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Cloud-based security initiatives, such as Secure Access Service Edge and Security Service Edge, comprising Secure Web Gateway, Cloud Access Security Brokers, Data Loss Prevention, and Zero Trust Network Access, effectively push security to wherever the corporate users, devices, and resources are - all via the cloud. For starters, this hybrid security architecture adds up the cost and complexity of managing disparate security solutions, something organizations desperately attempt to overcome with cloud-based converged security stacks.
In 2023, the cloud isn't just a technology—it's a battleground. Zenbleed, Kubernetes attacks, and sophisticated APTs are just the tip of the iceberg in the cloud security warzone. In collaboration...
In the last year, 47% of all data breaches originated in the cloud, and more than 6 in 10 respondents believe cloud security is lacking and poses a severe risk to their business operations, according to Illumio. 97% believe Zero Trust Segmentation can greatly improve their organization's cloud security strategy because it improves digital trust, ensures business continuity, and bolsters cyber resilience.
A set of novel attack methods has been demonstrated against Google Workspace and the Google Cloud Platform that could be potentially leveraged by threat actors to conduct ransomware, data...
Cloud PCs give you access to Windows AI tools on any device, and Windows 365 now has AI-powered tools to help IT give users the right cloud PC for their needs. Microsoft is adding more AI tools to Windows, including Copilot on Windows 11, and giving developers more tools to create AI features of their own for Windows.
VMware is warning of a critical and unpatched security flaw in Cloud Director that could be exploited by a malicious actor to get around authentication protections. Tracked as CVE-2023-34060 (CVSS...
98% of organizations globally are facing a cloud skills gap, specifically in trying to find people with general cloud skills, cloud architecture knowledge, and adapting, monitoring, and troubleshooting for the cloud, according to a report by SoftwareOne. Over the past four years, a rapid increase in cloud adoption has led to 94% of organizations utilizing at least one cloud provider, with the majority opting for hybrid or multi-cloud setups.
What will cybersecurity look like in 2024? Google Cloud's global Cybersecurity Forecast found that generative AI can help attackers and defenders and urged security personnel to look out for nation-state backed attacks and more. Threat actors will use generative AI and large language models in phishing and other social engineering scams, Google Cloud predicted.
Infosec bods have detailed an underground cybersecurity tool dubbed Predator AI that not only can be used to compromise poorly secured cloud services and web apps, but has an optional chat-bot assistant that only kinda works. Predator AI is apparently programmed to be to able to exploit 30 kinds of misconfigured or poorly setup web-based services and technologies, ranging from Amazon Web Services' Simple Email Service, Twilio, and WordPress to OpenCart, Magento, OneSignal, Stripe, and PayPal, SentinelLabs boffin Alex Delamotte explained on Wednesday.
Cloud computing company VMware rolled out new cloud, AI, edge and data services at VMware Explore Barcelona 2023 on November 7. "We truly believe private AI will become the default architecture for enabling generative AI in the enterprise," said Chris Wolf, vice president of VMware AI Labs, in a pre-briefing for the media on November 2.