2. Eric Parizo, Omdia

Eric Parizo is principal analyst of Omdia’s cybersecurity operations intelligence service. (Informa is the parent company of both Omdia and Channel Futures.) He made waves for his insight into Cybereason’s staff reductions. (Cybereason operates in 50 countries and its workforce totaled 1,500. In February, the company reportedly filed for an IPO at a valuation of $5 billion.)

Parizo said the company’s layoffs are likely less about the company’s ability to execute and more about the macroeconomic issues affecting the tech market overall.

“In a matter of weeks, an overall solid economy has quickly taken a downturn largely due to inflation,” he said. “That is having a ripple effect throughout the global economy,” Parizo said. “And both tech and more specifically cybersecurity aren’t immune to those effects.”

Amid the current conditions, an IPO for Cybereason becomes much more challenging, he said.

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