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MY TAKE: How ‘CASBs’ are evolving to close the security gaps arising from digital transformation

The Last Watchdog

The Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) space is maturing to keep pace with digital transformation. Organizations need to protect the digital rights of this data, Lakshmanan observed. A new use case of CASBs that’s emerging is the capacity to apply digital rights management on sensitive data. Zero-trust philosophy.

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NEW TECH: Data Theorem helps inventory sprawling APIs — as the first step to securing them

The Last Watchdog

APIs are the glue that keeps digital transformation intact and steamrolling forward. APIs have been a cornerstone of our digital economy from the start. Today APIs are empowering companies to speed up complex software development projects – as part of digital transformation. And that’s just one phone.

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BrandPost: Everything SMBs Need to Know About Ransomware in 2021

CSO Magazine

Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts a victim’s computers, blocking use of the device and all access to their data. Cyberattackers essentially act as hijackers, demanding a ransom payment in exchange for the encryption key to unlock the data. 1 In fact, ransomware is the most common cyberthreat that SMBs face. What it is.

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Q&A: Researchers find evidence of emerging market for stolen, spoofed machine identities

The Last Watchdog

Related: Why government encryption backdoors should never be normalized. it’s a full package of how to go steal stuff, or lock up computers, or encrypt data and get ransom. At the end of the day the CSO the CIO and the CEO all left the company. Academic researchers from Georgia State University in the U.S.

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