Check Point Software launches prevention focused suite of security solutions

Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd., a global provider of cyber security solutions, has launched Check Point Horizon, a prevention-focused suite of security operations solutions and services that combines proactive management solutions for Managed Prevention and Response (MDR/MPR), Extended Prevention and Response (XDR/XPR), and Events.

Cloudflare named a Leader by Gartner for WAAP

Gartner named Cloudflare a Leader in its 2022 “Gartner® Magic Quadrant for Web Application and API Protection (WAAP)” report, which assessed 11 vendors on their “ability to execute” and “completeness of vision.” This accomplishment demonstrates Cloudflare’s ongoing commitment to and investment in this space

GITEX 2022: Aruba to participate under the ‘Making connections, anywhere’ theme

Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, will return to GITEX Technology Week in October with the theme ‘Making connections, anywhere’ – creating the connections that power businesses and the world. The company will demonstrate its cloud-native approach to helping customers meet their connectivity, security, and financial requirements across campus, branch, data center

Retail sector had second highest rate of ransomware attacks in 2021: Survey

Sophos, a global provider of next-generation cybersecurity, released a new sectoral survey report, The State of Ransomware in Retail 2022, which discovered that retail had the second highest rate of ransomware attacks among all sectors surveyed last year, trailing only the media, leisure, and entertainment industry. Globally, 77% of retail organizations surveyed were affected, representing a 75% increase from 2020. This is also 11% higher than the overall attack rate of 66%.

Financial services organizations reimagine their cloud journey with Nutanix

Legacy hardware and software are two of the most significant impediments to FinServ architecture upgrades. Organizations are forced to use obsolete technology due to the prohibitive cost of refactoring and re-platforming their core systems. Companies no longer need to be stymied by legacy technology. The Nutanix Cloud Platform has been demonstrated to provide a staggering 477% ROI in 5 years while lowering TCO by two-thirds. This entails maximizing the company’s investment in on-premises infrastructure in the near future.