Tag: cloud security

January 12, 2024

Cloud finops is the discipline of accounting for and optimizing cloud computing spending. It’s a reaction to years of undisciplined cloud spending or a way to bring order back to using cloud resources. Overall, it is a step in the […]

January 2, 2024

If you haven’t yet, I urge you to read “The Big Cloud Exit FAQ” by David Heinemeier Hansson of 37signals. What struck me was his candor about why the company moved off the cloud and his responses to the criticism […]

December 29, 2023

Google Cloud has patched a vulnerability that may have allowed malicious actors with access to a Kubernetes cluster to elevate their privileges and wreak havoc. “An attacker who has compromised the Fluent Bit logging container could combine that access with […]

December 28, 2023

LoanCare suffered a data breach last month, which resulted in the theft of sensitive customer data, the insurance service company has confirmed. Roughly 1.3 million people were affected by the breach, the company further explained, as hackers stole people’s full […]

December 26, 2023

Most security issues in the cloud can be traced back to someone doing something stupid. Sorry to be that blunt, but I don’t see ingenious hackers out there. I do see misconfigured cloud resources, such as storage and databases, that […]

December 19, 2023

CIO’s cybersecurity budget allocations are too spread out across a myriad of single solutions. Vendors convince CIOs they need the latest product to halt new attacks when in actuality the addition of yet another disparate cybersecurity tool leads to blind […]

November 30, 2023

In today’s fast-paced digital world, the promise of increased scalability, flexibility, and cost-efficiency makes cloud adoption a compelling prospect for many businesses. With worldwide cloud infrastructure spending predicted to top $1 trillion by 2024, it’s clear that the powerful technology […]

November 22, 2023

Small- and medium-size businesses are adopting cloud, seeking efficiency gains, customer experience enhancements and improved remote work capabilities. Many SMBs, however, are failing to adequately address cyber risks, according to an AWS survey of 800 C-suite executives. More than one-third […]

November 17, 2023

It’s that time of year when the PR people are after me to listen to their client’s predictions for next year. It’s always obvious and uninteresting stuff, but they keep trying. Remember that I’m not necessarily happy with the forecast […]

November 17, 2023

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) raised the curtain Wednesday on a new credential and training materials to enable security professionals to build the knowledge they will need to implement and manage a zero-trust strategy in their organizations. “From industrial control […]

November 14, 2023

In the last decade, the technology industry experienced a massive shift toward the cloud where every company no matter the industry developed and deployed cloud-native applications. This pace shows no sign of stopping; we have an app economy – now […]

November 6, 2023

Admit it; cloud computing plays a pivotal role in the digital transformation of an organization. And most businesses have already jumped on the cloud bandwagon to streamline their processes, operations, and overall business growth. Enterprises are leveraging the dual benefits […]

November 6, 2023

The business world is rapidly continuing its digital transformation and relying on cloud-based solutions. This makes it more critical than ever to adopt strong security measures to protect sensitive information and infrastructure. However, while cloud computing offers benefits like improved […]

October 31, 2023

It’s budget time for many enterprises, and the question that I get most this time of year is: What should we work on in 2024 to improve our cloud computing deployments? I came up with my top three, with the […]

October 31, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of cloud computing, today’s leading enterprises are seeking ways to optimize their operations and enhance their security measures. Cloud costs and security are two critical aspects that every organization must carefully manage, and they are more […]

October 30, 2023

After companies move to the cloud, many are under the impression that their cloud hosting providers are solely responsible for security, a misconception that can lead to data breaches and other security issues. While the responsibility for securing cloud infrastructure […]

October 27, 2023

At the end of the 20th century, high school students knew the rules to get ahead. Rule number 1: Any well-paying professional job requires a four-year college degree. Rule number 2: A degree from the right school opens more doors. […]

October 25, 2023

Public cloud migration long ago wrested control over digital infrastructure from network and security teams, but now is the time for those groups to retake the initiative. Cloud operations and DevOps groups will never cede ground, but they will welcome […]

October 19, 2023

In 2019, I founded and served as the CEO of a cloud security company (C3M), a journey that eventually led to our acquisition by CyberArk in 2022. Back then, the cloud security scene was budding, filled with migration buzz and […]

September 28, 2023

Threat hunting is a proactive cybersecurity process where specialists, known as threat hunters, search through networks and datasets to identify threats that existing automated security solutions may have missed. It’s about thinking like the attacker, anticipating their moves and countering […]