Amazon Web Services security: 5 issues startups aim to fix
Venture Beast
DECEMBER 2, 2021
Amid AWS re:Invent, cloud startups discussed Amazon Web Services security and how they're solving issues like misconfiguration and visibility. Read More.
Amazon Web Services bans accounts linked with Pegasus spyware
The Verge
JULY 19, 2021
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has banned NSO Group, the company behind the Pegasus spyware program. When we learned of this activity, we acted quickly to shut down the relevant infrastructure and accounts,” an Amazon Web Services spokesperson confirmed to The Verge. AWS wasn’t the only service NSO apparently used.
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Seattle Seahawks’ deep dive into analytics starts with a ‘data lake’ built by Amazon Web Services
GeekWire
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
For the Seattle Seahawks, that dive starts with a “data lake” built with Amazon Web Services. Amazon expanded its partnership with the NFL when it secured a deal with the Seahawks last year to become the team’s official cloud services provider.
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Experts Sound Alarm on Critical Cloud Security Risks
SecureWorld News
AUGUST 1, 2023
However, security has struggled to keep up with the rapid pace of cloud innovation. Misconfigurations, vulnerable services, advanced malware, and sheer scale have opened cracks in cloud security. A new report from Qualys highlights critical security issues organizations face as they adopt cloud computing models.
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The top 12 security announcements at AWS re:Invent 2021
Venture Beast
DECEMBER 3, 2021
Amazon Web Services' top security announcements at AWS re:Invent 2021 included improved cloud vulnerability management and container security. Read More.
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6 big Kubernetes container security launches at AWS re:Invent 2021
Venture Beast
DECEMBER 3, 2021
Kubernetes container security was a top theme of AWS re:Invent 2021, with announcements from both Amazon Web Services and partners. Read More.
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AWS exec: ‘Embrace more automation’ to boost cloud security
Venture Beast
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Amazon Web Services sees expanding the use of automation for cloud security as a top priority for 2022, an AWS security executive said. Read More.
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What CIOs Can Learn From An Upgrade Of Inflight Web Services
The Accidental Successful CIO
MAY 18, 2016
Airline CIOs are going to have to make some tough in-flight internet decisions Image Credit: Christopher Doyle. Since they could not be connected to the Internet when they were in flight , they were released from their obligations. What Does It Mean To Access The Internet From A Plane? With new satellites, this is all changing.
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A company you’ve probably never heard of caused half the internet to go dark
Vox
JUNE 8, 2021
Swaths of websites went down on Tuesday morning after an outage at the cloud computing services provider Fastly. Internet users were unable to access major news outlets, e-commerce platforms, and even government websites. Everyone from Amazon to the New York Times to the White House was affected.
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Amazon unveils new security features for AWS Lake Formation
Venture Beast
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
Amazon Web Services announced row- and cell-level security for the AWS Lake Formation data lake service at re:Invent 2021. Read More.
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Microsoft expands Defender security to Google Cloud, joining AWS, Azure
Venture Beast
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
Microsoft says its cloud security tool, Defender for Cloud, now supports Google Cloud, in addition to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Azure. Read More.
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Amazon Web Services AWS – Accelerate Your Cloud Success
Galido
MARCH 8, 2017
Amazon Web Services is an extensive, developing distributed Cloud computing stage gave by Amazon.com. Web administrations are here and there called cloud administrations or remote figuring administrations. It is solid, very accessible, and secure. Amazon Simple Queue Service Amazon SQS. Web Hosting.
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Twitter is launching a Tor service for more secure and private tweeting
The Verge
MARCH 8, 2022
Onion services are sometimes dubbed hidden services or “dark web” services, although the latter often refers to explicitly criminal sites like the Silk Road drug market. Tools like SecureDrop, which The Verge and other sites use to receive secure documents, also run through Tor.
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Palo Alto Networks debuts cloud-native firewall service for AWS
Venture Beast
MARCH 30, 2022
Palo Alto Networks has unveiled a new cloud-native firewall service for Amazon Web Services (AWS), aiming to simplify cloud network security. Read More.
