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

The Last Watchdog

Related: What China’s spy balloons portend A stark reminder of this relentless malaise: the global cyber security market is on a steady path to swell to $376 billion by 2029 up from $ 156 billion in 2022, according to Fortune Business Insights. LW: What must SMBs and mid-market enterprises focus on?

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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. But they were not at all surprising.

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RSAC Fireside Chat: How a well-placed ‘NGWAF’ can staunch the flow of web, mobile app attacks

The Last Watchdog

At RSA Conference 2023 , I had the chance to meet with Paul Nicholson , senior director of product marketing and analyst relations at A10 Networks. We discussed why filtering web and mobile app traffic remains as critical as ever, even as cloud migration intensifies; for a full drill down, please give the accompanying podcast a listen.

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FIRESIDE CHAT: Timely employee training, targeted testing needed to quell non-stop phishing

The Last Watchdog

Guest expert: Ian Thomas, VP of Product Marketing, Ironscales. I had the chance to visit with Ian Thomas, vice president of product marketing at Ironscales , an Atlanta-based email security company. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be. (LW

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Cloud Migration Guide Introduction

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There are certainly challenges with migrating between public clouds as many organizations may suffer from certain “vendor lock in” that takes place when services and virtual resources exist in one public cloud provider vs. another. Internet disruptions can then severely impact the business.

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NEW TECH SNAPSHOT: The role of ‘MSSPs’ in helping businesses manage cybersecurity

The Last Watchdog

The global market for managed security services is estimated to be growing at a compound annual rate of 14 percent and should climb to $44 billion by 2026 , up from $23 billion in 2021, says research firm MarketsandMarkets. The focus in those early days was on compliance and device management. A drill-down on MSSPs is coming tomorrow (Sept.

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NEW TECH: ‘Micro-segmentation’ security vendor Guardicore seeks to disrupt firewall market

The Last Watchdog

Here are the key takeaways: Micro-managing workloads Companies today are immersed in digital transformation; they’re migrating to cloud-based business systems, going all in on mobile services and embracing Internet of Things systems whole hog. DevOps has taken center stage. I’m eager to see where this goes. I’ll keep watch.

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