Security News
Incydr is Code42's new SaaS data risk detection and response solution, which enables security teams to mitigate file exposure and exfiltration risk without disrupting legitimate collaboration. Incydr keeps an eye on all file-associated events that happen across the company's environment and shortens the time it takes to detect and respond to data risk caused by an insider threat.
As a result, companies have to make sure the SaaS vendors keep their company's data secure, and that their employees use of these SaaS solutions is secure also when end users are not connected to the office network. They'll also look for BYOD security strategies and take a more modern approach to security architecture that includes cloud-based security and access management protections, such as multifactor authentication and federation with SaaS applications.
Ensure efficient use of available bandwidth, accelerating backups to the cloud and data recovery from the cloud by only transmitting data blocks that have been changed. "We have been testing DataProtect delivered as a Service for some time, and I am very pleased with its performance," said Tim Kovars, Senior Systems Engineer, Quarles & Brady LLP. "The UI is simple, clean, and easy to navigate, and data ingestion and retrieval have been a snap. As a long-term Cohesity customer, this is the type of innovation I have come to expect from this data management company."
Third-party SaaS apps can significantly extend the functionality and capabilities of an organization's public cloud environment, but they can also introduce security concerns. Assessing the risk of these applications is the key to maintaining a balance between safety and productivity.
Businesses tend to be as vulnerable as the weakest security settings they have enabled for their SaaS applications. Although SaaS platforms have dozens or even hundreds of built-in security configuration controls, it is the responsibility of the client to set them correctly.
Autonomous identity is no longer a far-out destination; it's just up ahead. SailPoint announced a series of planned updates to its SaaS identity platform to enable enterprises to automate important identity processes that match the speed and pace of today's dynamic business environment. The new features, which include role insights and access request recommendations, leverage machine learning algorithms to deliver on the SailPoint Predictive Identity vision.
BetterCloud announced the launch of BetterCloud Discover. The new centralized platform gives enterprises insights into employee SaaS adoption, and visibility into the full scope of sanctioned and unsanctioned applications within their company's multi-SaaS environment.
IBM has quietly announced a plan to turn one of its security software bundles into a software-as-a-service. About two-thirds of the way down this week's list is a declaration titled: "Statement of direction: IBM plans to launch IBM Cloud Pak for Security software as a service offering."
McAfee announced the expansion of its MVISION portfolio with three all-in-one software-as-a-service solution offerings - McAfee Device-to-Cloud suites. All three suites include McAfee MVISION Insights, the industry's first proactive and actionable threat posture capability that prioritizes risk, predicts the success of countermeasures and prescribes remedial actions.
A rise in SaaS adoption is prompting concerns over operational complexity and risk, a BetterCloud report reveals. With SaaS on the rise, 49 percent of respondents are confident in their ability to identify and monitor unsanctioned SaaS usage on company networks-yet 76 percent see unsanctioned apps as a security risk.