Cisco has acquired Socio Labs, enhancing its Webex platform with a comprehensive event technology solution for hybrid events. Microsoft introduced Windows 365, a cloud service allowing businesses to access Windows OS and applications from any device, designed with strong security features. Additionally, HPE announced a 5G automation solution to simplify network management, while Check Point expanded its cloud workload security with automated protection capabilities.

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Socio Labs’ hybrid event management platform is expected
to be seamlessly integrated into the Webex Suite soon.
Cisco Announces Socio Labs Acquisition
>> Continued on page 3
>> Continued on page 3
Cisco has completed the acquisition of
privately-held, US-based Socio Labs.
Socio is a modern event technology
platform that manages the full life-
cycle of multi-session, multi-track
virtual, in-person and hybrid con-
ferences – from registration to post-
event analytics.
By adding Socio Labs to its Webex
portfolio, Cisco will provide event
organisers a single platform with ev-
erything they need to successfully host
nearly any type of event imaginable.
“Being able to offer novel, refresh-
ing and inclusive experiences for
all attendees – whether in person
or virtual – is paramount in today’s
new era of hybrid events,” said Jeetu
Patel, Executive Vice President and
General Manager, Cisco Security and
Collaboration.
“The acquisition of Socio Labs is an-
other example of how Cisco is rapidly
addressing the evolving needs of our
Webex customers and continuing to
execute on our vision of providing the
Microsoft Unveils Windows 365
Microsoft has announced Windows
365, a cloud service that introduces a
new way to experience Windows 10 or
Windows 11 (when it becomes avail-
able) to businesses of all sizes.
Windows 365 takes the operating sys-
tem to the Microsoft cloud, streaming
the full Windows experience — apps,
data and settings — to personal or cor-
porate devices. Secure by design and
built with the principles of Zero Trust,
Windows 365 secures and stores infor-
mation in the cloud, not on the device,
providing a secure, productive expe-
rience for workers from interns and
Windows 365 will deliver a personalized PC experience from the cloud
to any device, giving power, simplicity and security for hybrid work.
contractors to software developers and
industrial designers.
It also creates a new hybrid person-
al computing category called Cloud
PC, which uses both the power of the
cloud and the capabilities of the device
to provide a full, personalized Win-
dows experience.
“With Windows 365, we’re creating
a new category: the Cloud PC,” said
Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO,
Microsoft. “Just like applications were
brought to the cloud with SaaS, we are
now bringing the operating system
to the cloud, providing organizations
with greater flexibility and a secure
way to empower their workforce to be
more productive and connected, re-
gardless of location.”

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>> From page 1
Cisco...
most seamless, inclusive, engaging
and intelligent platform for meetings
and events.”
“Cisco shares in our commitment
to creating technology that drives
authentic connections and person-
alized experiences, which is one of
the many reasons why joining forces
with Cisco is great for our team and
our customers,” said Yarkin Sakuco-
glu, Socio Labs co-founder and CEO.
“Together, we will be able to acceler-
ate this mission and continue build-
ing the best event technology plat-
form for the hybrid future of events.”
The Socio Labs team joins Cisco’s
Collaboration Group.
HPE Expands 5G Portfolio
with Automated 5G
Management Solution
Fully integrated 5G automation software simplifies
operations and reduces risk for 5G networks, slices
and services with HPE’s infrastructure management
and AI/ML-driven automation technologies.
viding automation capabilities
that span from infrastructure
management to slice automation,
utilizing open and secure soft-
ware components.
Operators can deploy the 5G au-
tomation solution in compliance
with standards such as ETSI and
3GPP, combining automated as-
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
has announced a new 5G software
solution that adds fully integrated
automated management to HPE’s
existing 5G portfolio.
The solution includes HPE 5G Au-
tomated Assurance and a new 5G
capability for HPE Service Direc-
tor, which together simplify the
management of 5G networks and
reduce deployment risks through
a zero-touch, closed-loop system.
The new automation software
monitors and orchestrates the
network functions, infrastructure,
slices and services, automatically
acting on issues detected to secure
service continuity.
The software is pre-integrated
with the firm’s open 5G solutions,
including the HPE 5G Core Stack,
as well as leveraging open-source
technologies and offering open
APIs to integrate with multi-ven-
dor deployments.
