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How Secure Is Cloud Storage? Features, Risks, & Protection

eSecurity Planet

Cloud storage is a cloud computing model that allows data storage on remote servers operated by a service provider, accessible via internet connections. Local storage prioritizes direct access, potential cost savings, and reduced reliance on the internet, yet lacks the scalability and security of the cloud.

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RSAC Fireside Chat: Turning full attention to locking down the security of ‘open source’

The Last Watchdog

Open source coding has come to dominate business software applications; rising to comprise 75 percent of audited code bases and putting open source on a trajectory to become a $50 billion subsector of technology by 2026. Mend and other SCA solution vendors are stepping up their game to counter this trend. I’ll keep watch and keep reporting.

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Thousands of Data Center Management Apps Exposed to Internet

eSecurity Planet

Tens of thousands of applications that are critical to the operations of data centers around the globe are exposed to the internet, with many secured with default factory passwords, posing a significant cyber risk to enterprises worldwide. percent a year through 2026, when it will hit $4.4 This is laziness at its worst.”.

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Black Hat insights: WAFs are getting much more dynamic making them well-suited to protect SMBs

The Last Watchdog

And, indeed, the global WAF market is growing annually at an estimated 17 percent clip ; companies are projected to spend $8 billion on WAF services by 2026, up from $3.2 This risk assessment can help company leadership sleep better at night. Sundar described how they do this: “You start with identifying your application risks.

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Cloud API Services, Apps and Containers Will Be Targeted in 2022

McAfee

Recent statistics suggest that more than 80% of all internet traffic belongs to API-based services. Internet of Things – More than 30.9 billion by 2026. The following are some of the key risks that we see evolving in the future: Misconfiguration of APIs resulting in unwanted exposure of information. vulnerabilities.

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Cyber Insurance: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

IT Security Guru

As a result, it’s difficult to gauge how at risk an organisation is. Astoundingly, the cyber insurance market shrank relative to the Internet economy. billion by 2026 – cyber insurance still struggles to find its place in an increasingly crowded cybersphere. billion in 2020, expected to rise to US$27.83

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Attacks Escalating Against Linux-Based IoT Devices

eSecurity Planet

Incidents of malware targeting Linux-based Internet of Things (IoT) devices jumped by more than a third in 2021, with three malware families the primary drivers behind the increase. However, with more than 30 billion IoT devices expected to be connected to the internet by 2026, attacks against them can have wide-ranging impacts.

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