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Faster decision making in cybersecurity—whether in day-to-day operations or when under cyberattack—can mean the difference between a massive ransomware payout and, well, nothing.

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“Faster is indeed better,” said Nicole Malachowski, retired Colonel in the U.S. Air Force. “It’s what I call the Mach 2 mindset.”

That’s like protecting your company’s IT infrastructure from cyberthreats as fast as a plane flying from New York to Los Angeles in just an hour and a half—about twice the speed of sound at more than 1,500 miles per hour.

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Retired Col. Malachowski shared her perspective in a keynote address during <a href="https://event.vmware.com/flow/vmware/securityconnect/connect-landing-page/page/welcome?src=so_60918d78365a8&cid=7012H000001KYFc&src=so_602d54e7e837c&cid=7012H000001KW9I" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">VMware Security Connect 2021</a>. Speaking to security professionals, she described why speed is critical to success, whether flying missions or defending networks. Among other advantages, speed yields more options, she explained.

And after a pandemic year in which chaos and unexpected change had InfoSec teams on alert, Malachowski suggested that a Mach 2 mindset could be just what security practitioners needed to counter emerging threats.

“There's no doubt, within the cybersecurity field, things have changed this year. The whole world has gone online and become more dependent on you,” Malachowski told attendees. “And with that shift to online, your adversaries have also increased their threats … Speed gives you options. The faster you are in your processes, procedures and practices, the more you can outthink, outrun and outmaneuver the enemy.”

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Not every year is as life changing as the last. And not every day brings with it a crippling cyberattack. Still, regardless of the current threat environment, Malachowski said, “Speed is life.”

Capitalizing on speed to enable faster decision making in cybersecurity requires different competencies depending on the environment. Malachowski divided the environments in which professionals were likely to find themselves into three categories:

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In all three environments, it’s important to understand the capabilities at one’s disposal—all the technology resources and solutions—that can be brought to bear instantaneously to defend the enterprise infrastructure.

“The faster you go, the more you can impact exactly how your technology is used,” said Malachowski. “And when you have speed, you force the adversary—or even your competition—to use their limited time, talent and treasure first. Speed is indeed life.”

The Chaotic Environment: Clear Division of Duties

There are three things that allow teams to make decisions at top speed: a clear division of duties, shared accountability and concise communications.

Everyone needs to know their roles and that their partners are executing theirs exactly. “By making sure we have that clear division of duties, we’re able to speed up our execution safely and precisely,” said Malachowski.

Cybersecurity teams also need to understand how they’re interconnected and co-dependent. “Yes, it was me, the pilot, who would push the button to deliver that weapon. But it was all of us taking accountability for where that weapon landed, and how impactful and effective it was,” said Malachowski. When there’s no question about accountability—because it’s shared by design, practice or process—teams make decisions faster under chaotic conditions.

And when chaos reigns, cooler heads must prevail to maximize speed. Clear communication instills calm and confidence, said Malachowski. When she would train new pilots, she would insist they learn to sound cool on the radio, regardless of what chaos might be going on around them. “Is what I'm about to say or do going to instill calm and confidence or is it going to add to the chaos?” she’s suggested they ask themselves.

The Controlled Environment: Discipline, Focus, Teamwork

Remember pre-pandemic days, when things were less chaotic? Looking forward to getting back to “as normal as” cybersecurity looks today?

Controlled environments are where discipline begets faster decision making—the discipline to fall back on foundational skills, professional standards, best practices and procedures, industry-accepted certifications and more. When the environment is more controlled, muscle memory is the key to speed, said Malachowski, enabled by practice and repetition.

Controlled environments also present an opportunity for team members to build trust by becoming experts in their respective subject matter and to plan for contingencies. Malachowski described asking young lieutenants in her command when they thought they’d make the decision to eject from a fighter jet. She’d get various answers (running out of fuel, striking a flock of birds, etc.), but would emphasize, “You make the decision to eject before you ever take off.”

In cybersecurity, planning for contingencies in advance, when things are under control, allows teams to react quickly when chaos—or the unexpected—arises.