HPE’s 5G automation software
reduces the risk of managing a
multi-vendor 5G network, pro-
>> From page 1
Microsoft...
From systems integrators to managed
service providers to independent
software vendors (ISVs) to original
equipment manufacturers (OEMs),
the new Cloud PC category creates
opportunity for Microsoft partners to
deliver new Windows experiences in
the cloud.
Organizations will look to systems
integrators and managed service pro-
viders to help them get the most out
of their entire Windows estate. ISVs
can continue to build Windows apps
and now deliver them in the cloud to
help businesses work in new ways as
they continue to digitally transform.
And OEMs gain an opportunity to
integrate Windows 365 into their
broad portfolio of services alongside
their devices’ robust features and se-
cure hardware.
HPE has
developed
fully integrated
automation
capabilities
that derisk 5G
deployments
and maximize
business return
for network
operators.”
surance with orchestration to en-
able a full zero-touch closed-loop
process. Whenever new network
functions, slices and services
are deployed, it automatically
engages monitoring which de-
tects service degradations and
automatically triggers the re-
pair, scaling or optimization of
the infrastructure and services.
The software is pre-integrat-
ed with the HPE 5G Core
Stack, and also integrates with
multi-vendor network functions
(NFs) from HPE and partners.
“To fully seize the opportuni-
ty presented by 5G and network
slicing, network operators need
to embrace the open, cloud-na-
tive principles that have been
built into the industry standards”,
said Domenico Convertino, VP of
Product Management, HPE Com-
munications Technology Group.
“In line with this approach, HPE
has developed fully integrated au-
tomation capabilities that de-risk
5G deployments and maximize
business return for network op-
erators. Building on our leader-
ship in telco cloud, operations
support systems and orchestra-
tion, we are introducing an in-
tegrated offering that acceler-
ates automation in the industry.”
The new 5G automation solution
brings intent-based orchestration
with a new 5G capability for HPE
Service Director and provides AI/
ML-driven assurance with a new
product, HPE 5G Automated As-
surance.
The 5G capability for HPE Service
Director and HPE 5G Automated
Assurance will be available global-
ly in October 2021.
The acquisition
of Socio Labs is
another example
of how Cisco is
rapidly addressing
the evolving needs
of our Webex
customers.”

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Check Point Software Launches Automated
Unified Cloud Workload Protection
Check Point Software Technolo-
gies has expanded the capabilities
of its unified Cloud Native Secu-
rity Platform, to deliver appli-
cation-first workload protection
with Check Point CloudGuard
Workload Protection.
This fully automated cloud workload
security solution empowers security
Key features and benefits include:
• Unified and automated approach
reduces the complexity and risks of
securing cloud applications and work-
loads with end-to-end protection for
all applications and microservices on
a single, cloud native-platform.
• Microservice protection ensures zero
trust and the highest level of threat de-
tectionacrosstheentireenvironment by
automatically profiling and enforcing
function and container behaviour with
threat prevention in runtime.
• ‘Shift-left’ tool ensures container and
serverless functions are scanning from
build byautomaticallyassessingconfigu-
rationrisksandgeneratingleastprivilege
access control across these functions.
• CI/CD tools for central control: au-
tomates security from build and at the
registry stage.
Check Point CloudGuard automatically protects applications, functions, and containers
from development through runtime, across any cloud via a single interface.
teams with tools to automate security
across applications, Application Pro-
graming Interfaces (APIs) and micro-
services from development to runtime
via a single interface.
CloudGuard takes an ‘applica-
tion-first’ approach to workload pro-
tection with cloud native automated
web application and API protection.
“To protect cloud native applications,
organizations need to implement cloud
born solutions that can keep up with the
speed of DevOps,” said TJ Gonen, Head
of Cloud Product Line, at Check Point
Software.“CheckPoint’sstrategyistohelp
organizations secure their most critical
workloadswithaunifiedplatform.Check
Point CloudGuard is designed to address
thechallengesthatcomewithcloudcom-
puting and automate all aspects of appli-
cation and workload security.”
Check Point CloudGuard has expand-
ed to include container security, which
completes the cloud native Workload
Protection suite. The combination of
AppSec, threat intelligence and threat
hunting, high fidelity posture manage-
ment, combined with runtime protec-
tion and admission control for con-
tainers and serverless functions, makes
CheckPointCloudGuardthemostcom-
plete, automated, cloud native workload
protection offering in the market.
