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Japan rebukes Fujitsu for cloud security fails
2023-07-03 01:35

Asia In Brief Japan's government last Friday rebuked Fujitsu for shabby cloud security. Fujitsu operates a cloud called "FENICS" and in February 2023 admitted that in December 2022 it had detected network misconfigurations that allowed unauthorized remote access to the service.

Gigamon’s Cloud Security Report Shares Insights on Undetected Breaches & Deep Observability
2023-06-30 17:47

Findings in network intelligence firm Gigamon's Hybrid Cloud Security Survey report suggest there's a disconnect between perception and reality when it comes to vulnerabilities in the hybrid cloud: 94% of CISOs and other cybersecurity leaders said their tools give them total visibility of their assets and hybrid cloud infrastructure, yet 90% admitted to having been breached in the past 18 months, and over half fear attacks coming from dark corners of their web enterprises. Key to understanding hybrid cloud security Must-read security coverage Google offers certificate in cybersecurity, no dorm room required The top 6 enterprise VPN solutions to use in 2023 EY survey: Tech leaders to invest in AI, 5G, cybersecurity, big data, metaverse Electronic data retention policy.

95% fear inadequate cloud security detection and response
2023-06-27 03:30

Although numerous respondents acknowledged employing risky practices and behaviors within their cloud environments, they strongly believe in the effectiveness of their security tools and processes to safeguard their organizations against meticulously planned attacks, according to Permiso. The survey assessed both the respondents cloud security practices and the scale of their environment, including the number of identities and secrets they manage, response time to an attack, the different methods of access into their environment, and the types of solutions they utilize to help secure their environments.

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2023-06-27 02:46

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US and European IT decision-makers have different cloud security priorities
2023-06-21 04:30

The growing adoption of cloud has elevated cloud security fear for IT teams, as they grapple with the challenges and concerns arising from the widespread use of complex cloud environments while diligently addressing them, according to SUSE. Cloud security fear is growing. Data stores as top cloud security concern: 31% of respondents named data stores hosted by cloud or third parties as their top cloud security concern.

Incorporating cloud security teams into the SOC enhances operational efficiencies
2023-06-13 03:00

Security leaders are recognizing that cloud and the way cloud security teams work today are becoming increasingly critical to business and IT operations, according to Trend Micro. As a result, cloud security and the foundational practices of their teams will be absorbed into the SOC to increase efficiencies in the coming years.

EC-Council’s Certified CISO Hall of Fame Report 2023 shows Cloud Security as Top Concern
2023-06-07 14:02

A survey of global cybersecurity leaders through the 2023 Certified CISO Hall of Fame Report commissioned by EC-Council identified 4 primary areas of grave concern: cloud security, data security, security governance, and lack of cybersecurity talent. EC-Council, the global leader in cybersecurity education and training, released its Certified Chief Information Security Officer Hall of Fame Report today, honoring the top 50 Certified CISOs globally.

Cloud Security Tops Concerns for Cybersecurity Leaders: EC-Council's Certified CISO Hall of Fame Report 2023
2023-06-03 08:10

A survey of global cybersecurity leaders through the 2023 Certified CISO Hall of Fame Report commissioned by the EC-Council identified 4 primary areas of grave concern: cloud security, data security, security governance, and lack of cybersecurity talent. EC-Council, the global leader in cybersecurity education and training, released its Certified Chief Information Security Officer Hall of Fame Report today, honoring the top 50 Certified CISOs globally.

Top public cloud security concerns for the media and entertainment industry
2023-05-29 04:00

Survey findings highlighted that, while M&E organizations are still relatively new to cloud storage, public cloud storage use is on the rise, with 89% of respondents looking to increase or maintain their cloud services. "The media and entertainment industry is a key vertical for cloud storage services, driven by the need for accessibility to large media files among multiple organizations and geographically distributed teams," said Andrew Smith, senior manager of strategy and market intelligence at Wasabi Technologies, and a former IDC analyst.

Inadequate tools leave AppSec fighting an uphill battle for cloud security
2023-05-19 03:30

AppSec teams are stuck in a catch-up cycle, unable to keep up with the increasingly rapid, agile dev pace, and playing security defense via an endless and unproductive vulnerability chase, according to Backslash Security. Far and wide, enterprises are victims of this costly 'defensive tax:' the cost of employing AppSec engineers who chase vulnerabilities rather than drive a comprehensive cloud-native AppSec program is estimated to be upwards of $1.2 million annually.