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How to better defend your cloud-based environments against cyberattack

Tech Republic Security

A rapid, disorganized shift to the cloud can open the door to data theft, ransomware, malware, and other cyberattacks, says IBM X-Force.

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Why you must extend Zero Trust to public cloud workloads

CIO Business Intelligence

Today, many organizations are embracing the power of the public cloud by shifting their workloads to them. A recent study shows that 98% of IT leaders 1 have adopted a public cloud infrastructure. It is estimated by the end of 2023, 31% of organizations expect to run 75% of their workloads 2 in the cloud. 8 Complexity.

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Improving visibility and security in hybrid cloud environments

CIO Business Intelligence

Compliance violations are also a real concern, with customers being held responsible for most cloud security failures. And when it comes to incident response, a large percentage of organizations find it difficult to act swiftly due to limited visibility into cloud activities. Cloud-agnostic security is the key to achieving this.

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Data protection giant Veeam moves HQ to Seattle region, tops $1.5B in annual recurring revenue

GeekWire

Credit the cloud, and the talent. Veeam Software , the top company by market share in data protection and ransomware recovery, has officially shifted its corporate headquarters from Columbus, Ohio, to the Seattle area, drawn by the close proximity of the major cloud providers and the deep pool of technical talent.

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The Importance of an Online Encryption Policy

CTOvision

It covers the systematic data management of the company and can also be referred to as information security policy standards when working in an on-premise, cloud, or a hybrid-computing environment. Cloud – your software and computing resources are stored, managed, and communicated in the cloud. Symmetric key encryption.

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Security attacks and countermeasures

Cloud Musings

The outcomes further noted that such concerns create barriers to the adoption of critical technologies that drive value and growth: mobility, cloud and big data. The resulting breaches occur primarily through malware, including Trojan horses, adware, worms, viruses and downloaders [6]. Most Active Malware Today.

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Cybersecurity: Is AI Ready for Primetime In Cyber Defense?

CTOvision

Last year, Amazon, Google, Microsoft and IBM began offering machine learning tools in the cloud, allowing developers easy access to an array of tools previously available only to data scientists. Analysts believe that most malware goes undetected from 100-250+ days. What if machines could detect malware early in the kill chain?