There was a time, not too long ago, where simple perimeter firewalls were the state of the art. It was too complex and costly to implement proper segmentation for servers. All that’s changed with the advent of software-defined networking and advances in virtualization and host-based software. Toto, I’ve got a feeling we’re not in Kansas…
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The way business content is shared is changing dramatically. In the past, files were stored on desktops and file servers and they were typically shared as an email attachment. Organizations are increasingly using File Sync and Share tools like Dropbox for Business to increase the efficiency or their user collaborations and to enable a mobile…
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Time to continue with our important Amazon Web Services best practices from the Gartner paper on Cloud Workload Security. Actually, time is at the heart of this top tip. Picture yourself April 1, 2014. The Heartbleed vulnerability is disclosed. It allows attackers to pull potentially sensitive information from memory using a flaw in the SSL…
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In our previous tips in this series on Amazon Web Services best practices from a recent Gartner paper on Cloud Workload Security, we covered how security responsibility is shared between Amazon Web Services and you, the user. Next we covered how important visibility is to ensuring your part of the shared responsibility model. Another important…
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Last year’s AWS re:Invent was an amazing event – a whirlwind, as it was described by many attendees. And, I’m very much looking forward to this year’s event! Without a doubt, we will witness another series of product and service launches and be wowed yet again. I can’t wait to see AWS’ new offerings, enjoy…
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It is well known that the main drivers for organizations to embrace virtualization and cloud computing are for the ease of use, cost savings and efficiencies that these platforms provide. Lately, organizations are also coming to understand the value of virtualization-aware security. There are extended benefits and efficiencies organizations can achieve by adopting security solutions…
Read More Last time we discussed how the shared responsibility model works to enhance your overall security. Using the shared responsibility model, your workloads can be more secure in the cloud than the data center, a concept further confirmed by the new IDC paper from Amazon Web Services this week. Once you narrow down to the aspects of your responsibility, this…
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Bringing VMware NSX and Horizon together with Trend Micro Deep Security For years virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) has been a popular virtualization option for many organizations and VMware customers have relied heavily upon Trend Micro Deep Security to secure these environments. VMware and Trend Micro have been working together to continue to evolve and advance…
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Can Your Small Businesses Afford The Cost of a Cyber Attack? Fifty percent of “all small businesses report[ed] they have been the victim of a cyberattack…The cost of dealing with these attacks has skyrocketed to $20,752 per attack, up from $8,699 two years ago*,” says the National Small Business Association in its 2014 Year-End Economic…
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When an enterprise partners with a cloud service provider (CSP) they entrust their data to a third party. This level of trust places the burden of security on the CSP to ensure their customers’ data is totally safe from potential threats. At Trend Micro, we support CSPs in their effort to prevent data loss or…
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