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Author Q&A: Former privacy officer urges leaders to prioritize security as part of cloud migration

The Last Watchdog

Cyber threats have steadily intensified each year since I began writing about privacy and cybersecurity for USA TODAY in 2004. These attacks sparked public realization that cyber threats can disrupt daily life, leading to anger against corporations, not just cybercriminals, if they failed to implement basic cybersecurity measures.

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

eSecurity Planet

Cloud security issues refer to the threats, risks, and challenges in the cloud environment. Threats are active attacks that target system weaknesses. Risks include potential damage from cyber threats and vulnerabilities. Challenges are gaps and barriers to attaining good security.

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These Six Security Capabilities Will Keep Applications, Hybrid Environments Secure

CyberSecurity Insiders

As such, according to Radware’s The State of Web Application and API Protection report, 70% of production web applications now run in cloud environments. Keeping these hybrid environments safe from cyber threats requires a new way of thinking about application and cloud security. Complexity is the Enemy of Security.

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The Role Zero Trust Plays in Combating Privileged Credential Attacks

CyberSecurity Insiders

When organizations fail to implement comprehensive privileged access security controls, it’s not a matter of “if,” but “when” they will suffer a data breach. It is designed to accommodate a dissolving perimeter and hybrid IT infrastructures resulting from digital transformation and cloud migration projects.

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GUEST ESSAY: Leveraging best practices and an open standard to protect corporate data

The Last Watchdog

At the same time – in fact, as a direct result of data’s central importance – more adversaries are working harder and finding more nefarious ways to steal or otherwise compromise your data. As just one measure, the number of data breaches in the first nine months of 2021 exceeded all those in 2020, a new record.

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How to shift into a new approach to cybersecurity asset management

CyberSecurity Insiders

Any device or resource that is a part of your organization’s network ecosystem could be subject to vulnerabilities, eventually resulting in a breach of data. Containerized applications are often used during a cloud migration to ensure the safety of the assets involved.

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How Banks Can Enhance Security of Office 365 and G Suite

Spinone

Key Factors Driving Migration of Banks and Financial Institutions to the Cloud There are many cloud migration factors in today’s business and customer landscape that are the driving force behind today’s financial institutions deciding to embrace cloud as a major part of their infrastructure.

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