The Unexpected Environment: Slowing Down to Speed Up

Finally, there’s chaos—when the cyberthreats that an organization prepares for come to pass. And then there’s the unexpected, which they didn’t necessarily see coming but knew their preparation would help address.

When the unexpected happens, it’s still important to be fast. But teams may need to slow down briefly before they can attack their adversaries with speed.

In the Air Force, Malachowski said this meant achieving “corner velocity”—an instantaneous shift in performance that allows a jet to make the quickest turn in the shortest amount of time. And like contingency planning, corner velocity is determined before it’s needed. Depending on various factors, a fighter pilot knows her mission’s corner velocity before the plane takes off.

“What does corner velocity look like for you and your team?” Malachowski asked attendees. “What resources, skills and people are necessary to instantaneously shift to corner velocity so you can set a new course and re-accelerate in an efficient manner?”

Under any circumstance, when it comes to faster decision making and bringing speed to bear on adversaries, “Don’t let technology fly you,” <meta charset="utf-8">said Malachowski. Always think ahead of the technology at hand. Because the last thing a team wants—whether flying fighter jets or protect IT assets—is to get slow.

“You can't get behind because it's going to be a very inefficient use of your limited time, talent and treasure to get back up to the speed you need to engage your adversary,” said Malachowski. “The faster you go, the faster you go faster.”

Listen to the whole keynote on demand at <a href="https://event.vmware.com/flow/vmware/securityconnect/connect-landing-page/page/welcome?src=so_60918d78365a8&cid=7012H000001KYFc&src=so_602d54e7e837c&cid=7012H000001KW9I" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">VMware Security Connect 2021</a>.

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From Steady Change to Complete Disruption

The toilet paper rush of 2020 was an eye-opening reminder to consumers that manufacturers keep the world supplied.

Although varied in their specialties, manufacturers globally must continually respond to, adapt to, and accelerate change in near-real-time to meet demand. Whether they produce textile, wood, metal, chemical, petroleum, plastics, electronic, transportation, pharmaceutical, or food products.

Nearly every manufacturer for years has been undergoing some form of digital transformation to stay flexible and competitive. Among their primary goals: driving efficiency and productivity improvements spanning design and prototype development, supply chains, and factory floors—all while keeping employees safe.

But manufacturers’ slow and steady digital adoption met a test like no other when the industry was forced to respond to the global disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Manufacturing is a large industry sector. International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) codes highlight the many subsectors, including:

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A survey at the onset of the pandemic by the <a href="https://www.nam.org/how-coronavirus-is-affecting-manufacturers-7417/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">National Association of Manufacturers</a> of its member companies in February-March 2020 showcased the immediate, anticipated negative impacts of COVID-19.

IT modernization—including modern apps and cloud services—is becoming essential for real-time connected manufacturing operations. And not just modernization for modernization's sake. Leaders are looking to speed invention, sourcing, operations, supply chains, and ultimately, delivery. They want modernization that includes agile processes and innovative technologies that build in visibility and security while streamlining compliance and boosting agility. And of course, modernization that reduces time to market.

Today, manufacturers are not only doing more with less, they are counting on software, applications, and emerging technologies to lead the way in empowering employees, contractors, and suppliers as they strive to operationalize what <a href="https://www.cbinsights.com/research/future-factory-manufacturing-tech-trends/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CB Insights</a> illustrates as the factory of the future.

These are just some of the cutting-edge technologies helping manufacturers achieve impressive results:

And more emerging tech is gaining traction every day, including augmented and virtual reality, blockchain, machine learning, analytics, and wearables.

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The IFR predicts a rise in robot use in 2021 across the manufacturing sector. Here’s how:

Because connected assets, factories, products and vehicles have the highest exponential value creation potential, manufacturers are moving quickly to embrace digital foundations capable of supporting these key initiatives:

Zeroing in on cybersecurity, there is still much that is secret about manufacturing design and processes. That makes data and information security a top priority for everything from company patents to workflows. With ransomware predicted to attack a business every two seconds by 2031, according to <a href="https://cybersecurityventures.com/global-ransomware-damage-costs-predicted-to-reach-250-billion-usd-by-2031/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Cybersecurity Ventures</a>, manufacturing IT teams must work hard to stay ahead of new attack vectors.

