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RSAC 2020: Trust in the Cloud. What Should You Do with Your Encryption Keys?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

When it comes to data security, more organizations are tempted to use cloud native encryption and key management services because it’s simple and easily available. One issue is that cloud native encryption and key management services provide just basic data security. What Should You Do with Your Encryption Keys?

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IaaS Security: Top 8 Issues & Prevention Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

Compromised Identities In IaaS setups, the breach of user credentials or access keys constitutes a substantial concern. If attackers obtain access to valid user identities, they can abuse permissions and get access to resources, possibly resulting in data breaches, unauthorized changes, or service interruptions.

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What Is Cloud Security Management? Types & Strategies

eSecurity Planet

Next, the IT team sets up access controls and data encryption methods, followed by network security configuration and cloud activities monitoring. Then, the IT team develops and applies incident response plans, while the manager maintains compliance. To protect data, it uses encryption, access controls, monitoring, and audits.

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How do Companies Process Sensitive Data and Why is That Important?

CyberSecurity Insiders

Many large organizations worldwide use data discovery tools to scan company networks to see if they possess any sensitive data. Whenever they find out that this company doesn’t have the right to keep this type of data, they’ll delete it or encrypt it. Industry-focused data.

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Top 5 Application Security Tools & Software for 2023

eSecurity Planet

Their main purpose is to protect applications from unauthorized access, data breaches, and malicious attacks. These tools play a vital role in ensuring the security, integrity, and confidentiality of sensitive information, such as personal data and financial records.

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