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Global tariffs shake up CIOs’ IT agendas

CIO

Rising IT infrastructure prices could balloon budgets and force CIOs to delay or prioritize the most important projects, says Mark Moccia, a vice president and research director at Forrester. Its going to be a tough year for banks to meet our budget and [be] where we want to be as an organization due to the uncertainly around tariffs.

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Digital Tool Estimates Software Firewall Credits for Your Environment

Palo Alto Networks

Flexible, agile and simple, credit-based licensing is the way to go for software firewalls in virtual and container form factors. Decide how to flexibly size and procure VM-Series virtual firewalls , CN-Series container firewalls , cloud-delivered Security Services and Virtual Panorama.

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Is Your Browser Ground Zero for Cyberattacks?

Palo Alto Networks

Omdias research found that, despite major budget allocation for point solutions like secure web gateways, mobile device management (MDM) and endpoint protection, security incidents still happen. These findings illuminate a key problem: even if a company has advanced security controls, it is still susceptible to cyberthreats.

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A Practical History of the Firewall – Part 3: Performance Takes Center Stage

Firemon

As internet speeds increased and firewall adoption inside the enterprise increased, performance drove purchasing decisions. Enter Netscreen, the firewall appliance, and the Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). Netscreenintroduced the purpose-built firewall “appliance.” Cisco was selling the PIX in the 90s.

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AI, cybersecurity investments and identity take center stage at RSA 2024

CIO

Enterprises are investing significant budget dollars in AI startups focused on threat detection, identity verification and management, cloud/data security, and deception security. This is a primary concern, and there’s a wide range of companies, both established and startups creating a firewall or defenses around AI models.

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Benchmarks without context are meaningless: The pitfalls of data without insight

CIO

Knowing this was coming, I responded, “On average, most organizations spend around 3-6% of their IT budget on security.” Security spend as a percentage of IT budget is meaningless without understanding your overall IT investment.” It’s easy to say that 3-6% of an IT budget should be allocated to security. But I wasn’t finished.

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

TechCrunch

A December 2021 survey by CSO found that 44% of security leaders at large companies expected their budgets to increase in the upcoming 12 months. Through partnerships with service providers, Versa connects users to apps in the cloud or data centers with security layered on top — like data loss prevention tools and gateway firewalls.

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