Cloud Security

Cloud Security

Issued by: Security Intelligence

Migrating Security to the Cloud: A Model for Total Cost of Ownership

Sometimes the more things change, the more they stay the same. Businesses are migrating from traditional on-premises maintenance of their hardware and software to software-as-a-service (SaaS) and cloud at record levels. But any evaluation of such a move must include more than just the obvious costs of hardware and software. When migrating security to the…

Cloud Security, Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Security Week

Cisco CloudCenter Orchestrator Flaw Exploited in Attacks

Cisco has warned customers about a critical privilege escalation vulnerability that has been exploited against Cisco CloudCenter Orchestrator (CCO) systems. Cisco CloudCenter is a hybrid cloud management platform with two primary components: CloudCenter Manager, the interface utilized by users and administrators, and CloudCenter Orchestrator, which automates application deployment and infrastructure provisioning and configuration. CCO was…

Cloud Security

Issued by: Security Intelligence

GDPR Compliance Regulations: The New Challenge for the Cloud Operations Manager

In December 2015, the European Union (EU) announced a framework designed to combine the various data protection laws throughout the region. The General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) impacts many industries, from coffee shops to football clubs. It essentially affects any institution that retains personal information, especially businesses that store or handle data in multiple countries….

Cloud Security

Issued by: Help Net Security

Governments are behind on data encryption in the public cloud

A HyTrust survey of 59 government and military organizations found that nearly 20 percent of those respondents do not implement data security or encryption solutions in the public cloud. Government agencies today are facing budget constraints and increasingly strict regulations. The latest cloud first policy now requires these organizations to consider cloud-based technology options, which…

Cloud Security

Issued by: Security Week

Cloud Governance Fails Could Trigger Privacy Compliance Issues: Report

On average, an enterprise now uses 1,427 cloud services. Seventy-one percent of these are enterprise services, with the remainder being consumer services. The average employee actively uses 36 cloud services, including nine collaboration services, six file sharing services, and five content sharing services (such as YouTube). These figures come from an analysis of 30 million…

Cloud Security

Issued by: CIO Security

Collaborative defense, the shift from ‘what’ to ‘how’

Boston—Cybersecurity experts and those new to the space gathered together at the Federal Reserve Bank to join the Advanced Cyber Security Center (ACSC) for Massachusetts Cybersecurity 2.0: Preparing for the Next Wave of Cyber Challenges. Whether it’s securing self-driving cars, cloud computing, or exposing criminals in the Darknet, the industry will face many challenges in…

Cloud Security

Issued by: Help Net Security

Overconfidence is putting organizations at higher risk for attacks

In the past twelve months, roughly one in three targeted attacks resulted in an actual security breach, which equates to two to three effective attacks per month for the average company, according to Accenture. Still, a majority of security executives (75 percent) surveyed are confident in their ability to protect their enterprises from cyberattacks. Accenture…

Cloud Security

Issued by: Dark Reading

Microsoft Launches Security Program For Azure IoT

Microsoft has launched a new program for its Azure cloud platform to help business customers strengthen their security posture amid the rise of the Internet of Things. Security and privacy concerns are top of mind for IT pros as the IoT continues to grow within the enterprise. Many struggle to verify the security of their…