by Andrew Plato | Jan 23, 2017 | Industry Analysis, Uncategorized
For decades Tower Records and Sam Goody stores were ubiquitous around the country. They dominated the music business. If you wanted a copy of Elton John’s Yellow Brick Road, you had to go to Tower Records and confront some burnout butt-rocker sneering at your refined...
by Andrew Plato | Jan 2, 2017 | Industry Analysis, Uncategorized
2016 was another volatile year for information security. However, after 22 years of watching the same problems recur, 2016 changed things up. Business leaders are finally accepting that information security is not an appliance or compliance, but rather an everyday...
by Andrew Plato | Feb 17, 2016 | Industry Analysis, Uncategorized
This was originally posted on the TrueBit Cyber Partners Blog. When a buzzy, high profile technology company, like Norse, collapses, us industry analysts are compelled to seek a deeper meaning. What does this collapse signal? What lessons can we learn? Is...
by Andrew Plato | Dec 18, 2015 | Industry Analysis, Uncategorized
Cybersecurity was definitively in the spotlight for 2015. From the server room to the board room and every hallway in between, everybody was talking about hacking, breaches, and vulnerabilities. So what does all this chatter portend for 2016? At Anitian, we have...
by Andrew Plato | Jun 30, 2015 | Industry Analysis, Security Analytics, Uncategorized
Today, Cisco announced the acquisition of OpenDNS, a cloud-based web security company for a cool $635M. This acquisition is an interesting step for Cisco, and solidified something we have suspected for quite some time. Cisco, is serious about security and security...
by Andrew Plato | May 28, 2015 | Industry Analysis, Security Analytics, Uncategorized
This year has seen a record number of new security firms jockeying for a slice of the growing cyber-pie. At RSA this year, the expo floor teemed with innovative new companies as well as reinvigorated old ones. All of them were (loudly) proclaiming their case for...