While continuous efforts to meet ever-changing consumer and marketplace demands steadily moved manufacturers toward digital, the pandemic has catalyzed digital transformation initiatives. Today, manufacturers are teaming with partners like VMware to digitize their operations top to bottom:

As consumers, we recognize the importance of manufacturers in our world and can’t wait to see how they supply us next.

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Introducing VMware Cross-Cloud Services to Deliver Freedom, Flexibility and Security for Customers Across Any Cloud

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- VMworld 2021 -- At VMworld 2021, VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) announced its strategy to help customers navigate the multi-cloud era with the launch of VMware Cross-Cloud services. This group of integrated services will help deliver a faster and smarter path to cloud for digital businesses, providing customers with the ability to build, run and better secure apps across any cloud with freedom and flexibility.  

Today, the average organization is running roughly 500 apps to drive their business,1 and those apps are distributed across clouds. Seventy-five percent of VMware customers are relying on two or more public clouds, and 40% are using three or more.2 This multi-cloud approach increases app velocity and innovation and allows organizations to be much more agile and resilient. However, a multi-cloud environment is far more diverse, complex and distributed than anything organizations have managed in the past. This complexity often forces trade-offs between moving fast and managing risk, resulting in slower execution while increasing costs. VMware's strategy is built to help customers eliminate the tough choices and challenges by giving them a powerful combination of freedom and control in their multi-cloud business.

“Multi-cloud is the digital business model for the next 20 years, as entire industries reinvent themselves,” said Raghu Raghuram, chief executive officer, VMware. “It’s no longer about a ‘cloud first’ approach—it’s about being ‘cloud smart’. Organizations should have the freedom to choose the ’right’ cloud, based on their strategic business goals. With our cloud-agnostic approach, we are uniquely positioned to meet our customers where they are and take them where they want to go. We give every organization the power to accelerate their innovation and control their own destiny in the multi-cloud era.”

“During the past year, organizations fully embraced digital transformation as they were forced to respond to many dramatic changes, accelerating their innovation timelines at record paces,” said Richard Villars, group vice president, IDC. “Organizations rely heavily on cloud technologies to evolve and scale as they pivot to competing in a digital-first economy. VMware’s multi-cloud-focused strategy puts it in a strong position to help enterprises take full advantage of multiple clouds and their resources in their own data centers to improve resiliency and the trusted use of technology for delivery of better experiences and business outcomes.”

VMware Cross-Cloud Services for All Apps

To help customers navigate the multi-cloud era, VMware Cross-Cloud services will deliver three key advantages: an accelerated journey to the cloud, cost efficiency, flexibility and control across any cloud. VMware Cross-Cloud services expands the capabilities of VMware’s product portfolio for a multi-cloud world and will allow customers to pick and choose the services needed on the desired cloud to meet evolving business demands. VMware Cross-Cloud services is comprised of five core building blocks:

At VMworld 2021, VMware is also announcing a variety of new innovations that span VMware Cross-Cloud services, including:

Customers Accelerate Multi-Cloud Journeys with VMware

SGB-SMIT group is the number one medium-sized manufacturer of transformers for data centers in Europe. “A multi-cloud environment is the basis of our virtual company. We are regularly introducing new cloud-based apps, to disconnect from the old way of working,” said Salvatore Cassara, chief information officer, SGB-SMIT Group. “To do this, we need the flexibility to scale quickly and move workloads between cloud providers without restrictions. VMware brings together our different cloud elements and really allows us to reinvent how we collaborate, and ultimately enable innovation throughout the company.”

Western Union is a world leader in cross-border business payments. “Over the past year, we have focused on innovating to truly rally around our customers and deliver the best experience,” said Sada Iyer, head of infrastructure, Western Union. “Like many financial organizations, part of our technology modernization journey is moving to the cloud. With VMware, we have the flexible multi-cloud model required for the digital age as we look to accelerate innovation across our global platform.”

