Why SOC 2 Compliance Is a Matter of (Zero) Trust
SaaS solutions are now so entwined in business users’ daily routines that they seem to meld into one experience — or simply put, “the way I work.” Yet the reality is there are many disparate cloud applications in play across a typical enterprise — 364 on average – which means a lot of complexity and…
3 factors impacting your cloud security
The move to the cloud has forced many CIOs to change how they think about security. Since much of the responsibility to secure infrastructure is now outsourced to cloud providers, CIOs need to focus higher in the stack to ensure that configurations are correct and data is not inadvertently exposed. As you assess your operations…
UKCloud Operates a Sovereign Multi-Cloud Platform That Addresses the Needs of the UK’s Government Agencies and Healthcare and Defense Sectors
In early 2020, when UKCloud published its report “The State of Cloud Adoption UK Public Sector,” CEO Simon Hansford wrote, “It is becoming increasingly apparent that we have a tremendous national asset in the invaluable data that powers our public services. Hence, there has never been a better opportunity for the UK to protect and…
The secrets of successful cloud-first strategies
Today’s cloud strategies revolve around two distinct poles: the “lift and shift” approach, in which applications and associated data are moved to the cloud without being redesigned; and the “cloud-first” approach, in which applications are developed or redesigned specifically for the cloud. By far the fastest approach is to lift and shift the whole environment,…
Software-Developer Security Vendor Snyk Buys Cloud Security Company
In its fifth acquisition in 18 months, Snyk entered the cloud security sector via its announced acquisition today of cloud security and compliance firm Fugue. Snyk ultimately plans to fold Fugue’s cloud security posture and policy management technology into its Snyk Developer Security Platform. In the meantime, it will begin integrating Fugue’s technologies for DevSecOps,…
Security Analytics Firm Securonix Scores $1 Billion+ Growth Investment
The Addison, TX-based company offers a SaaS-based, multi-tenant security analytics, operations and response platform that provides visibility and advanced detection and response. According to Securonix, the massive funding will allow it to make significant investments in talent acquisition across engineering, cloud operations, threats labs, and sales and marketing. “We solve a very tough problem that…
Dynatrace Adds Real-Time Attack Detection and Blocking, Advancing Cloud Application Security
Software intelligence company Dynatrace (NYSE: DT) announced today that it has enhanced its Application Security Module to provide real-time, automatic attack detection and blocking to protect against injection attacks that exploit critical vulnerabilities, such as Log4Shell. This builds on existing capabilities, which include automatic detection of runtime vulnerabilities in cloud-native applications and container workloads. As…
Crypto Agility: Solving for the Inevitable
Security today relies on cryptography, an information-protection technology that uses algorithms to transform messages into a form that is difficult for a third party to decipher. For decades, computers and networks have relied on cryptography to provide confidentiality and integrity, and for common tasks like authentication. Arguably, it has become the backbone of modern cybersecurity…
Trends that will shape the security industry in 2022
Entering 2022, the world continues to endure the pandemic. But the security industry has, no doubt, continued to shift, adapt, and develop in spite of things. Several trends have even accelerated. Beyond traditional “physical security,” a host of frontiers like AI, cloud computing, IoT, and cybersecurity are being rapidly pioneered by entities big and small…
Recorded Future Acquires SecurityTrails in $65M Deal
With this transaction, Somerville, Mass.-based Recorded Future gets a direct entry into the competitive continuous Attack Surface Management (ASM) business and new technology to help organizations with real-time visibility into networks and servers exposed to malicious actors. The $65 million deal comes less than a year after Recorded Future announced an early-stage investment in SecurityTrails…
