Security News

Most security pros are concerned about human error exposing cloud data
2020-08-13 08:20

76% of security professionals state they have difficulty maintaining security configurations in the cloud, and 37% said their risk management capabilities in the cloud are worse compared with other parts of their environment. 93% are concerned about human error accidentally exposing their cloud data.

Weka AI: Enabling accelerated edge-to-core-to-cloud data pipelines
2020-08-13 02:00

WekaIO introduced Weka AI, a transformative storage solution framework underpinned by the Weka File System that enables accelerated edge-to-core-to-cloud data pipelines. Weka AI enables chief data officers, data scientists and data engineers to accelerate genomics, medical imaging, the financial services industry, and advanced driver-assistance systems deep learning pipelines.

SecurityWeek to Host Virtual Cloud Security Summit on August 13, 2020
2020-08-12 16:17

SecurityWeek will host its 2020 Cloud Security Summit virtual event on Thursday, August 13, 2020. Through a fully immersive virtual environment, attendees will be able to interact with leading solution providers and other end users tasked with securing various cloud environments and services.

SecurityWeek to Host Cloud Security Summit Virtual Event on August 13, 2020
2020-08-12 12:18

SecurityWeek will host its 2020 Cloud Security Summit virtual eventon Thursday, August 13, 2020.

Half of IT teams can’t fully utilize cloud security solutions due to understaffing
2020-08-12 03:30

There are unrealized gaps between the rate of implementation or operation and the effective use of cloud security access brokers within the enterprise, according to a global Cloud Security Alliance survey of more than 200 IT and security professionals from a variety of organization sizes and locations. "CASB solutions have been underutilized on all the pillars but in particular on the compliance, data security, and threat protection capabilities within the service," said Hillary Baron, lead author and research analyst, Cloud Security Alliance.

Alcatel-Lucent and RingCentral introduce cloud solution, Rainbow Office powered by RingCentral
2020-08-11 23:30

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise and RingCentral announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership to introduce a new co-branded cloud solution - Rainbow Office powered by RingCentral - making it unique and exclusive for Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise. RingCentral and Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise will jointly develop programs enabling both companies to lead the cloud communications services for the enterprise market.

Holding public cloud security to account
2020-08-10 15:15

The public cloud provides great flexibility and cost management for organizations, but what about security?

Why the rapid transition to cloud demands that DevOps shift left
2020-08-10 04:00

Even though operating in the cloud offers many advantages to developers, security is often seen as an obstacle that prevents developers from truly embracing the speed and agility of the cloud. DevOps teams are challenged by the rapid nature of change in the cloud.

What are the benefits of automated, cloud-native patch management?
2020-08-07 03:30

Could organizations recoup their share of more than $1 billion per quarter by moving away from legacy solutions to cloud-native patch management and endpoint hardening? A new report from Sedulo Group says yes. The 2020 TCO Study of Microsoft WSUS & SCCM report shows organizations using Microsoft endpoint management for patching and hardening spend nearly 2x as much as organizations using SaaS-based patch management platforms.

Capital One fined $80m for shoddy public cloud security. Yeah, same bank in that 106m customer-record hack
2020-08-07 01:22

Capital One must pay a trivial $80m fine for its shoddy public cloud security - yes, the US banking giant that was hacked last year by a miscreant who stole personal information on 106 million credit-card applicants in America and Canada. "The OCC took these actions based on the bank's failure to establish effective risk assessment processes prior to migrating significant information technology operations to the public cloud environment and the bank's failure to correct the deficiencies in a timely manner," the watchdog said in a statement on Thursday.