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

The Last Watchdog

Riccardi: SMBs face challenges when dealing with cybersecurity implications of software-enabled, cloud-based operations due to financial and skill limitations. LW: You discuss password management and MFA; how big a bang for the buck is adopting best practices in these areas?

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Intern caused ‘solarwinds123’ password leak, former SolarWinds CEO says

Security Affairs

Top executives of the software firm SolarWinds blamed an intern for having used a weak password for several years, exposing the company to hack. Top executives of the SolarWinds firm believe that the root cause of the recently disclosed supply chain attack is an intern that has used a weak password for several years.

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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.

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What Is Cloud Security Management? Types & Strategies

eSecurity Planet

To maximize the benefits of cloud security management and counteract its challenges, apply effective strategies and tailored cloud security tools. 3 Types of Cloud Security Management There are three categories of cloud security management: cloud database security, cloud migration security, and cloud database management.

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The Difference Between Human and Machine Identities

Security Affairs

While people need usernames and passwords to identify themselves, machines also need to identify themselves to one another. But instead of usernames and passwords, machines use keys and certificates that serve as machine identities so they can connect and communicate securely. Instead, they focus only on protecting human identities.

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Migrating from On Premise to Google G Suite

Spinone

While the “death of the corporate datacenter” has not entirely happened and may not happen completely, public cloud environments are being utilized and utilized heavily by today’s businesses. These concerns and challenges can present a tremendous roadblock to organizations desiring to move to public cloud environments.

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The Best Way to Detect Threats In the Cloud?

Anton on Security

Rough Guidelines for Good Cloud Threat Detection Certainly, good threat detection must aim at realistic threats that affect public cloud environments. Simply replicating data center threat detection controls that worked well on-premise to the cloud is not likely to lead to greatness ? Who Does What In Cloud Threat Detection?” “Why