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February 1, 2021

Published by Teri Robinson at February 1, 2021

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The cloud divide: Risks and rewards for companies that moved pre-pandemic

Cloud enabled a lot of organizations to shift fast, accommodating the new business requirements that emerged with the pandemic. But where did security fit into the equation? SC Media spoke to Vikram Kunchala of Deloitte to find out.

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January 26, 2021

Published by Derek B. Johnson at January 26, 2021

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Google to offer suite of new zero trust capabilities through Chrome browser

With backing from Google infrastructure and support from a host of industry partners, the features have the potential to significantly expand the footprint of zero trust solutions within industry and government.

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January 22, 2021

Published by Bradley Barth at January 22, 2021

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Hackers hijacked cloud accounts of high-tech and aviation firms, hid in systems for years

The effectiveness of this operation serves as a reminder of the risks of openly sharing and storing plain-text network credentials or sensitive network access instructions on internet-accessible apps or servers.

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January 20, 2021

Published by Derek B. Johnson at January 20, 2021

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Reliance on cloud, APIs create confusion and introduce risk into software development

Businesses are increasingly hosting their applications in public or private clouds while using APIs to speed up the development process. Both shifts come with security implications.

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January 20, 2021

Published by Joe Uchill at January 20, 2021

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Last-minute Trump order adds new security regulation to cloud providers

An eleventh-hour executive order will require infrastructure-as-a-service providers to log the identity of foreign clients. The executive order will stand, unless specifically repealed by new President Joe Biden.

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January 20, 2021

Published by Bradley Barth at January 20, 2021

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SolarWinds attack opened up 4 separate paths to a Microsoft 365 cloud breach

Tactics expose the need for organizations to develop cohesive playbooks for breaches affecting hybrid environments.

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January 14, 2021

Published by Derek B. Johnson at January 14, 2021

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Early-stage cybersecurity investment flowing, despite pandemic

While most industries saw a significant dip in seed and Series A investments last year, cybersecurity investment remained resilient.

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January 14, 2021

Published by Steve Zurier at January 14, 2021

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CISA says multiple attacks on cloud services bypassed multifactor authentication

Threat actors have used a variety of tactics and techniques—including phishing, brute force login attempts, and possibly a so-called “pass-the-cookie” attack that bypassed multifactor authentication to exploit cloud security weaknesses.

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January 13, 2021

Published by Derek B. Johnson at January 13, 2021

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JumpCloud land $100 million in funding, as secure remote access market continues surge

Over the past two decades, businesses have piled a patchwork of different products and services – multi-factor authentication, single sign-on, identity governance and administration policies and others – on top of their directory. That introduces risk and complexity, says Jumpcloud CEO Rajat Bhargava.

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