Check Point CloudGuard Workload
Protection is available immediately.
AWS Introduces Amazon HealthLake
Amazon HealthLake enables healthcare organizations to store, transform, and query health data
in the cloud using machine learning for a complete picture of patient and population health.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has an-
nounced the general availability of Am-
azon HealthLake, a HIPAA-eligible
service for healthcare and life sciences
organizations to ingest, store, query,
and analyze their health data at scale.
Amazon HealthLake uses machine
learning to understand and extract
meaningful medical information from
unstructured data, and then organises,
indexes, and stores that information
in chronological order. The result pro-
vides a holistic view of patient health.
The service leverages the Fast Health-
care Interoperability Resources (FHIR)
industry standard format to further
enable interoperability by facilitating
the exchange of information across
healthcare systems, pharmaceutical
companies, clinical researchers, health
insurers, patients, and more.
Amazon HealthLake is a new service
that is part of AWS for Health, a com-
prehensive offering of AWS services
and AWS Partner Network solutions
used by thousands of healthcare and
life sciences customers globally.
AWSforHealthprovidesprovenandeas-
ily accessible capabilities that help orga-
nizations increase the pace of innovation,
unlock the potential of health data, and
develop more personalized approaches
to therapeutic development and care.
As part of AWS for Health, Ama-
zon HealthLake further facilitates cus-
tomers’ application of analytics and
machine learning on top of their newly
normalized and structured data. Doing
so enables customers to examine trends
like disease progression at the individu-
al or population health level over time,
spot opportunities for early interven-
tion, and deliver personalized medicine.
“More and more of our customers in the
healthcareandlifesciencesspacearelook-
ing to organize and make sense of their
reams of data, but are finding this process
challenging and cumbersome,” said Swa-
mi Sivasubramanian, Vice President
of Amazon Machine Learning for AWS.
“We built Amazon HealthLake to re-
move this heavy lifting for healthcare
organizations so they can transform
health data in the cloud in minutes
and begin analyzing that information
securely at scale. Alongside AWS for
Health, we’re excited about how Am-
azon HealthLake can help medical
providers, health insurers, and phar-
maceutical companies provide patients
and populations with data-driven, per-
sonalized, and predictive care.”

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Citrix Research Reveals Employee
Experiences Falling Short
In response to the global pandemic, com-
panies have given their workforce the
tools they need to work remote. And re-
search showsithasincreasedtheirengage-
ment and productivity. But these gains are
onthebrinkofbeingwipedout,according
to a new study from Citrix Systems.
ducted by OnePoll, that revealed a few
significant trends.
The number of tools employees are
required to use to do their jobs has
significantly increased, as has the
complexity they are creating in the
workplace. 64 percent of workers are
Latest study shows technology implemented to keep employees engaged and
productive is frustrating and slowing them down.
The study finds that employees feel
they’ve been given too many tools and
not enough efficient ways to execute.
And it’s hindering their ability to get
things done.
“People are working the same or more
hours, but they’re accomplishing less
because technology is getting in their
way,” said Tim Minahan, Executive
Vice President of Business Strategy,
Citrix. “As companies organize around
new, hybrid work models, they need to
rethink the role of technology and how
they apply it across their organizations
so that employees, rather than being
frustrated, are empowered to succeed.”
To help them do this, the company
undertook Work Your Way, a survey
of 1,000 IT decision makers and 2,000
workers across the United States con-
using more communication and col-
laboration tools than they were prior
to the pandemic, and 71 percent say
they have made work more complex.
But workstyles have fundamentally
changed. Nearly 90 percent of respon-
dents to the survey say they want the
flexibility to continue to work at home
and in the office post pandemic.
“Regardless of their physical location,
employees need to be empowered with
tools that provide a consistent, secure
and reliable experience and allow
them to work the way they work best,”
Minahan said.
Savvy organizations recognize this
and see digital workspaces as a way to
deliver it.
Almost 90 percent of participants
in Work Your Way say their com-
panies use digital workspace soft-
ware platforms to facilitate hybrid/
distributed working. And they are
delivering results.
72 percent of employees say they have
improved productivity, and 77 percent
indicate they have aided collaboration.
