Hybrid Cloud Archives - Cyber Security Minute

Exploit Code Published for Remote Root Flaw in VMware Logging Software

Issued by: SecurityWeek

In an update to a critical-level advisory originally released in April this year, VMware said it has confirmed that exploit code for CVE-2023-20864 has been published, underscoring the urgency for enterprise network admins to apply available patches. The vulnerability, which carries a CVSS severity score of 9.8 out of 10, allows an unauthenticated, malicious actor…

Software Security

Ciphertex Data Security SecureNAS CX-160KHD-X protects healthcare data from cyber criminals

Issued by: Help Net Security

Ciphertex Data Security is introducing its new SecureNAS CX-160KHD-X model, which holds a 320TB, and its new CX-Linux ZFS operating system. These products provide a new level of safety, security, and portability for vital healthcare information, which is increasingly under attack by hackers desiring to capture and sell this valuable data or to hold it…

Cloud Security

Data Is Quicksand: Does Your Current Data Security Solution Pull You Out or Sink You Deeper?

Issued by: Security Intelligence

If you grew up on Saturday morning cartoons, you probably worried about the Bermuda Triangle, piranhas in the tub and quicksand. It didn’t matter where you lived. One second, you’re hiking in the park behind your house, and the next you’re sinking like Indiana Jones. To make a massive jump, this is similar to the…

Cloud Security

Visibility, control and governance holding back cloud transformation

Issued by: Help Net Security

While 91% of organizations were successful in increasing security as a result of adopting cloud services, it remains a top concern for many, a part two of an Aptum study reveals. The report identifies common security, compliance and governance challenges impacting organizations undergoing cloud transformation. The research reveals that 51% of survey respondents see security…

Application Security

Growth of cloud-native apps and containerization to define 2021

Issued by: Help Net Security

Scality announced its data storage predictions for 2021, focusing on the rapid growth rate of cloud-native apps and containerization. According to IDC, by 2023, over 500 million digital apps and services will be developed and deployed using cloud-native approaches. That is the same number of apps developed in total over the last 40 years. 2021…

Cloud Security

Multi-cloud environments leaving businesses at risk

Issued by: Help Net Security

Businesses around the globe are facing challenges as they try to protect data stored in complex hybrid multi-cloud environments, from the growing threat of ransomware, according to a Veritas Technologies survey. Only 36% of respondents said their security has kept pace with their IT complexity, underscoring the need for greater use of data protection solutions…

Malware & Threats

Machine identity related cyberattacks grew by 433% between 2018 and 2019

Issued by: Help Net Security

The machine identity attack surface is exploding, with a rapid increase in all types of machine identity-related security events in 2018 and 2019, according to Venafi. For example, the number of reported machine identity-related cyberattacks grew by over 400% during this two-year period. “We have seen machine use skyrocket in organizations over the last five…

Cloud Security

Digital Transformation: Breaking Down Silos for Better Data Security

Issued by: Security Intelligence

Today, enterprises are under pressure to improve the power and reduce the cost of running mission-critical business applications by migrating to modern software architectures. By breaking down the silos between adjacent teams and the tools they use, security teams can do this at the same time as they take steps toward zero trust and true…

Cloud Security

Take a Data-Centric Approach to Zero Trust to Protect Your Most Critical Assets

Issued by: Security Intelligence

For many of us, children are our most critical assets. In order to protect what is important to us, we work hard to know where they are and what they are doing at all times — particularly during those pesky teen years. We also take steps to protect the places where they spend their time….