Beware the ‘Secret Agent’ Cloud Middleware
RSA CONFERENCE 2022 – If cloud services weren’t complicated enough for the typical business today to properly configure and secure, there’s also a lesser-known layer of middleware that cloud providers run that can harbor hidden security flaws. Researchers from Wiz.io last week at RSA Conference in San Francisco unveiled an open source, cloud middleware database…
Tony Jarvis on Shifting Security Gears as We Move to the Cloud
The pandemic-propelled shift to work-from-home and bring-your-own-devices accelerated the already expanding move to the cloud. IDC predicts that global cloud spending will grow from $703 billion in 2021 to $1.3 trillion in 2025. Statista reports that the percentage of corporate data stored on the cloud rose from 30% in 2015 to 48% at the beginning…
Malwarebytes DNS Filtering helps IT and security teams block access to malicious websites
At RSA Conference 2022, Malwarebytes announced the expansion of its Nebula platform with a new DNS Filtering module available for Windows on June 14 and for Mac in July. Malwarebytes DNS Filtering is powered by Cloudflare‘s zero trust platform to deliver a flexible and comprehensive zero trust solution for Nebula users. Malwarebytes DNS Filtering module…
Snowflake Launches Cybersecurity Workload to Find Threats Across Massive Data Sets
Snowflake this week launched a new Cybersecurity workload that helps cybersecurity teams to better protect their enterprises using its platform and an extensive ecosystem of partners delivering security capabilities with connected applications, cybersecurity teams can quickly gain visibility and automation at cloud-scale. “With Snowflake’s Data Cloud, cybersecurity teams can break down data silos to enable…
Cloud collaboration tools: The critical ingredient driving the success of new hybrid working models
As organisations pivot to hybrid working models, cloud collaboration tools have proved they are scalable, secure, and resilient – finally dispelling any lingering concerns that the technology is not yet enterprise ready. In fact, one of the key messages from the recent CIO Cloud Transformation Summit was that this technology has dramatically transformed the business…
Gurucul Launches Cloud-Native SOC Platform Pushing the Boundaries of Next-Gen SIEM and XDR with Identity Threat Detection and Response
RSAC 2022, Gartner SRM 2022, and Los Angeles, Calif. – Jun 2, 2022 – Gurucul, the leader in Next-Gen SIEM, XDR, UEBA and Identity Access Analytics, today announced availability of the Gurucul Security Analytics and Operations Platform. A cloud-native, unified and modular platform for consolidating core security operations center (SOC) solutions with the vital addition…
Lacework Integrates Kubernetes Features to Enhance Security Across Multi-Cloud Environments
Lacework, the data-driven cloud security company, today announced new features added to the Polygraph® Data Platform which provide enhanced visibility and protection in Kubernetes environments. Through Kubernetes audit log monitoring, integration with the Kubernetes admission controller, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) security, Lacework customers can now further minimize risks in build time and automate discovery…
devOcean Emerges From Stealth With Cloud-Native Security Operations Platform
The Israel-based startup was founded in 2021 by former CyberArk GMs of security research and innovation, Doron Naim and Gil Makmel, who now serve as CEO and CTO, respectively. At the moment, the company has 15 employees. devOcean says its Security-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform collects insights from all cloud and security tools to provide information on…
The reality of workload portability across clouds
Businesses are investing substantial funds and efforts into migrating workloads from on-premises infrastructure to public clouds, in part motivated by the hypothesis that, once cloud-based, those workloads will be relatively easy to move from one cloud provider to another. Unfortunately, the reality is unlikely to be so simple. It’s been estimated that about half of…
How Advances in Cloud Security Can Help with Ransomware
The ransomware scourge continues, with incidents hitting a U.S. record in the second quarter of 2021, as attackers expand into vertical industries and target critical infrastructure. Ransom demands have also been growing. According to IT Governance, the average decryption key rate from attackers is $140,000 yet many organizations end up paying much more than that….