BarracudaAnnouncesAcquisition
of SKOUT Cybersecurity
New offering from Barracuda provides XDR platform for MSPs with proactive
real-time continuous security monitoring and response services.
by a 24×7 SOC,” said Brian Babineau,
Senior Vice President and General
Manager, Barracuda MSP.
“MSPs will benefit from the broader
set of solutions, and we’re excited
to offer MSPs new response-centric
capabilities that will complement
form for proactive real-time continu-
ous security monitoring with response
services for managed endpoints, net-
works, and cloud.
“Barracuda has entered the fast-grow-
ing XDR market with a solution op-
timized for MSPs. The acquisition
expands our MSP security offerings
with a powerful XDR platform backed
Barracuda Networks has completed
the acquisition of SKOUT Cyberse-
curity, a Melville, NY-based leader in
cyber-as-a-service software for Man-
aged Service Providers (MSPs) and
provider of an extended detection and
response (XDR) platform and service.
The acquisition expands Barracuda’s
solutions for MSPs, offering XDR plat-
Barracuda’s existing portfolio of
email, network, and application se-
curity products.”
SKOUT’s XDR platform connects with
critical security infrastructures such
as email, firewall, identity and access,
and a 24×7 SOC that aids the detec-
tion of and response to cyberattacks.
The move enables customers to ad-
dress threats more efficiently with ad-
ditional threat detection, threat analy-
sis, and response capabilities.
It also eliminates customers’ expense
of training and staffing for 24×7 ser-
vice, instead utilizing SKOUT’s secu-
rity professionals to handle the SOC
operation. The acquisition provides
MSPs with choice and flexibility when
building out their cybersecurity prac-
tice, and features a powerful combi-
nation of solutions, enablement tools,
and human security expertise.
By integrating with existing security
infrastructure, SKOUT offers invest-
ment protection for MSPs, making it
easier to handle cyberattacks in di-
verse customer environments.
Terms of the acquisition were not
disclosed.
Tim Minahan, Citrix
We’re excited
to offer MSPs new
response-centric
capabilities that
will complement
Barracuda’s
existing portfolio
of email, network,
and application
security products.”
Ascompanies
organizearound
new,hybridwork
models,theyneed
torethinktheroleof
technologyandhow
theyapplyitacross
theirorganizations…”

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Corelight Introduces Command
and Control Collection
track down malware and attack tools
in their networks, remediate them,
and then verify that their systems are
no longer compromised.”
Corelight’s C2 Collection builds on
Corelight’s already extensive ca-
pabilities for analyzing malicious
network traffic, including encrypt-
ed and hidden communication, by
identifying C2 channels and tech-
niques that indicate infection and
malicious communication.
The collection contains numerous
packages developed by the Corelight
Labs team focused on behavioral and
statistical detection techniques. These
packages deliver high-fidelity detec-
Corelight has launched the Corelight
Command and Control Collection
(C2) empowering threat hunters and
security analysts with rich and action-
able insights and detections for mal-
ware communication.
“Maintaining awareness of attackers
and their communication channels is
critical to effective network security,”
said Vince Stoffer, Senior Director of
Product Management for Corelight.
“The ability to identify hidden com-
mand and control communication
gives our customers the signals they
need to disrupt the lifecycle of deter-
mined attackers. With Corelight’s data
and detections, customers can quickly
The collection contains numerous packages developed by the Corelight Labs
team focused on behavioral and statistical detection techniques.
etry and leading threat intelligence
powered via an intelligent, single
agent to stop cyberattacks from both
cybercriminals and
nation-state threat
actors.
This is extremely criti-
cal as public sector or-
ganizations embrace
digital transformation
and modernize infra-
structure. The com-
pany has introduced
Falcon Complete for
GovCloud as a solu-
tion to empower bur-
dened security teams
to meet the 1-10-60
benchmark to effec-
tively thwart attackers.
“In the fight against
adversaries, it’s im-
perative that the pub-
lic sector has access to the best tech-
nology and services on the market.
CrowdStrike Unveils MDR Solution
for Government Agencies
Falcon Complete for GovCloud offers
cutting-edge MDR to empower securi-
ty professionals through powerful AI,
expert threat intelligence and human
defenders who can stop cyber crimi-
nals better than technology alone. Our
secret sauce of technology and people
remain unmatched by other vendors,”
said Amol Kulkarni, Chief Product
and Engineering Officer, CrowdStrike.
