Eight million files leaked from Elasticsearch database
Eight million files are on the street due to a configuration error in the Elasticsearch database of AavGo, a cloud-based software provider for the hotel industry. The misconfigured database contained information about hotel guests and internal files of hotels, reports SiliconAngle.
Daniel Brown, a W... Read more
Symantec prepares cloud access tools for zero-trust security
Symantec is going to expand its Integrated Cyber Defense Platform with zero-trust capabilities, reports SiliconAngle. Companies that use Symantec software can therefore implement zero-trust security policies.
Zero-trust security is security that no longer works with the network perimeter as a contro... Read more
According to half of organisations, cloud apps pose a risk of cyber-attacks’.
Cloud apps make companies the target of cyber-attacks. That's what 49 percent of organizations think, according to research by Thales among 1,050 IT decision-makers worldwide. 54 percent think that IoT devices are the reason they are targeted by criminals, 50 percent blame web portals.
As a result,... Read more
Palo Alto Networks: defending against machines, with machines
Classic hackers with hoodies that attack companies or
organizations are a thing of the past. Today, cyberattacks are increasingly
automated by machines. According to the American security company Palo Alto
Networks, companies and organizations should leave the fight against these
malicious machines... Read more
AWS rolls out new secure access features and cloud instances for enterprises
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has introduced new features that allow users to protect application environments on its cloud platform. New instance configurations have also been released.
AWS has launched a tool called EC2 Instance Connect, reports Silicon Angle. This tool is designed to provide greater ... Read more
87 percent of companies experience business acceleration through cloud services’.
87 percent of companies experience business accelerations as a result of their use of cloud services. That's what McAfee's Cloud and Risk Adoption Report says. For the survey, the security company interviewed 1,000 enterprise organizations worldwide. It combined those results with insights from bill... Read more
Check Point security analytics solution needs to discover more cloud threats
Check Point has launched a new tool that offers cloud-native threat protection and security intelligence. The tool, CloudGuard Log.oc, enables customers to view any data flow and audit trail in flexible, scalable cloud environments. The tool is designed to help customers better understand their clou... Read more
Palo Alto Networks completes acquisition of PureSec
Palo Alto Networks has completed the acquisition of serverless security company PureSec. With the acquisition, the company aims to better secure the customer journey to multicloud environments and expand its Prisma cloud security strategy, Yahoo writes. Palo Alto Networks (hereinafter referred to as... Read more
Palo Alto Networks launches cloud security suite Prism
Palo Alto Networks has unveiled a new cloud security suite designed to help customers live safer digital lives. The new suite is called Prism and aims to simplify access, data protection and application security.
Prism consists of four different components: Prisma Access, Prima Public Cloud, Prisma... Read more
Google’s new Web Risk API protects apps from malicious URLs
Google has added more security features to its cloud platform. These include the Web Risk API, which is a service for developers who want to build extra security into their applications. The function is now available as a beta version, reports Silicon Angle.
Web Risk API lets client applications che... Read more