Category: Cloud Security

September 22, 2023

Cybersecurity is an ever-expanding discipline, where every move is crucial, and the risks are unparalleled. Businesses must adapt to evolving threats, and this article provides an in-depth look into the key areas of concern, offering strategic insights specifically for enterprises. […]

September 19, 2023

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, the concept of endpoint has significantly extended beyond traditional workstations and servers to include a plethora of cloud resources. From API interfaces to virtual machines and databases, these cloud endpoints are integral to modern […]

September 18, 2023

Of all the vulnerabilities an organization’s system has, the majority sit within its cloud environment, a new report from cybersecurity researchers Unit 42, part of Palo Alto Networks, has found. As per the report, four in five (80%) of all […]

September 15, 2023

As connectivity to cloud-based resources grows, cybercriminals are using valid, compromised credentials to access enterprise resources at an alarming rate. That’s one of the chief findings of the IBM X-Force Cloud Threat Landscape Report, which also found a 200% increase […]

September 12, 2023

Cisco is adding a security module to its observability platform that promises to help enterprises assess threat risks and protect cloud-based resources. The Cisco Secure Application module, available now, is part of the vendor’s Full Stack Observability (FSO) platform, which […]

August 28, 2023

Laws and standards around cybersecurity are plenty and to make matters worse they often vary within countries. When CISOs need to focus on cybersecurity across the borders of a country, international agreements and frameworks can bring some guidance on meeting […]

August 23, 2023

The cloud computing skies have been somewhat stormy of late for Microsoft, which has found itself in the crosshairs of not only an attacker who abused authentication but also the firm Tenable, which pointed out that the cloud services giant […]

August 23, 2023

Containerized applications bring many benefits — they are a fast way to deploy software across multiple computing environments. But securing containers is a challenge, since their unique attributes, particularly their ephemeral nature, means that they have been treated differently by […]

August 21, 2023

A known ransomware gang is exploiting a high-severity vulnerability in enterprise backup solutions to deploy malware to their targets and steal login credentials. This is according to a new report from BlackBerry’s Threat Research and Intelligence team, which claims that […]

August 18, 2023

The 2023 Cloud Security Report, sponsored by Fortinet, surveyed 752 cybersecurity professionals from around the globe and across all industries. Most respondents (90%) say having a single cloud security platform to configure and manage security consistently across their cloud deployments […]

August 15, 2023

The Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Safety Review Board launched an investigation into the security of cloud computing platforms, which follows the state-sponsored hack of Microsoft Exchange Online in July that led to the theft of emails from the U.S. […]

August 14, 2023

The US Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) is to conduce a review of cloud cyber security, focusing on what government bodies, industry and cloud service providers need to do better to strengthen identity management and authentication in the cloud. The […]

August 9, 2023

As data storage technology has evolved with more choice and options for different use cases—the flavor of today is AI-ready storage—determining the right path for a data storage refresh requires a data-driven approach. Decisions for new data storage must also […]

August 8, 2023

Kubernetes (K8s) clusters belonging to more than 350 organizations, open-source projects, and individuals have been detected as openly accessible and unprotected. More than half of those have been breached and had an active campaign with deployed malware/backdoors. That’s according to […]

August 3, 2023

The outlook for cybersecurity in 2023r continues to worsen, with new figures claiming the number of data breaches worldwide has almost tripled between the first and second quarters. Research from VPN provider Surfshark found 110.8 million accounts around the world […]

August 1, 2023

An apparently innocuous cloud hosting provider may be fronting for an Iran-based company that provides command-and-control services to ransomware attackers, according to a report published this week by security consultant and anti-ransomware vendor Halcyon. Cloudzy, the report said, is primarily […]

July 31, 2023

Industry verticals revved up Oracle’s cloud business earlier this year, as the cloud provider struggled to compete for market share with the more dominant hyperscalers. Segment revenue for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure ballooned by 77% year over year during the three-month […]

July 28, 2023

Cloud-based identity and access security provider ConductorOne has launched a new privileged access management (CPAM) product to help security and IT teams manage permissions and enforce policy for cloud resources. “Legacy PAM solutions focus on account-centric access control and privileged […]

July 27, 2023

Palo Alto Networks has announced the addition of a new continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) security module to Prisma Cloud, its cloud native application protection platform (CNAPP). The module is the eleventh that the cybersecurity vendor has added to Prisma Cloud […]

July 26, 2023

Researchers warn about a spike in attacks against poorly secured Microsoft SQL (MSSQL) Servers by a dual-ransomware gang known as Mallox. Security firm Palo Alto Networks reports a 174% increase in the number of Mallox attacks this year compared to […]