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Amazon’s Project Kuiper highlights new connections to AWS and partners in Japan
GeekWire
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
(Amazon Photo) As Amazon gears up to build and launch thousands of satellites for its Project Kuiper constellation , it’s talking up the space-based broadband network’s potential to enable new options for managing data traffic with Amazon Web Services — including private connectivity services that never touch the public internet.
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Google unveils ‘self-driving’ cloud security feature
Venture Beast
JULY 20, 2021
At its Security Summit, Google Cloud announced Chronicle integrations, Cloud IDS, an autonomic security operations stack, and more. Read More.
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Public cloud security ‘just barely adequate,’ experts say
Venture Beast
JULY 9, 2021
Fully 98% of security experts said using multiple cloud providers creates additional security challenges and that providers should do more. Read More.
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Cloud security provider Orca Security nabs $550M
Venture Beast
OCTOBER 5, 2021
Orca Security has raised $550 million in an extended series C round, at a $1.8 billion post-money valuation. Read More.
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AI, cyber terrain analytics improve hybrid multicloud security
Venture Beast
MAY 21, 2021
Getting hybrid cloud security right is hard, but machine learning and cyber terrain analytics are a good place to start. Third in a series. Read More.
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Spotify and Discord are down
The Verge
MARCH 8, 2022
If you can’t connect to Spotify or Discord, then no, it’s not just you or your internet connection. Both services have acknowledged they’re having problems within the last hour or so, however, this time the culprit doesn’t appear to be any kind of massive DNS or Amazon Web Services (AWS) problem.
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Microsoft releases one of its biggest security updates this year
Network World
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
Microsoft released one of its biggest security updates this year, fixing 50 vulnerabilities in its products and 26 more in Flash Player, which is bundled with its Edge browser. The patches are split into 14 security bulletins, including the one dedicated to Flash Player, seven of which are rated critical.
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Secure data sharing platform InfoSum nabs $65M
Venture Beast
AUGUST 17, 2021
InfoSum, a secure data sharing platform based in New York, has raised $65 million in a series B equity funding round. Read More.
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Palo Alto Networks unveils ML-powered cloud security platform
Venture Beast
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
Palo Alto Networks announced its Next-Generation CASB will include new SaaS security features powered by AI and ML. Read More.
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How cloud computing has changed the future of internet technology
Venture Beast
APRIL 15, 2022
Cloud technology allows businesses to scale and adapt quickly, accelerating innovation, driving business agility and lowering costs. Read More.
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Thought Leaders In Direct Contact With Adversaries Provide Insights Into New Cyber Attack Techniques
CTOvision
FEBRUARY 20, 2017
Michael Assante is highly regarded for his deep knowledge of industrial control systems and is a champion of the emerging discipline of ICS security. Johannes Ullrich is the director of the SANS Internet Storm Center, the early warning system for the Internet. There are things that can be done to mitigate all these threats.
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Google Cloud acquires Siemplify for boosting security operations
Venture Beast
JANUARY 4, 2022
Google Cloud announced it has acquired Siemplify to help security operations teams to improve their threat response. Read More.
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LinkedIn Shuts Down Four XSS Flaws, Is wireless the Trojan horse in your network security? and more
CTOvision
OCTOBER 3, 2013
IE zero-day vulnerability exploited more widely than previously thought - “A recently announced and yet-to-be-patched vulnerability that affects all versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) has been exploited in targeted attacks against organizations in Taiwan since the beginning of July, according to security researchers.”
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Major Microsoft Azure cross-tenant vulnerability caught by Orca Security
Venture Beast
MARCH 7, 2022
A vulnerability that affected Microsoft's Azure Automation service was caught by cloud security firm Orca Security, and fixed in December. Read More.