VMware Strategy and Innovations Designed to Fuel Growth for Partners in Services and Cloud

VMware <a href="https://blogs.vmware.com/partner/2021/10/partner-announcements-vmworld21.html">announced</a> several new partner program innovations aligned to its customer first, partner-led strategy, including VMware Cloud Universal enabled for reseller partners, and VMware Success 360, which allows partners with master services competencies (MSCs) to, for the first time, offer their own customer success services for all the stages of the customer journey with VMware solutions. In addition, new and refreshed VMware Customer Lifecycle Incentives are designed to fuel partner growth in services and cloud.

For the latest news on how VMware is delivering a smarter path to cloud for digital businesses, visit the <a href="https://news.vmware.com/vmworld-2021-media-kit">VMworld 2021 media kit</a>.

VMworld 2021 is the world’s premier cloud computing and digital infrastructure event. VMworld features 600+ unique sessions and labs, more than 75 sponsors, and several networking events to accelerate the journey to a software-defined business—from mobile devices to the data center and the cloud. VMworld attendees will have unparalleled access to the knowledge and tools they need to master the new cloud landscape and transform their business. To learn more about VMworld, please visit: <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vmworld.com&esheet=52471361&newsitemid=20210804005382&lan=en-US&anchor=www.vmworld.com&index=10&md5=6bae07ad0e79fa107c34cb3656669e8d" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.vmworld.com</a>.

VMware is a leading provider of multi-cloud services for all apps, enabling digital innovation with enterprise control. As a trusted foundation to accelerate innovation, VMware software gives businesses the flexibility and choice they need to build the future. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, VMware is committed to building a better future through the company’s 2030 Agenda. For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.vmware.com/company" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.vmware.com/company</a>.

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New VMware Security Innovations Empower Customers with Better Security for Apps That Is More Effective and Easier to Use

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- VMworld 2021 -- Today's modern enterprises are facing an evolving threat landscape and increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks. They require security that is both built-in and built differently. More than 30,000 customers trust VMware to help protect their enterprise, modern and edge-native apps with a comprehensive portfolio of security solutions that are highly effective and easy to use. VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) is announcing new innovations that help deliver consistent security for endpoints, virtual machines and containers with an end-to-end Zero Trust architecture. The new advancements unveiled today span:

With VMware’s comprehensive security portfolio, enterprises are better covered from endpoint to end user and across application environments. Third-party testing from SE Labs certifies that environments built on VMware are better protected from advanced persistent threats(1). VMware NSX Network Detection and Response is the first and only NDR solution to receive a AAA rating in an SE Labs breach response detection test and VMware plans to deliver tapless NTA/NDR capabilities that leverages VMware vSphere to distribute sensors everywhere. VMware Carbon Black Cloud records 1.2 trillion security events per day on average and helped stop more than one million ransomware attacks over a recent 90-day period(2). VMware also offers the industry’s only 20TB internal scale out firewall specifically built to secure east-west traffic and customers have been shown to reduce firewall rules by 90%(3), making security more manageable.

“Many security solutions used today were built for a different era. Highly distributed digital enterprises can’t simply take old security tools and processes, apply them to today’s new realities and expect to be protected,” said Tom Gillis, senior vice president and general manager, Networking & Advanced Security Business Group, VMware. “VMware is delivering security solutions built specifically for the threats customers face today. We use the power of software, a scale-out distributed architecture, Zero Trust design principles and a cloud delivery model for better security that’s easier to use.”

Workloads Running on VMware Are More Secure

VMware is now pioneering Zero Trust security inside clouds and data centers with secure workload access. Customers can better secure communication between workloads and apps, including data communication. VMware delivers on the critical capabilities for secure workload access including:

Moving to the data center or cloud edge, security has traditionally been implemented with expensive hardware appliances that are incapable of adapting to changing app environments. VMware is announcing the industry-first elastic application security edge (EASE, pronounced as “easy”) which enables the networking and security infrastructure at the data center or cloud edge to flex and adjust as app traffic changes. VMware provides an elastic set of data plane services for networking, security, and observability, and a unique scale-out distributed architecture that enables an EASE environment to grow and shrink as app needs change.

