In today’s security climate, NetOps and SecOps teams are witnessing increased attack surface area as applications and workloads move far beyond the boundaries of their data center. These applications/workloads move to, and reside in, multicloud architecture, adding complexity to connectivity, visibility, and control. In the multicloud world, the SecOps teams use a distributed … [Read more...] about Securing Multicloud Environments with Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense on Alkira Cloud
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Eltima SDK Contain Multiple Vulnerabilities Affecting Several Cloud Service Provides
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed multiple vulnerabilities in a third-party driver software developed by Eltima that have been "unwittingly inherited" by cloud desktop solutions like Amazon Workspaces, Accops, and NoMachine and could provide attackers a path to perform an array of malicious activities. "These vulnerabilities allow attackers to escalate privileges … [Read more...] about Eltima SDK Contain Multiple Vulnerabilities Affecting Several Cloud Service Provides
4 Keys to Selecting a Cloud Workload Protection Platform
Security budgets are not infinite. Every dollar spent must produce a return on investment (ROI) in the form of better detection or prevention. Getting the highest ROI for security purchases is a key consideration for any IT leader. But the path to achieving that goal is not always easy to find. It is tempting for CISOs and CIOs to succumb to “shiny toy” syndrome: to buy the … [Read more...] about 4 Keys to Selecting a Cloud Workload Protection Platform
Secure Cloud Apps Without Sacrificing Speed
Developing applications quickly has always been the goal of development teams. Traditionally, that often puts them at odds with the need for testing. Developers might code up to the last minute, leaving little time to find and fix vulnerabilities in time to meet deadlines. During the past decade, this historical push-pull between security and developers led many organizations … [Read more...] about Secure Cloud Apps Without Sacrificing Speed
Cisco Secure Cloud Insights is your Eye in the Sky
In the world of cybersecurity where information holds the keys to the kingdom, there is no shortage of data generated by numerous security tools. However, there arguably remains a lack of information. Security professionals often refer to information as ‘Actionable Intelligence’ or ‘Context’. Those engaged in the trenches of cyber warfare would appreciate a more nuanced view … [Read more...] about Cisco Secure Cloud Insights is your Eye in the Sky
Falcon CWP Complete Closing Cloud Security Skills Gap
The need for speed and agility in today’s digital business requires changes to IT infrastructure, most notably the shift to cloud-native architectures and the adoption of DevOps best practices to improve the speed and efficiency with which enterprise applications are brought to market. This shift has led many businesses to move to containers, microservices and Kubernetes (K8s) … [Read more...] about Falcon CWP Complete Closing Cloud Security Skills Gap
Building Scalable Security with Cisco Secure Firewall Cloud Native Version 1.1
Today, companies invest in making their security controls scalable and dynamic to meet the ever-increasing demand for their network(s). In many cases, the response is a massive shift to Kubernetes® (K8s®) orchestrated infrastructure that provides a cloud-native, scalable, and resilient infrastructure. This is where Cisco Secure Firewall Cloud Native comes in, giving you the … [Read more...] about Building Scalable Security with Cisco Secure Firewall Cloud Native Version 1.1
Webex by Cisco earns adherence to the EU Cloud Code of Conduct
With the 2018 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Europe marked a big step in strengthening individuals’ privacy rights. While the GDPR aims to bring consistency to the data protection landscape, incorporating well-recognized privacy principles like transparency, fairness, and accountability – operationalizing it has been a challenge. Even before GDPR enforcement, Cisco, … [Read more...] about Webex by Cisco earns adherence to the EU Cloud Code of Conduct
Squirrel Engine Bug Could Let Attackers Hack Games and Cloud Services
Researchers have disclosed an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Squirrel programming language that can be abused by attackers to break out of the sandbox restrictions and execute arbitrary code within a SquirrelVM, thus giving a malicious actor complete access to the underlying machine. Tracked as CVE-2021-41556, the issue occurs when a game library referred to as … [Read more...] about Squirrel Engine Bug Could Let Attackers Hack Games and Cloud Services
Here’s a New Free Tool to Discover Unprotected Cloud Storage Instances
The IDC cloud security survey 2021 states that as many as 98% of companies were victims of a cloud data breach within the past 18 months. Fostered by the pandemic, small and large organizations from all over the world are migrating their data and infrastructure into a public cloud, while often underestimating novel and cloud-specific security or privacy issues. Nearly every … [Read more...] about Here’s a New Free Tool to Discover Unprotected Cloud Storage Instances