Security News

Breakthrough in Quantum Cloud Computing Ensures its Security and Privacy
2024-04-19 18:19

The researchers used an approach dubbed 'blind quantum computing' to connect two quantum computing entities; this simulates the situation where an employee at home or in an office remotely connects to a quantum server via the cloud. Professor David Lucas, the co-head of the Oxford University Physics research team, said in a press release: "We have shown for the first time that quantum computing in the cloud can be accessed in a scalable, practical way which will also give people complete security and privacy of data, plus the ability to verify its authenticity."

Alleged cryptojacker accused of stealing $3.5M from cloud to mine under $1M in crypto
2024-04-16 16:31

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Crypto miner arrested for skipping on $3.5 million in cloud server bills
2024-04-15 18:10

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the arrest and indictment of Charles O. Parks III, known as "CP3O," for allegedly renting large numbers of cloud servers to conduct crypto mining and then skipping out on paying the bills. The DOJ explains that the defendant created a unique scheme that utilized $3.5 million worth of cloud computing resources to mine $970,000 worth of cryptocurrency at the expense of two cloud service providers.

Muddled Libra Shifts Focus to SaaS and Cloud for Extortion and Data Theft Attacks
2024-04-15 13:29

The threat actor known as Muddled Libra has been observed actively targeting software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications and cloud service provider (CSP) environments in a bid to exfiltrate...

Exposing the top cloud security threats
2024-04-15 04:00

Many companies consider AI-powered threats to be the top cloud security threat to their business. Concerningly, less than half are confident in their ability to tackle those threats, according to a recent Aqua Security survey.

Google Cloud Next 2024: New Data Center Chip and Chrome Enterprise Premium Join the Ecosystem
2024-04-09 15:35

Google Cloud announced a new enterprise subscription for Chrome and a bevy of generative AI add-ons for Google Workspace during the Cloud Next '24 conference, held in Las Vegas from April 9 - 11. Overall, Google Cloud is putting its Gemini generative AI in place as much as it can; for instance, the company is betting on providing Vertex AI infrastructure for other companies' AI and hardware like the new Axion CPU. We attended a pre-briefing for an early look at the new features and tools, including a generative AI video service for marketing and internal communications use.

Embracing the Cloud: Revolutionizing Privileged Access Management with One Identity Cloud PAM Essentials
2024-04-09 05:30

As cyber threats loom around every corner and privileged accounts become prime targets, the significance of implementing a robust Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution can't be overstated....

Google Cloud/Cloud Security Alliance Report: IT and Security Pros Are ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About AI
2024-04-03 16:00

The C-suite is more familiar with AI technologies than their IT and security staff, according to a report from the Cloud Security Alliance commissioned by Google Cloud. The report, published on April 3, addressed whether IT and security professionals fear AI will replace their jobs, the benefits and challenges of the increase in generative AI and more.

Harnessing the Power of CTEM for Cloud Security
2024-04-02 11:27

Cloud solutions are more mainstream – and therefore more exposed – than ever before. In 2023 alone, a staggering 82% of data breaches were against public, private, or hybrid cloud environments....

Cloud Active Defense: Open-source cloud protection
2024-04-02 04:30

Cloud Active Defense is an open-source solution that integrates decoys into cloud infrastructure. It creates a dilemma for attackers: risk attacking and being detected immediately, or avoid the traps and reduce their effectiveness.