Falcon Complete for GovCloud also
provides a deep bench of expertise to
alleviate the
compound-
ing staffing
issues sur-
rounding the
public sector
and helps
agencies to
augment their
staff. It of-
fers 24/7/365
monitoring of
networks and
remediation
when an inci-
dent may oc-
cur. This helps
to increase
the agility of
teams, ulti-
mately im-
proving time-
to-value, and helps to thwart attacks in
a more efficient manner.
Falcon Complete’s cloud-native sophisticated AI, extensive telemetry
and deep expertise of human defenders safeguard the public sector.
tions for known malware tools as well
as highlight unknown C2 behaviors,
allowing Corelight customers to un-
cover conventional and targeted mal-
ware communication.
In addition to the C2 content, the
Corelight Encrypted Traffic Collection
added a comprehensive set of new data
and detections targeting the Remote
Desktop Protocol (RDP). This new
addition to Corelight’s encrypted traf-
fic analysis provides specific insights
into the authentication and behavior
of RDP sessions, including alerts for
brute forcing attacks and anomalous
connections. The rich data allows se-
curity professionals to investigate inci-
dents and do threat hunting based on
session details of one of the most popu-
lar tools for initiating network attacks.
The C2 Collection is available in the
Corelight version 21 update, which is
now available to customers. This new
version features a wide range of cover-
age across relevant MITRE ATT&CK
C2 techniques.
CrowdStrike has announced the avail-
ability of CrowdStrike Falcon for Gov-
Cloud — its FedRAMP-authorized
endpoint protection platform.
Falcon Complete for GovCloud pro-
vides cloud-native managed detection
and response (MDR) for the public
sector, instantly protecting endpoints
through powerful AI, comprehensive
threat intelligence and 24/7/365 sup-
port from defenders who manage,
monitor and remediate threats that
plague government agencies.
Falcon Complete provides an unpar-
alleled combination of technology and
deep expertise to autonomously protect
agencies from sophisticated threats.
Falcon Complete’s cloud-native MDR
provides government agencies with
powerful machine learning, behavior-
al-based detection, extensive telem-
The ability
to identify
hidden command
and control
communication
gives our
customers the
signals they
need to disrupt
the lifecycle
of determined
attackers.”
Falcon
Completefor
GovCloudoffers
cutting-edgeMDRto
empowersecurity
professionals
throughpowerful
AI,expertthreat
intelligenceand
humandefenders
whocanstopcyber
criminalsbetterthan
technologyalone.”

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Oracle has announced that Tourism
Development Fund (TDF) has con-
cluded a major Oracle Cloud imple-
mentation. The deployment supports
the organization’s objective in enabling
investors and driving the development
of Saudi’s tourism sector
Oracle Empowers Saudi Arabia’s Tourism
Development Fund with Cloud-First Strategy
tion and unified business processes
across its core functions, resulting in
a number of benefits such as increased
productivity, reduced costs, and im-
proved controls.
Yasser Alkhathlan, Executive Di-
rector Business Technology of TDF,
said, “The Oracle Cloud implemen-
tation is key to our success, enabling
us to respond quickly and transpar-
ently to businesses that operate in
the tourism ecosystem. The integra-
tion and automation of core business
functions also allows us to scale our
operations quickly and securely, in-
troduce innovative solutions to sup-
port tourism sector SMEs, and mon-
itor the performance of our fund in
real time.”
The Oracle Cloud implementation
includes the migration of core IT sys-
tems to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
With a capital of USD 4 billion, TDF
aims to be the key enabler of tour-
ism development in the Kingdom.
By providing financing solutions for
investors, TDF aims to drive the de-
velopment of distinguished tourism
projects in various regions of the
Kingdom, thereby accelerating the
National Tourism Strategy’s goal of
raising the tourism sector’s contri-
bution from 3% to 10% by 2030 and
creating 1 million new jobs by 2030.
The implementation, which spans
Oracle Software as a Service (SaaS),
Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Infra-
structure as a Service (IaaS) cloud solu-
tions, is designed to drive automation
and integration of TDF’s core functions
including core banking, finance, hu-
man resources and procurement.
