By Robert Jeff
Cyber consolidation
Baby steps to much-needed cyber consolidation (along with bigger steps by various PE players in the past year or two): Rubrik acquires cloud data security startup Laminar for reported $100M+ and Check Point Software buys secure networking startup Perimeter 81 for $490M … and on PE’s role: Rapid7 to lay off 18% of staff amid new takeover reports Also, U.K. cyber giant NCC Group just laid off more people.
Our writer Mark Albertson heard generative AI on everyone’s lips at Black Hat but everyone seems to be in the dark about its impact: Report from Black Hat: Many questions, few answers as cybersecurity world confronts AI threats
Analyst Jason Bloomberg wraps up Black Hat for us, and says the proliferation of too many cybersecurity vendors is indeed a big issue: At Black Hat, getting past enterprise cybersecurity ‘Oh sh*t!’ moments
Also from Black Hat, the US gamifies cybersecurity: White House launches contest to improve critical infrastructure cybersecurity with AI