For most organizations, rarely can they focus on securing only a single environment. VMware research shows customers are using multiple public clouds to run their business in addition to their on-premises data center(4). CloudHealth Secure State introduces the next-generation of its unified search and investigation engine to improve visibility, security and compliance simultaneously across multiple public cloud environments. Customers now benefit from real-time search to find cloud resources, visualize relationships, inspect meta data and change activity, and overlay risk assessment across multiple cloud accounts, regions, and providers into a single actionable view.

Finally, ransomware is proving effective, pervasive and profitable. VMware offers both advanced protection and rapid recovery from ransomware attacks. VMware Carbon Black Cloud can now be enabled with a simple switch in VMware vCenter, making protection from ransomware attacks simpler and faster to deploy. VMware is now announcing rapid recovery capabilities in the event ransomware gets through defenses. VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery is an easy-to-use, cost-effective DR-as-a-Service (DRaaS) solution that enables more rapid recovery at scale so organizations are better positioned to avoid paying the ransom. Customers can utilize a deep history of immutable snapshots stored in an isolated cloud file system, instant VM power-on for iterative security evaluations, and powerful orchestration for highly automated testing, failover, and failback to recover end-to-end IT apps and data sets after a ransomware attack.

VMware Is Pioneering Modern App Security

Modern apps create a new set of challenges for both security operators and developers. These apps can be made of thousands of components that communicate via APIs. This makes APIs the new endpoint that legacy cut-and-paste security approaches were not designed to secure.

VMware Tanzu Service Mesh is now bringing a new level of distributed visibility, discovery and security to APIs. Tanzu Service Mesh helps customers improve app resiliency and reliability and reduce blind spots with contextual API behavior security. New Tanzu Service Mesh advancements enable developers and security teams to each gain a better understanding of when, where and how APIs are communicating, even across multi-cloud environments, enabling better DevSecOps. Additionally, CloudHealth Secure State now delivers Kubernetes Security Posture Management (KSPM) that delivers the ability to provide deep visibility into misconfiguration vulnerabilities across both Kubernetes clusters and connected public cloud resources. The Secure State KSPM solution today supports 176 rules including CIS Benchmarks for managed services such as Amazon EKS, Azure Kubernetes Service and Google Kubernetes Engine.

VMware Leads Anywhere Workspace Security

With the shift to distributed workforces, employees must be provided with the appropriate levels of controlled access to apps and data from wherever they choose to work. VMware Anywhere Workspace is an integrated workforce solution built on industry-leading and award-winning technologies that empower employees, reduce IT silos and operational overhead, and provide broader and more effective security.

VMware SASE is adding a new inline cloud access service broker (CASB) service to help IT gain more visibility and control over app access. IT teams can more effectively apply role-based access policies to cloud-delivered apps and identify use or abuse of unsanctioned apps. Forthcoming Data Loss Prevention (DLP) capabilities will help organizations better comply with HIPAA, GDPR, PCI and other data privacy laws by preventing sensitive data from leaving pre-defined environments. The new Workspace ONE next-generation compliance engine examines thousands of posture checks on device, OS and apps. This will enable desired state and perform remediation with minimal impact on end-user experience. VMware Carbon Black integrates with Workspace ONE and is now optimized for Horizon VDI environments, helping secure the distributed edge while providing remote workers with an optimal experience.

Finally, VMware and Intel are working to deliver a solution that will uniquely help secure edge environments starting from the silicon and extending to devices and apps. The solution will create a direct link between the Intel vPro® platform and VMware Workspace ONE to enable automated out-of-band maintenance that keeps PCs up to date on the latest security patches and infosec policies no matter where they are located or the state of the operating system. Intelligent analytics with access to rich hardware-level telemetry will enable customers to proactively minimize security risk and maximize employee experience.

Empowering VMware Cloud Providers to Deliver Innovative Managed Security Services

Managed security services remove the burden of deployment and daily management of security technologies from customers. By working with a managed security service provider, customers also have faster access to the latest innovations capable of better protecting their organizations from new and emerging threats. VMware has delivered a new set of capabilities that enable VMware Cloud Provider partners to build a comprehensive managed security service portfolio. These new capabilities include VMware Carbon Black Cloud, VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery, VMware SASE and VMware NSX Distributed IDS/IPS. All can be built as a custom service offering delivered to customers globally.

