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GUEST ESSAY: The key to a successful cloud migration – embrace a security-first strategy

The Last Watchdog

Gartner predicts that spending on public cloud alone is set to top $500 billion in 2022 – a 20% growth over last year. But often overlooked in the migration process is the significance of a company’s embedded security measures. A multi-layered defense is an essential component of any winning cloud cybersecurity posture.

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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. Related: Locking down ‘machine identities’ At the moment, companies are being confronted with a two-pronged friction challenge, when it comes to authentication. LW: What obstacles are companies running into with cloud migration?

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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. This data is then sent to the criminal’s server.

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RSAC insights: Introducing ‘CWPP’ and ‘CSPM,’ new frameworks to secure cloud infrastructure

The Last Watchdog

I recently had the chance to sit down with Kevin Simzer, chief operating officer of Trend Micro, to discuss two of them: Cloud Workload Protection Platform ( CWPP ) and Cloud Security Posture Management ( CSPM.) Here are the key takeaways: Cloud migration risks.

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Top Cloud Security Issues: Threats, Risks, Challenges & Solutions

eSecurity Planet

Malware in Cloud Storage Buckets Malware threatens cloud storage buckets due to misconfigurations, infected data, and phishing. It spreads via insecure settings, which enable malicious uploads, unpatched software, susceptible apps, and supply chain assaults involving third-party dependencies kept in these buckets.

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Unlocking the Cloud: Microsoft and Thales Spearhead Passwordless & MFA for Organizations moving to Microsoft 365.

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Crucially, this award recognizes the teamwork carried out over several years by Microsoft and Thales to help organizations secure their identities when migrating to the cloud. Multi-Factor Authentication: the mandatory first step for organizations moving to the cloud. markets.

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RSAC insights: ‘SaaS security posture management’ — SSPM — has emerged as a networking must-have

The Last Watchdog

Companies have come to depend on Software as a Service – SaaS — like never before. From Office 365 to Zoom to Salesforce.com, cloud-hosted software applications have come to make up the nerve center of daily business activity. Related: Managed security services catch on. SaaS due diligence. Tools at hand.