Tag: cloud security

June 28, 2023

As more and more companies move to digitize their operations, cloud adoption is growing in kind. According to one Microsoft survey, 86% of businesses plan to increase their investment in hybrid or multi-cloud technology and 95% believe it is critical […]

June 27, 2023

The studies are coming fast these days. Thales Global Cloud Security Study for 2022 found that during the past 12 months, 45% of businesses have experienced a cloud data breach or failed to perform audits. (It would have been nice […]

June 27, 2023

The number of fileless or memory-based attacks that exploit existing software, applications, and protocols have surged 1,400% in the last year. That’s according to Aqua Security’s 2023 Cloud Native Threat Report, which summarizes research and observations of threat actors’ changing […]

June 26, 2023

At some point in your tenure as a business leader, you’ve likely been asked, “What keeps you up at night?” My answer is the same as that of any IT leader I know — data breaches, cyber attacks and other […]

June 26, 2023

As more and more companies move to digitize their operations, cloud adoption is growing in kind. According to one Microsoft survey, 86% of businesses plan to increase their investment in hybrid or multi-cloud technology and 95% believe it is critical […]

June 20, 2023

Cloud computing has offered endless business possibilities and is undoubtedly becoming the catalyst for driving digital transformation for businesses worldwide. However, the rapid cloud adoption doesn’t guarantee robust data security and privacy for organizations and customers since cybercriminals try to […]

June 19, 2023

The cloud security provider Zscaler recently hosted its annual ZenithLive event under the bright Las Vegas lights. The company pioneered the security services edge, where security moves away from on-premises firewalls and VPNs to zero trust delivered via a cloud […]

June 15, 2023

Cloud giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) thinks it has the answer to alert fatigue in the form of automated actions. The new capability, part of AWS Security Hub, aims to prevent potentially dangerous human errors from occurring during the manual […]

June 7, 2023

Cloud security firm Sysdig has embedded cloud detection and response (CDR) into its cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP). The company claims to be the first vendor to offer this consolidation, a move that enables its CNAPP to detect threats with […]

June 6, 2023

Late in 2022, an update of the Dutch Corporate Governance Code was released to include a section on governance of IT. The code prescribes rules of conduct for directors of listed companies to protect the interests of shareholders, employees and […]

June 5, 2023

AI-based cyber risk management SaaS vendor SAFE Security has announced the release Cyber Risk Cloud of Cloud – a new offering it claims uses generative AI to help businesses predict and prevent cyber breaches. It does so by answering questions […]

May 30, 2023

Zero-touch cloud operations refer to the use of automation and orchestration tools to manage and monitor cloud infrastructure without the need for human intervention. The goal of zero-touch cloud operations is to create a fully autonomous cloud environment, where routine […]

May 16, 2023

Cloud native security vendor Aqua Security has announced the launch of Real-Time CSPM, a new cloud security posture management solution designed to provide visibility and risk prioritization across multi-cloud security risks. Real-Time CSPM uses “real-time scanning” to pinpoint threats that […]

May 9, 2023

Ensuring your organization follows best practices to hold hackers at bay and knowing you are not accountable if things go really, really wrong are two powerful reasons why managers implement security standards. But which standard matters when architecting your cloud […]

May 4, 2023

Cloud-based security threats are growing at a faster rate than ever, as threat actors find new and innovative ways to push malware(opens in new tab) through the novel technology. Netskope’s latest Cloud & Threat Report: Global Cloud and Web Malware […]

April 25, 2023

Amazon Web Services (AWS) GuardDuty, the company’s threat detection service in the cloud(opens in new tab), is getting three new features that should further strengthen customer security. In a press release, the cloud giant said that EKS Runtime Monitoring, GuardDuty […]

April 18, 2023

Users of cloud computing resources have a tendency to make the same mistakes repeatedly, with the vast majority – approximately 80% – of alerts seen by security teams triggered by a scant 5% of security rules, according to findings set […]

April 11, 2023

A 2022 Thales Cloud Security study revealed that 88% of enterprises store a significant amount (at least 21%) of their sensitive data in the cloud. No surprise there. Indeed, I thought the percentage would be much higher. The same report […]

March 28, 2023

Mazes are a challenge – at least without a bird’s eye view. Authentication for technical accounts presents a similar challenge for cloud engineers. Technical accounts are the backbone of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and any form of process automation for IT […]

March 27, 2023

It’s no surprise that organizations are increasingly using cloud-native services, including for data storage. Cloud storage offers tremendous benefits such as replication, geographic resiliency, and the potential for cost-reduction and improved efficiency. The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Relational Database Service […]