How Customers Are Benefitting from VMware Security

DVB Bank SE is a financial services provider specializing in international transport finance. “DVB Bank SE looks to VMware as a trusted partner to help manage complex cybersecurity and compliance requirements while dealing with a changing workforce,” said Robert Seidemann, vice president engineering & operating services, DVB Bank SE. “VMware helps us be more proactive in reducing our attack surface and simplifying security. Moving away from physical appliances and deploying the NSX Firewall allows us to segment distributed apps at the workload level seamlessly and at scale. VMware Carbon Black Cloud Workload enables us to apply security to individual applications at the hypervisor level.”

neurothink, a subsidiary of ADX Labs, is a machine learning as a service platform. “At neurothink, security is of paramount importance,” said Brian Rogers, chief executive officer, neurothink. “As we built our platform, it was critical that we carefully chose the right line of defense. In our search for this end-to-end defense, it became clear to us that the VMware Carbon Black platform was the best security solution. VMware Carbon Black Cloud removes complexity associated with workload and container security, which has in turn allowed us to help our customers remove the complexity from machine learning.”

Axway is a pioneer in enterprise data integration that helps customers unlock new business opportunities. “CloudHealth Secure State is a real driver for collaboration between Axway’s disparate security, operations, DevOps and R&D teams,” said David Starler, director of cloud security, Axway. “CloudHealth Secure State delivers actionable intelligence about cloud risks to help each team meet its varying cloud security objectives. The service is unique in its ability to deliver additional context that’s often missing in cloud security.”

VMware Helps Customers Navigate the Multi-Cloud Era

At VMworld 2021, VMware is unveiling its strategy to help customers navigate the multi-cloud era and accelerate innovation with freedom, flexibility and security. For the latest news on how VMware is delivering a smarter path to cloud for digital businesses, visit the <a href="https://news.vmware.com/vmworld-2021-media-kit" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">VMworld 2021 media kit</a>.

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VMware is proud to be a <a href="https://staysafeonline.org/cybersecurity-awareness-month/champions/view-all/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">2021 Champion</a> for Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a collaborative effort among the public and private sector to increase resiliency and raise awareness about cybersecurity. The initiative is co-led by the National Cyber Security Alliance and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. As one of 15 members of CISA’s Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) and a Champion of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, VMware is committed to protecting our customers from cyberattacks and furthering collaboration across the private and public sector to better defend against evolving threats.

This month, we are taking the opportunity to bring attention to a critical issue impacting today’s defenders. With a surge in destructive attacks and a <a href="https://www.cyberseek.org/heatmap.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">massive cybersecurity talent shortage</a>, burnout is being felt by many in the industry. In a <a href="https://www.vmware.com/resources/security/global-incident-response-threat-report-manipulating-reality.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">survey</a> of incident responders and security leaders, VMware found that more than half experienced extreme stress or burnout during the last 12 months. Of that group, 65% considered leaving their job because of it.

“Being in cybersecurity is like being an air traffic controller; you’re constantly watching the radar and have to be ready at a moment’s notice to act,” said Chad Skipper, global security technologist at VMware. “Thing is, there are many more incidents in cyberspace than in the airspace, especially in the past year. With stakes this high, it’s no surprise professionals are experiencing burnout.” 

To protect the defenders who are constantly working to stay one step ahead of attackers, the industry must combat burnout across security teams by prioritizing their well-being. For cybersecurity leaders, the focus must remain on building resilient, cyber-vigilant teams.

“Burnout is a huge issue with incident response teams, who are handling a spike in engagements in what is still a largely remote environment,” said Rick McElroy, principal cybersecurity strategist at VMware. “It only further underscores the need for leaders to build resilient teams, whether that means considering rotations of work, empowering individuals to take mental health days, or any number of other initiatives aimed at nurturing personal growth and development.” 

