data across complex multicloud environments.
Securiti offers...
Chinese cybersecurity tightening in wake of recent attacks
November 13, 2023SSN Staff
BEIJING – This week China’s Finance Ministry has introduced a draft of measures for additional cybersecurity with regards to auditors working on matters of national security.
The draft, which became public on Nov. 10, additionally introduced guidance in how accounting firms should manage data related to Chinese firms, according to Reuters, which originally reported the story. It's part of a years-long effort by the Chinese government to crack down on data security,...