By implementing a “Cloud First”
strategy, TDF is driving data integra-
A full suite of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure solutions and Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications will contribute to
enhancing the financial support provided by the Fund for companies promoting tourism in Saudi Arabia.
and the implementation of Oracle
Fusion Cloud Enterprise Resource
Planning (ERP), Oracle Fusion Cloud
Enterprise Performance Management
(EPM), Oracle Fusion Cloud Human
Capital Management (HCM). Oracle
Fusion Cloud Customer Experience
(CX) and Oracle Integration Cloud.
Fahad Al Turief, Managing Director,
Oracle Saudi Arabia and Vice Presi-
dent, Cloud, Saudi Arabia and LEENA
markets, said, “With this end-to-end
implementation, TDF is realizing all
the benefits of cloud including lower
total cost of ownership, improved agil-
ity and secure performance, access to
upgrades, and the ability to continu-
ously innovate. TDF is a true catalyst
for Saudi Arabia’s tourism sector and
with this initiative, the organization
now has access to a connected busi-
ness platform that will result in further
enhanced operations.”
Forcepoint to Acquire Deep Secure
to Extend Defence-Grade Security
Cross domain solutions enable secure
sharing and access to critical mission
and operational data between securi-
ty levels across the government and
critical infrastructure, providing en-
hanced security and functionality for
high-consequence missions around
the world.
Sean Berg, President of Global Gov-
ernments and Critical Infrastructure at
Forcepoint, said, “The addition of Deep
Secure’s innovative Threat Removal
Platform and hardware security to our
Forcepoint Cross Domain Solutions
portfolio further extends the depth of
our defense-grade capabilities to gov-
ernments and critical infrastructure
organizations around the world, who
continue to be under siege from na-
tion-state and other attackers looking
for financial gain or to ultimately dis-
rupt societies and economies at scale.
The deal offers expansion opportunities that will enable Forcepoint to extend
the capabilities of its Cross Domain Solutions portfolio.
Underlying the planned acquisition
of Deep Secure are expansion oppor-
tunities that will enable Forcepoint to
extend the capabilities of its Cross Do-
main Solutions portfolio to deliver en-
hanced efficacy for securing the criti-
cal data and missions of governments
in the US and beyond.
“We look forward to completing the
transaction and subsequent integra-
tion of the Deep Secure team and
technology into Forcepoint following
required regulatory reviews in the
coming weeks.”
DeepSecureaddressesasubstantialprob-
lem for organizations – the safe exchange
of information with trusted and untrust-
ed sources. Deep Secure’s Threat Remov-
al platform takes a zero trust approach
to data, assuming all of the original data
is infected and prohibits that data from
reachingitsdestination.Instead,informa-
tion is extracted from the original data,
verified as safe using hardware-based
verification, and then new data is built to
carrytheinformationsafelytoitsdestina-
tion.Maliciousorunrecognizeddatahid-
den in the document is eradicated.
Deep Secure’s Threat Removal platform
helps eliminate the threat from a num-
ber of the most common attack vectors,
including email and web downloads,
and is ideal for organizations requiring
the highest levels of assurance.
Subjecttoregulatoryreviewandcustom-
ary closing conditions, the transaction is
expected to close in August 2021.
Forcepoint has signed a definitive agree-
ment to acquire UK-based Deep Secure.
Deep Secure’s cybersecurity prod-
ucts and services protect organiza-
tions from cyberattacks delivered
via malware and help prevent un-
wanted data loss.

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Fortinet Unveils Next-Gen Firewall with
Integrated Zero Trust Network Access
FortiGate3500Fhelpsorganizationsen-
sure business continuity and advanced
security for hybrid data centers. With
the industry’s highest Security Compute
Rating (SCR) of 6x IPsec, FortiGate
3500F NGFW secures the data center
edge, core and interconnect by provid-
ing ultra-fast secure data center to data
center paths to build disaster recovery
sites. It also enables organizations to
secure data center to cloud paths for
cloud on-ramps with full compliance
and controls. Other key highlights of
the FortiGate 3500F include:
• FortiGuard Security Services and
Fortinet ASIC SPUs enable hyper-
scale protection for ransomware
and advanced threats: FortiGate
3500F is powered by Fortinet’s pur-
pose-built ASIC Security Processing
Units (SPUs), like the NP7 and CP9.
Fortinet has announced FortiGate
3500F Next-Generation Firewall
(NGFW) to protect organizations with
hybrid data centers against the ev-
er-growing threat landscape and ran-
somware attacks.
