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Managed and as-a-service models are a growing trend across infrastructure consumers. Customers in general want ease and consistency within both IT and finance, for example opting to shift towards OpEx funding models. For large or enterprise organisations with significant investments in existing technologies, processes, and skills, refactoring everything into cloud native services can be complex and expensive. For these types of environments the strategy has sharpened from Cloud-First to Cloud-Smart. A Cloud-Smart approach enables customers…

One of the main challenges of OT security is the problem of compatibility. OT components often differ significantly from each other in terms of age and sophistication as well as software and communication protocols. This complicates asset discovery and makes it difficult to establish a consistent cybersecurity governance approach. Combating asset blindness in OT security begins with taking account of these differences. The standard asset visibility models, active and passive, have apparent faults; active monitoring…

Endpoint devices played a big part in malware and ransomware attacks in 2021. According to a study covered by Help Net Security, security researchers detected more malware and ransomware endpoint infections in the first nine months of the year than they did for all of 2020. Attack scripts leveraging PowerSploit, Cobalt Strike, and other tools were particularly prevalent in that nine-month period, having grown 10% over the previous year after having already climbed 666% compared…

Interim Status Made Permanent with Unanimous Board Approval SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 21, 2022 – Proofpoint, Inc., a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today announced that Ashan Willy, interim chief executive officer, has been appointed chief executive officer, effective immediately. “The Thoma Bravo board of directors is excited to partner with Ashan as he leads Proofpoint in its next phase of growth,” said Seth Boro, a managing partner at Thoma Bravo. “We are confident he will carry Proofpoint’s mission…

An organization’s data and secrets are simultaneously its greatest assets and its greatest risks. By Howard Ting, CEO, Cyberhaven Recently Twitch suffered a devastating hack that exposed its most sensitive data and intellectual property including source code, unreleased product information, streamer earnings, and more. For security teams and enterprise leaders, this attack should make the hair on the back of their necks stand up. This is a worst-case scenario breach, designed to cause maximum disruption,…

By Rotem Shemesh, Lead Product Marketing Manager, Security Solutions, at Datto Phishing is a familiar concept to cybersecurity professionals – and hackers. According to a recent study, phishing attacks are the method of choice of cybercriminals attempting to infiltrate an organization. Why? Because they are easy to deploy and the opportunity for human error when clicking on a phishing email is high. When many of us hear the term “phishing” we may picture an obvious…

By Simon Rolph, CEO & Founder of Such Sweet Thunder The world as we know it has changed – it’s undisputed. Industries of all kinds face a wholly different landscape compared to 18 months ago, and the data industry is no exception. With each step we take into this new environment, new technologies are being developed to fit unique business needs, ultimately improving our capabilities. The data analytics industry has proliferated in recent years, with…