It’s easy to get lost in a sea of marketing terms. Recently “Hybrid Cloud” has bubbled up more and more. The good news here is that the term is an accurate and useful way to describe the reality that most organizations are facing…and will continue to face for the foreseeable future. Unless you started your…
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Google’s Next 2017 conference kicks off today with a series of bootcamps. The regular program starts on Wednesday and runs through Friday, highlighting the latest offerings in the Google Cloud. This is the third iteration of the conference and as with the Google Cloud itself, the show is going to be bigger and better than…
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Our researchers produce a lot of really interesting material. This week, they published a paper called, “U.S. Cities Exposed In Shodan.” The research looks systems that are exposed online…exposure that systems owners aren’t always aware of. The most disturbed statistic in the research is a simple one: the fourth most exposed system is MySQL. I had…
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One of the key benefits of the cloud is focus. Spinning up a virtual server in the cloud lets you focus on the operations and security of the operating system, you applications, and your data. Similarly migrating to a SaaS productivity suite lets you focus on your data and getting work done. This is the…
Read MoreIn San Francisco last week, AWS opened their summit series for 2014. 5000+ people packed into the Moscone Center, and there was a ton of energy in the air. I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to attend and to speak. I presented, “Updating Security Operations for the Cloud,” which is the talk I’ve…
Read MoreLately, I’ve been looking at our approach to updating security operations to deal with the realities of hybrid and full cloud environments. If you’ve missed the series so far, I’d recommend reading the first and second posts now. This post is going to highlight a few of the challenges that your network security monitoring practice…
Read MoreLast fall, AWS launched AWS Activate. This program helps make it easier for startups to get up and running on AWS by providing access to resources tailored to their specific needs. We’re always looking for new ways to team up with AWS, and we’re happy to announce that the latest update to the program now…
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The advent of software-as-a-service (SaaS) has changed how enterprises approach their IT operations, with many departments now regarding server infrastructure management, maintenance and vigilant security monitoring as tasks properly assigned to their cloud providers.
Read MoreOver the past four years, many things have changed in our Cloud Security Blog has been online – largely because of the evolution of the industry. No longer are we encountering “cloud confusion,” as a couple of our earlier blog posts on cloud-based security and threats from the cloud discussed. The “Cloud” and security within…
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Big data is becoming a huge issue in modern technology, as more companies are now aware of some of the great benefits use of large pools of information can have in predictive analytics and customer relations. However, there are still many who don’t think about data center security.
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