Flexibility and granularity of security controls is good but can still represent a risk for new cloud adopters that don’t recognise some of the configuration pitfalls.

AWS Security Hub is designed to provide users with a comprehensive view of their high-priority security alerts and compliance status.

Organisations today need to maintain an identity platform that enables both friction-free and highly-secure authentication.

The service supposedly helps global enterprises and developers create, deploy, and manage blockchain applications on Huawei Cloud.

"As the CIO I can’t control the threats, but I can control the position I put the organisation in to defend against those threats."

AlgoSec’s new solution will allow a central management capability for Azure Firewall, Microsoft's new cloud-native firewall-as-a-service.

The new partnership will allow VSA by Kaseya’s cloud and on-premises users to deploy and manage security with Bitdefender Cloud Security for MSPs.

"SMBs moving to the cloud should assess and prepare for the changes this will bring to their existing security infrastructure."

The report revealed that nearly a quarter of the data in the cloud can be categorised as sensitive, putting an organisation at risk if stolen or leaked. 

“The new solutions build on Oracle’s existing security heritage and give customers always-on capabilities that make it easier than ever to achieve end-to-end security."

For organisations to adopt the cloud with peace of mind, they not only need visibility, but consistent data and threat protection policies across their data and applications.

An external attacker or malicious insider who is able to hijack these types of user credentials could shut down cloud environments.

There are steps that businesses can and should take to protect their data systems – and the privacy of their customers.

The Cb ThreatHunter announcement was made from the company’s annual user conference #CbConnect18 in New York.

Symantec recently announced innovations and expansions to its cloud security portfolio.

The acquisition is expected to close during Palo Alto Networks fiscal first quarter, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

“Financial organisations regularly handle sensitive, regulated data like home addresses, bank statements and Social Security numbers.”

Despite many Asia Pacific countries being renowned for their forward-thinking operations in mature IT markets, they are still trailing behind in their ability to implement security management.

Many organisations are still struggling to secure their clouds – earlier this year, Australian cloud-based recruitment and HR software provider PageUp exposed two million passwords following a malware infection.

“Email security is now viewed as mission-critical and requires a multi-layered security approach.”

Let’s start with the positives. Office 365 adoption, and going cloud in general, is good for security.

The report also assigns a current security maturity tier and compares the organisation’s results to peer benchmarks.

WatchGuard’s AuthPoint solution is a cloud service that can be deployed and managed from any location without the need for expensive hardware components.

Research found a 35% increase DDoS attacks using public cloud server-based botnets from the previous 12 months.