FortiGate 3500F offers some of the
industry’s highest performance num-
bers, including TLS1.3, with automat-
ed threat protection post decryption.
Additionally, FortiGate 3500F is built
with zero trust network access (ZTNA)
capabilities,furtherdeliveringconsistent
security and seamless user experience to
any user at any location with its securi-
ty-driven networking approach.
John Maddison, EVP of Products and
CMO at Fortinet, said, “Adding to our
industry-leading NGFW portfolio, For-
tiGate 3500F offers high performance
and integrated networking and security
at hyperscale for hybrid data centers.
With the FortiGate 3500F, Fortinet is
the only vendor that natively integrates
access proxy capabilities in its NGFWs
to turn on zero trust network access.”
FortiGate 3500F offers unparalleled performance with highest security
compute rating of 6x for performance compared to competitors.
apps through the Horizon Pod or
cloud based on available capacity,
location, preference, and more. In
addition to supporting on-premises
deployments, VMware Horizon on
VMware Cloud on AWS, and Hori-
zon Cloud on Microsoft Azure, this
service is now available for VMware
Horizon on Azure VMware Solution
(AVS) environments.
• Image Management Service cuts
down image maintenance time and
costs by centrally managing and
distributing desktop images across
Horizon deployments. In addition
to supporting on-premises deploy-
ments, this service is now available
for VMware Horizon Cloud on Mic-
rosoft Azure.
• Application Management, powered
by VMware App Volumes,simplifies
application delivery by packaging apps
once and deploying them across Hori-
zon environments in real-time. By
VMware Expands SaaS
Innovations on Horizon Platform
separating app management from the
desktop image, IT can reduce image
sprawl, helping simplify and save time
in the app management process. And
by using Desktop-as-a-Service with
VMware Horizon Cloud on Microsoft
Azure, customers can automate appli-
cation packaging without additional
infrastructure.
• Cloud Monitoring Service reduc-
es downtime with real-time per-
formance monitoring of the user
session, virtual desktops, and apps
across Horizon environments. This
service is now available for VMware
Horizon for Azure VMware Solution
(AVS) environments.
• Lifecycle Management, enabled
through Desktop-as-a-Service with
VMware Horizon Cloud on Microsoft
Azure,simplifies initial onboarding
and continuous configuration by en-
abling automatic install, upgrade and
scaling of Horizon infrastructure.
New capabilities simplify on-prem and multi-cloud VDI and DaaS.
FortiGate 3500F offers the industry’s
highest security compute rating of 6x
for performance compared to com-
petitors - including support of TLS1.3
- to detect attacks, and protect orga-
nizations from network, application
and file-based attacks and many other
sophisticated threats. FortiGate 3500F
also natively integrates with For-
tiGuard Security Services. This further
helps organizations protect themselves
against network anti-virus, mail secu-
rity, anti-DDoS, and similar functions,
like IPS and anti-malware solutions.
• Seamless user experience through
consolidation: Fortinet further de-
livers a security-driven networking
approach with FortiGate 3500F, which
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pabilities, including Secure SD-WAN
and zero trust network access.
VMware continues to build out its vir-
tual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and
Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) platform
and has announced new capabilities to
make it easier for IT to manage VMware
Horizon deployments wherever they
may be, on-premises or in the cloud.
“Apps are moving to the cloud and
employees are accessing them from
everywhere, creating a more com-
plex environment for IT to manage,”
said Shankar Iyer, Senior Vice Presi-
dent and General Manager, End-Us-
er Computing, VMware. “VMware
Horizon is a modern platform built
to reduce this complexity, increase
management efficiency, and improve
employee productivity regardless of
whether the desktop and application
workloads are on-premises, in the
cloud, or a hybrid of both.”
VMware Horizon is part of the VM-
ware Workspace ONE platform and
many customers are leveraging these
solutions to unify management of de-
vices, apps and desktops across multi-
ple clouds.
VMware Anywhere Workspace is an
integrated solution that enables em-
ployees to work from anywhere with
more secure, frictionless experiences.
It brings together VMware Workspace
ONE with VMware Carbon Black
Cloud and VMware SASE.
The company has announced several
Horizon Control Plane services are now
available on additional cloud providers -
• Universal Broker connects em-
ployees to their virtual desktops and
John Maddison, Fortinet
Shankar Iyer, VMware

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