Tag: Google
Elemenopee
March 19, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
Alphabet made its largest acquisition yet with a $32 billion deal to buy Wiz, formerly the world’s largest cybersecurity unicorn and now the upcoming face of Google’s cybersecurity ambitions.
Alternate blog titles: G-Wiz, or Alphabet, sup? No time to workshop that one I’m afraid as I’m all business to discuss what is likely the biggest news ever for cloud security, or so far at least. Last time we discussed Wiz on this blog, a little more than a year ago, I talked...
Challenger Deep
January 29, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
It was the best of times, but mostly it was the worst of times, especially if you were Nvidia this week following the meteoric rise of AI model DeepSeek and the massacre of the tech company’s market value.
After releasing its platform less than two years after forming, DeepSeek quickly made waves in the past month gaining a following of techno-faithful singing the praises of the little chat bot that could. Moreover, they did it for a lot less money than competitors like OpenAI...
UK ups protections of data centers
September 18, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
LONDON—U.K. Technology Secretary Peter Kyle announced on Sept. 12 that the government would classify data centers as “Critical National Infrastructure” (CNI) in a move that experts say positions the country as one of the safest for business.
It’s the first CNI designation in almost a decade, since the Space and Defense sectors gained the same status in 2015, according to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
“Recognizing data centers...
Google gets tough on security
April 3, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Google recently began enforcing security changes to Gmail that are designed to protect users, foil phishing attempts and reduce unwanted spam by targeting bulk email senders – a welcome development for the industry.
Security measures designed to protect vulnerable users from targeted attacks align with the priorities of industry data privacy experts.
“It's more than just the sort of bad actors that might be attempting to use that,”...
Goodbye, Mr. Sunshine
January 31, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
After a week of being under the weather I could use a little sun to brighten my outlook. Unfortunately, following some news last week, that doesn’t seem to be in the cards.
I’ll get to that point in a moment, since it’s a little detour from normal security news. The actual news I wanted to discuss this week is the often discussed but still unreleased ADT smart home security system made in collaboration with Google. It so happened that my boss asked me earlier this week what was...
Rootly hires Rahul Parmar
September 25, 2023SSN Staff
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Rootly, an enterprise-grade incident management platform, announced today the addition of Rahul Parmar, who joins the management team as Vice President, Sales.
In this role, Parmar will be responsible for driving revenue growth within Rootly’s enterprise IT customer base. “We are seeing tremendous demand for Rootly’s solutions, and it’s time for a dedicated sales leader,” said JJ Tang, Co-founder and CEO of Rootly. “Rahul...
SSN News Poll: uncertainty surrounds ADT sale
September 15, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine – Last month, ADT made the decision to sell its commercial business, and Security Systems News (SSN) asked readers to chime in and show how that decision is being received.
From interviews at GSX this week, ADT Commercial has made it clear that its excited about the sale, upcoming name change that has yet to be revealed, and the future potential of the company. The readers' response to the decision by parent company ADT to focus on residential, however, was...
40 under 40: Kyle Walsh, senior manager, global security, Cruise
July 12, 2023Cory Harris, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine—Kyle Walsh, 34, is the senior manager of global security for Cruise, a manufacturer of self-driving vehicles that safely connect people with the places, things, and experiences they care about, based out of San Francisco. Find out what inspired him to pursue a career in the security industry, what being a "40 under 40" winner means to him, what appeals to him about the security industry, and more.
SSN: Describe your roles, duties, and tenure at your current job.
WALSH:...
ADT offers Virtual Tour App
July 11, 2023SSN Staff
BOCA RATON, Fla. – ADT customers have a new way to plan their smart home layout thanks to the ADT Virtual Tour App.
The recently announced app provides customers with interactive visualizations through augmented reality (AR) that showcases how ADT and Google smart home products and services help protect and connect their customers’ homes and families.
ADT said that the app offers unique animated storylines that show customers how ADT and Google products are able to add protection...
40 under 40: Veronica Moturi, senior vice president of customer experience, Brinks Home
June 21, 2023Cory Harris, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine—Veronica Moturi, 36, is the senior vice president of customer experience at Brinks Home, one of the largest smart home security providers in the U.S., based out of Dallas. Find out what inspired her to pursue a career in the security industry, what being a "40 under 40" winner means to her, what appeals to her about the security industry, and more.
SSN: Describe your roles, duties, and tenure at your current job.
MOTURI: I started as a customer service...