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Google is adding a new defensive layer to protect enterprise workloads running in Google Cloud. It's called Virtual Machine Threat Detection, and will help select Security Command Center customers detect cryptomining malware inside their virtual machines.
Google has announced the public preview of a new Virtual Machine Threat Detection system that can detect cryptocurrency miners and other malware without the need for software agents. A significant problem for developers and enterprises using cloud-based virtual machines is the constant targeting of threat actors who breach servers to install cryptominers.
Online work accounts of News Corporation journalists were broken into by snoops with ties to China, it was claimed today. The cyber-attack "Included the targeting of emails and documents of some employees, including journalists," wrote defense editor Larisa Brown.
A high-severity security vulnerability in Argo CD can enable attackers to access targets' application-development environments, paving the way for stealing passwords, API keys, tokens and other sensitive information. Argo CD is a continuous-delivery platform deployed as a Kubernetes controller in the cloud, and it's used to deploy applications, then continuously monitor them in real time as they run.
The cloud computing market value is set to grow by $287.03 billion from 2020 to 2025, as per the latest report by Technavio. YoY growth: 20.37%. Performing market contribution: North America at 40%. Key consumer countries: US, Germany, China, Japan, and UK. Regional cloud computing market analysis.
Platform9 announced the results of its research, revealing that 91% of survey respondents cite security, consistent management across environments, high availability, and observability as their top concerns for operating cloud-native technologies. The report, which surveyed over 500 technology executives and practitioners, details how enterprises are adopting cloud-native technologies, provides insight into 2022 technology investment priorities, and identifies top concerns to help business leaders and enterprises determine how best to navigate and accelerate their cloud-native initiatives for the rest of the year.
European manufacturing firms are embracing cloud-based technologies and services to accelerate their go-to-market plans and improve digital marketing efforts, according to an Information Services Group report. The report finds manufacturers on the continent also looking to the cloud to enable direct-to-consumer business models.
Investments in non-cloud infrastructure increased 7.3% year over year in 3Q21 to $14.6 billion, the third consecutive quarter to see an increase in year-over-year spend after a period of declining spending that started in 2Q19. Spending on shared cloud infrastructure reached $13 billion, an increase of 8.6% compared to 3Q20, and a 6.6% increase from the previous quarter. IDC expects to see continuously strong demand for shared cloud infrastructure with spending surpassing non-cloud infrastructure spending in 2022.
Cloud governance, in terms of enforcing cost, compliance, and security policies tends to be a pivotal inhibitor to cloud adoption and is a top priority for organizations in the new year, a Stacklet survey reveals. Cloud governance is a framework of policies, procedures, and tools focused on ensuring cloud deployments are operating securely and efficiently.
An active espionage campaign has been attributed to the threat actor known as Molerats that abuses legitimate cloud services like Google Drive and Dropbox to host malware payloads and for command-and-control and the exfiltration of data from targets across the Middle East. The cyber offensive is believed to have been underway since at least July 2021, according to cloud-based information security company Zscaler, continuing previous efforts by the hacking group to conduct reconnaissance on the target hosts and plunder sensitive information.