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Alkira CSX enables cloud architects and network engineers to build and deploy a point and click multi-cloud network in minutes, with the flexibility to turn services on and off as the business requires, with no upfront CapEx. "Alkira is like having your own personalized virtual co-location capability for cloud network access. It comes with a rich suite of secure and resilient unified services that enable on-time and at scale cloud connectivity."
The transition from traditional onsite data colocation to the use of third-party cloud shared tenant services should be on everyone's minds. Larger organizations are likely to have highly skilled teams to secure their own infrastructure, but the cloud model is designed for ease of use, and reduced friction and complexity - a ripe combinations for folks with less technical skills to launch data into the cloud.
Tech Data announced it has expanded its Cloud Solution Factory offering with the addition of Modern Workplace with Microsoft Secure Score that establishes a security baseline for Office 365 users with automated policy enforcement. "As experts in cloud and solution development, Tech Data is able to simplify the cloud configuration and deployment processes, so our channel partners can serve their customers quickly and effectively while mitigating cybersecurity risks."
Stealthbits Technologies, a customer-driven cybersecurity software company focused on protecting an organization's sensitive data and the credentials attackers use to steal that data, announced the release of StealthAUDIT 10.0, their flagship platform for auditing, governance, and access management across dozens of IT and data resources. Correspondingly, there is an ever-increasing number of storage platforms and repositories available to house the data security professionals need to protect, both on-premises and in the cloud.
Net announced a strategic partnership to deliver the power of the cloud to customers by reducing the costs and time typically associated with moving large amounts of data from legacy systems to the cloud. Net's leading software modernization technology enables Snowflake customers to more efficiently and effectively migrate new workloads to the platform, accelerating their time-to-value for utilizing the benefits of the cloud data platform.
Ingram Micro Cloud announced the addition of leading secure remote connectivity solutions from TeamViewer to the Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace as part of a global cloud distribution agreement. Secure remote access and support: Allows system administrators to access remote servers, securely from anywhere, without needing VPN. Business users can also use TeamViewer to remotely access their work computers from off-site locations.
CloudKnox Security, the leading permissions management platform for security and infrastructure operations, announced that the company has been granted patents related to the CloudKnox Cloud Security Platform. The second patent, "Method and system to detect discrepancy in infrastructure security configurations from translated security best practice configurations in heterogeneous environments," relates to the Anomaly Detection capability in the CloudKnox platform and leveraging activity-based authorization for security and compliance controls.
As most companies make the rapid shift to work-from-home to stem the spread of COVID-19, a significant percentage of IT and cloud professionals are concerned about maintaining the security of their cloud environments during the transition, according to a survey conducted by Fugue. Preventing cloud misconfiguration remains a significant challenge for cloud engineering and security teams.
San Jose, Calif.-based cloud security firm Zscaler said it will acquire Redmond, Wash.-based startup Cloudneeti for an undisclosed sum. Cloudneeti offers cloud security posture management to prevent and remediate misconfigurations in SaaS, IaaS and PaaS. "Cloudneeti augments Zscaler's data protection capabilities and will dramatically improve organizations' cloud security by discovering and eliminating some of the most common causes of data breaches and compliance violations," said Jay Chaudhry, Chairman and CEO of Zscaler.
As cloud platforms become more prevalent, IT and DevOps teams face additional concerns and uncertainties related to securing their cloud instances. 230 million misconfigurations are identified on average each day, proving this risk is prevalent and widespread. "Cloud-based operations have become the rule rather than the exception, and cybercriminals have adapted to capitalize on misconfigured or mismanaged cloud environments," said Greg Young, vice president of cybersecurity for Trend Micro.