There are several best practices that infosec managers and cybersecurity professionals can implement to help each other stay healthy in this high-stress occupation. For infosec managers, consider adopting resilience-building techniques, and wherever possible, improve workflow and workload by embracing automation. For cybersecurity professionals, recognize the warning signals of burnout and find the practices that help you reset. For more best practices, check out the infographic at the end of this post.

Burnout has become a systemic problem, so there must be a focus on empowering security teams to work smarter and more efficiently. This starts with improving processes, leveraging automation, and ensuring empowerment starts at the top with the CISO.

“By empowering CISOs, we can help relieve some of the burnout felt by their security teams,” said Tom Kellermann, head of cybersecurity strategy at VMware. “Elevating the CISO’s role within an organization will help to better ensure cybersecurity measures are appropriately prioritized and that the team leading those measures has the necessary resources and support to combat burnout and build resilience.”

Driving home the understanding that security is the responsibility of all employees, rather than just infosec practitioners, is another important shift that will help ease the feeling of burnout. A <a href="https://www.vmware.com/resources/security/bridging-the-developer-and-security-divide.html">new study</a> by Forrester Consulting commissioned by VMware stressed that security should no longer be a specialization within an organization. Instead, security tasks need to be embedded across people, processes and technologies, rather than owned by a given few. Treating security as a team sport will ultimately help take the pressure off and alleviate burnout.

Hacking Burnout: Resources and Get Involved

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VMware is proud to be a 2021 Champion for Cybersecurity Awareness Month and to bring attention to a critical issue impacting today's defenders: burnout.

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Security teams must rethink processes to aid innovation and customer experience

PALO ALTO, Calif.--VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), a leading innovator in enterprise software, today announced findings from a study on the relationship between IT, security, and development teams as organizations adopt a Zero Trust security model. The study, titled “<a href="https://www.vmware.com/resources/security/bridging-the-developer-and-security-divide.html">Bridging the Developer and Security Divide</a>” and conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of VMware, found that security is still perceived as a barrier in organizations, with 52% of developers believing that security policies are stifling their innovation.

Forrester Consulting surveyed 1,475 IT and security leaders and discovered that only one in five (22%) developers strongly agree that they understand which security policies they are expected to comply with. Alarmingly, more than a quarter (27%) of the developers surveyed are not involved at all in security policy decisions, despite many of these greatly impacting their roles. Organizations where security and development teams have a positive relationship can accelerate the software development lifecycle five business days faster than those without – demonstrating how speed to market and competitive advantage are at stake here.

Seventy-three percent of respondents agreed that their senior leadership focuses more on strengthening the relationship between development and security than they did two years ago, but relationships are still strained. In fact, one in three (34%) decision makers reported their organizations’ teams are not effectively collaborating or taking strides to strengthen relationships between security and development teams. Lack of role definition for development teams, lack of communication between teams and competing priorities have major impacts on collaboration.

“Our research shows that security needs a perception shift,” said Rick McElroy, principal cybersecurity strategist, VMware. “Rather than be seen as the team that only swoops in to fix breaches and leaks, or who ‘gets in the way’ of innovation, security should be embedded across people, processes, and technologies. Security needs to be a team sport that works alongside IT and developers to ensure protection across clouds, apps and all digital infrastructure. We have to develop a culture where all teams have shared interests and common goals or metrics, and where they speak one language. There’s overwhelming value to the business when IT, security, and developers are all part of the decision making, design, and execution.”

Shared team priorities and engagement will pave the way forward and there’s already progress being made on this front. More than half (53%) of respondents expect security and development teams to be unified within three years. And 42% expect security to become more embedded in the development process in that same period. There’s a broader acknowledgment that cross-team alignment empowers businesses to reduce team silos (71%), create more secure applications (70%) and increase agility to adopt new workflows & technologies (66%).

The full study, complete with recommendations to bridge the divide between developer and security teams, can be downloaded <a href="https://www.vmware.com/resources/security/bridging-the-developer-and-security-divide.html">here</a>.

