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Q&A: Sophos poll shows how attackers are taking advantage of cloud migration to wreak havoc

The Last Watchdog

Cloud migration, obviously, is here to stay. But there’s no doubt that the exodus to a much greater dependency on hybrid cloud and multi-cloud resources – Infrastructure-as-a-Service ( IaaS ) and Platforms-as-a-Service ( PaaS ) – is in full swing.

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Automated Penetration Testing vs. Manual Penetration Testing

Appknox

The 'new normal' has expanded the market for digital transformation initiatives and cloud migration strategies. Many businesses are running remotely as a result of the latest COVID-19 pandemic.

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Led by cloud, cyber funding dollars flowed like water in 2020

SC Magazine

Cloud is among the factors influencing massive investments in the cybersecurity space during 2020. A new report by Crunchbase found that 2020 was a great year for cybersecurity startups, even as it was perhaps less than a banner one for the rest of the world. Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for TechCrunch). billion last year.

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NEW TECH: Silverfort helps companies carry out smarter human and machine authentications

The Last Watchdog

Doing authentication well is vital for any company in the throes of digital transformation. Digital commerce would fly apart if businesses could not reliably affirm the identities of all humans and all machines, that is, computing instances, that are constantly connecting to each other across the Internet. We spoke at RSA 2020.

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MY TAKE: Why speedy innovation requires much improved cyber hygiene, cloud security

The Last Watchdog

Speed is what digital transformation is all about. Organizations are increasingly outsourcing IT workloads to cloud service providers and looking to leverage IoT systems. We met at RSA 2020 in San Francisco. Related: The API attack vector expands Speed translates into innovation agility.

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MY TAKE: DigiCert and Oracle partner to extend digital trust and scalable infrastructure globally

The Last Watchdog

This was all part of the Lehi, Utah-based vendor’s efforts to support enterprise cloud migration and the rise of IoT systems, which were both gaining steam. Here are a few of my takeaways: Seeds of the partnership In 2017, DigiCert acquired and commenced reviving Symantec’s PKI business. And that was the design point we gave them.”

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RSAC insights: ‘CAASM’ tools and practices get into the nitty gritty of closing network security gaps

The Last Watchdog

Based in Morrisville, NC, JupiterOne launched in 2020 and last week announced that it has achieved a $1 billion valuation, with a $70 million Series C funding round. This is more so true as organizations accelerate cloud migration and dive deeper into an interconnected digital ecosystem.