Arista Networks To Scoop Up Awake Security For AI-Powered Network Detection Expertise

 Data center and large campus networking specialist Arista Networks said Monday that it will buy network detection provider Awake Security. Arista Networks CEO Jayshree Ullal said in a blog post that security plays a big role in client to cloud networking. The deal combines Awake Security’s AI-based platform with Arista’s cloud networking technology, giving customers proactive security across users, devices and computer science vs information technology, the company said.

“Security operations teams are like understaffed police and fire departments, mandated to protect neighborhoods without the necessary safety equipment, while only equipped with a flashlight to search every smoke-filled house in the dark. These two worlds must deliver an overall environment of secure network visibility in their investigations across client to cloud logs, directories and assets for a more complete picture,” Ullal said. ”A new class of Network Detection and Response (NDR) security is emerging and required. It must consume and provide usable, rich visibility into the environment and analyze it predictively.”