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Analyst: Only a matter of time before U.S. cloud companies shut off services in Russia
GeekWire
MARCH 5, 2022
Cutting off access to crucial internet services is another. “Cutting Russia off of Western internet capabilities, be it Office 365 or Amazon Web Services, would very likely have a severely crippling effect, at least in the short run,” said Alexander Gounares , CEO at Bellevue, Wash.-based WTF Cogent?
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Cloud security and analytics platform Devo raises $250M to bolster R&D efforts
Venture Beast
OCTOBER 26, 2021
Devo Technology, a company developing security monitoring and logging solutions, raised $250 million at a $1.5 billion post-money valuation. Read More.
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Israel’s MOD chooses confidential computing to secure its public cloud data
Venture Beast
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
IMOD’s partnership with Anjuna Security suggests that confidential computing could secure public cloud deployments and protect critical data. Read More.
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4 ways to strengthen Azure AD security
Venture Beast
APRIL 26, 2022
A paradigm shift is required to manage Azure AD security in a hybrid identity environment, particularly in four key focus areas. Read More.
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AT&T extends NetBond service to secure IoT connections
Network World
FEBRUARY 2, 2017
The internet is what made IoT happen, providing a common protocol to take the place of separate, specialized networks. But the public internet itself may not always be the best path between a connected device and the cloud. The NetBond service sets up a VPN (virtual private network) from an edge device to the cloud.
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Eureka emerges from stealth to secure cloud data stores with automation
Venture Beast
JANUARY 12, 2022
Eureka, a company developing a platform for securing cloud data stores, has emerged from stealth with $8 million in venture capital. Read More.
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Polar Security unveils cloud data protection platform, $8.5M seed round
Venture Beast
JANUARY 19, 2022
Polar Security offers a platform for automatically securing cloud-native data, and has emerged from stealth with an $8.5 million seed round. Read More.
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Google Cloud boosts threat detection with cloud-native network security offering
Venture Beast
DECEMBER 8, 2021
Google Cloud announced availability of its cloud-native network security offering, Cloud IDS, which offers new threat detection capabilities. Read More.
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How One Fastly Customer Broke the Internet
Gizmodo
JUNE 9, 2021
In the wee hours of Tuesday morning, a tech vendor named Fastly experienced a major outage that inadvertently broke some of the biggest sites on the web. And now, we know why. In a blog post published late yesterday, Fastly engineering VP Nick Rockwell explained the company “experienced a global outage due to an… Read more.
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Akamai to acquire AWS competitor Linode for $900M
Venture Beast
FEBRUARY 15, 2022
Akamai announced the planned acquisition of Linode, a competitor to cloud platforms including Amazon Web Services (AWS), for $900 million. Read More.
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Amazon’s west coast server outage is over, and Twitch is back up
The Verge
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Amazon Web Services barely finished the postmortem on last week’s incident that interrupted deliveries and shut off feeds from security cameras before AWS started having problems again. Now, Amazon reports that “[we] have resolved the issue affecting Internet connectivity” as of 11:10AM ET, and hopefully, it will stay that way.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX inks satellite connectivity deal with Google Cloud
The Verge
MAY 13, 2021
Google said on Thursday that it signed a deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to use the space company’s growing satellite internet service, Starlink, with its cloud unit. The Google-SpaceX deal marks another competitive win for Google in its own rivalry with Amazon’s behemoth cloud services unit, Amazon Web Services.
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Cloud Credential Stealing Campaign Targets AWS, Azure, GCP
SecureWorld News
JULY 17, 2023
A recent report from cybersecurity firm SentinelOne sheds light on a concerning trend in the cyber threat landscape: the expansion of a cloud credential stealing campaign targeting Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
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An Amazon server outage is causing problems for Alexa, Ring, Disney Plus, and others
The Verge
DECEMBER 7, 2021
Problems with some Amazon Web Services cloud servers are causing slow loading or failures for significant chunks of the internet. We’ve also noticed some problems accessing Amazon.com and other Amazon products like the Alexa AI assistant, Kindle ebooks, Amazon Music, Chime, or Ring security cameras.
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