What Impact Will Cisco’s Splunk Acquisition Have on Industry?

In our latest weekly update, four editors at Information Security Media Group discuss important cybersecurity and privacy issues, including key takeaways from a recent discussion forum for security leaders focused on developing a proactive strategy for OT security, final guidance issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on cybersecurity in medical devices, and how the acquisition of Splunk by Cisco might impact the overall cybersecurity industry.

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The panelists – Anna Delaney, director, productions; Tom Field, senior vice president, editorial; Michael Novinson, Managing Editor, ISMG business; and Marianne Kolbasuk McGee, executive editor, HealthcareInfoSecurity – discussed:

• Highlights from a recent roundtable on how to build a proactive approach to OT security;
• How the FDA has issued final guidance on how medical device makers should approach cybersecurity in their products to meet new requirements for including cyber details in their premarket product submissions;
• How Cisco’s proposed $28 billion buy of Splunk will allow businesses to move from threat detection and response to threat prediction and prevention by combining XDR and SIEM.

The ISMG Editors’ Panel runs weekly. Don’t miss our previous installments, including the Sept. 15 edition on whether frequently used usernames are a security risk and the Sept. 22 London Summit special edition.