What these technologies addressed
This article was first published on 15 November 2020. Its subject was the operational change caused by remote working, rather than diagnosis or treatment of COVID-19. The revised edition focuses on three distinct software needs and removes unsupported funding figures and comparisons that confused Tel Aviv with national totals.
Perimeter 81: secure access
Perimeter 81 addressed access to company applications and networks for distributed workforces. This concerns access policy and security controls, not the elimination of every cyber risk. In a later development, Check Point announced completion of its acquisition of Perimeter 81 on 13 September 2023. That acquisition was not part of the original 2020 report.
Check Point acquisition announcement
Run:ai: managing computing resources
Run:ai provides orchestration for AI workloads and GPU resources. It schedules and manages computing capacity rather than simulating expensive hardware. NVIDIA's material identifies the business as an acquired company following a 2024 acquisition. Buyers still need to assess workload compatibility, deployment requirements and resource use for their own environment.
NVIDIA explanation of Run:ai orchestration
Secret Double Octopus: workforce authentication
Secret Double Octopus develops passwordless authentication for workforce access to workstations and applications. Moving away from reusable passwords changes the authentication process; it does not remove the need for access management, device protection and account recovery. The illustration shows the activity without reproducing a company interface or claiming to be a customer deployment.
Workstation authentication product explanation