VMware commissioned a survey, undertaken by an independent research organization, Forrester Consulting, in April 2021. 1,475 IT and security managers and above (including CIOs and CISOs) with responsibility for security strategy and decision-making were surveyed with an additional 5 qualitative interviews with IT and security and development VP and above (including CIOs and CISOs) with responsibility for development or security strategy decision-making. Respondents were from a range of industries including technology services, manufacturing, financial services, retail and healthcare. The research was carried out across 26 countries around the world, including: Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Finland, Germany, India, Italy, Israel, Japan, Norway, New Zealand, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Singapore, South Korea, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, UAE.

VMware software powers the world’s complex digital infrastructure. The company’s cloud, app modernization, networking, security, and digital workspace offerings help customers deliver any application on any cloud across any device. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, VMware is committed to being a force for good, from its breakthrough technology innovations to its global impact. For more information, please visit <a href="https://www.vmware.com/company.html">https://www.vmware.com/company.html</a>

Samantha Mayowa VMware Global Communications smayowa@vmware.com +1 (781) 552-3062

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VMware announced findings from a study conducted by Forrester Consulting on the relationship between IT, security, and development teams as organizations adopt a Zero Trust security model.

As organizations adopt a Zero Trust security model, bridging the developer and security divide is more important than ever. Learn why in this new study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of VMware.

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As organizations adopt a Zero Trust security model, bridging the developer and security divide is more important than ever. Learn why in this new study conducted by @Forrester Consulting on behalf of @VMware.

Authorization will enable government agencies to implement broad cloud initiatives, adopt remote workforce strategies, and drive digital transformations in a highly secure hybrid environment

PALO ALTO, Calif.-- VMware (NYSE: VMW) today announced VMware Cloud on AWS GovCloud (US) has achieved FedRAMP Agency Authority to Operate (ATO) at the High Impact Level. FedRAMP is a mandatory U.S. government-wide program that provides a standardized approach and baseline requirements for security assessment, authorization, and monitoring of cloud products. FedRAMP recognizes VMware Cloud on AWS GovCloud (US) for adhering to stringent performance, security, and compliance standards. With this authorization, U.S. public sector agencies can now seamlessly migrate and more quickly modernize their VMware vSphere workloads with VMware Cloud and AWS GovCloud (US).

“Achieving this certification for VMware Cloud on AWS GovCloud (US) is a significant testament to the value that government agencies can realize by moving to the cloud,” said Lynn Martin, vice president of government, education, and healthcare at VMware. “VMware recognizes the large investments the government has made and is committed to helping them move faster to gain more agility as well as flexibility in moving workloads to multi-cloud environments.”

Federal, civilian, and defense agencies depend on AWS and VMware technology to modernize and more efficiently run government operations, support anywhere workforce strategies, and deliver traditional and modern digital services to citizens. Federal agencies, like U.S. Marshals Service, the FedRAMP ATO sponsor, have included the VMware Cloud on AWS GovCloud (US) service as a component within their multi-cloud strategy. 

VMware Cloud on AWS provides public sector IT teams an on-demand, scalable hybrid cloud service that enables them to seamlessly extend, migrate and protect their infrastructure in the cloud. AWS is VMware’s preferred public cloud collaborator for vSphere-based workloads, and VMware Cloud on AWS GovCloud (US) is the preferred AWS public cloud service for vSphere-based workloads. VMware Cloud on AWS GovCloud (US) is jointly engineered and sold by VMware and AWS, delivering the best of both worlds to government agencies – VMware’s proven cloud infrastructure and cloud management technology available on the AWS cloud, with optimized access to native AWS services. 

“As part of our commitment to deliver technologies that help our customers operate more efficiently, we are pleased VMware Cloud on AWS GovCloud (US) achieved the FedRAMP High authorization, which will give agencies a simplified path to move their highly sensitive workloads to the cloud,” said Sandy Carter, Vice President of Partners and Programs, AWS. “U.S. federal, state, and local government agencies from law enforcement and emergency services to financial and healthcare systems can now confidently leverage the best of VMware and AWS to more securely run their mission critical applications across private, public, and hybrid cloud environments to take full advantage of the cloud’s agility and cost savings.” 