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The latest security technology and best practices to secure cloud-based data, networks, applications, and systems.
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Cloud Security: The Shared Responsibility Model
Cloud security builds off of the same IT infrastructure and security stack principles of a local data center. However, a cloud vendor offering provides a pre-packaged solution that absorbs some operational and security responsibilities from the customer. Exactly which responsibilities the cloud vendor absorbs depends upon the type of solution. While cloud security offerings provide…
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Top Network Detection & Response (NDR) Solutions
In the race to offer comprehensive cybersecurity solutions, the product known as network detection and response (NDR) is a standalone solution as well as a central component of XDR. Whereas older solutions like antivirus, firewalls, and endpoint detection and response (EDR) have long focused on threats at the network perimeter, the intent of NDR is…
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CISA Urges Exchange Online Authentication Update
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is recommending that government agencies and private organizations that use Microsoft’s Exchange cloud email platform migrate users and applications to Modern Auth before Basic Auth is deprecated in October. CISA noted that Basic authentication is simple and pretty convenient but unsecured by design. It’s relatively easy for…
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Microsoft 365 Research Highlights Cloud Vulnerabilities
In a sequence that suggests cloud services may be more vulnerable than many think, Proofpoint researchers have demonstrated how hackers could take over Microsoft 365 accounts to ransom files stored on SharePoint and OneDrive. Microsoft services are widely used in enterprises for cloud-based collaboration, and the Proofpoint research report revealed that cloud infrastructures are not…
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How to Improve SD-WAN Security: 3 SD-WAN Best Practices
As the modern workforce becomes increasingly mobile and enterprises branch out and grow, software-defined wide area networks (SD-WAN) have become a popular choice in the evolution of networking. By applying the benefits of software-defined networking (SDN) to traditional hardware-centric networks, SD-WAN offers enterprises improved flexibility, scalability, performance, and agility for today’s virtual, edge, branch and…
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Top SD-WAN Solutions for Enterprise Security
The development of software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) has given enterprise administrators flexibility akin to virtualization to manage distributed networks and users globally. Wide area networks have come a long way over the decades, and the introduction of cloud, edge, and virtual workloads only adds to the complexity of managing modern networks. As organizations embrace…
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McAfee Cloud Launches as Skyhigh Security
The final piece of the complicated Mandiant-FireEye split and subsequent FireEye-McAfee merger fell into place today, as McAfee’s cloud security business was officially spun off under the new name of Skyhigh Security. McAfee Enterprise and FireEye were acquired by Symphony Technology Group last year as Mandiant became a standalone company. STG also owns RSA Security,…
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Google to Acquire Mandiant; EDR Acquisition Next?
Google today announced that it has agreed to acquire Mandiant for roughly $5.4 billion to bolster its cloud security. Google noted that Google Cloud already offers a number of security services, including BeyondCorp Enterprise for Zero Trust, VirusTotal for malicious content and software vulnerabilities, Chronicle security analytics and automation and the Security Command Center risk…
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Russia, China May Be Coordinating Cyber Attacks: SaaS Security Firm
A SaaS security company says a spike in cyber attacks from Russia and China in recent weeks suggests the two countries may be coordinating their cyber efforts. SaaS Alerts, which helps managed service providers (MSPs) manage and protect customers’ SaaS apps, mentioned the finding in conjunction with the release of its annual SaaS Application Security…
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IBM Moves Into EDR Market With ReaQta Acquisition
IBM is moving into the endpoint detection and response (EDR) market with the acquisition of ReaQta. IBM is positioning the announcement as part of its launch of an XDR product. Extended detection and response (XDR) has emerged in recent years as a unified enterprise security platform, a way for vendors to package their offerings together…
