RSS_Virtulization

Amid the rising pace of digitization, a growing number of organizations are managing their workloads based on a hybrid model. A hybrid model by design leads to dispersion of corporate data across different environments. Against this backdrop, it has become more difficult than ever to secure and protect the data from many digital identities that are used to access various systems. While security components like multifactor authentication (MFA), Single Sign-On (SSO), and Password Vaulting, among…

The importance of diversity in teams  As an immigrant, a woman, and a member of the LGBTQ community, I understand the value of diverse perspectives. Technology, like many industries, has historically been male-dominated. However, I am passionate about fostering diversity because it brings different viewpoints and approaches to problem-solving. Diverse teams are more innovative, and they produce better outcomes.  In the context of product development, diversity plays a critical role. By bringing together individuals from…

Almost three-quarters (74%) of IT security directors in regulated industries in the US and UK believe detection-based security technologies are outdated and inadequate. This surprising finding comes from Everfox’s latest CYBER360 report, a survey of 1000 IT and security leaders in government, defense and financial services across the US and UK. The report, published on February 12, 2025, lays bare the exceptionally high volume of cyber-attacks suffered by regulated organizations, with 97% of respondents saying…

Today, I will be going over Control 2 from version 8.1 of the top 18 CIS Controls – Inventory and Control of Software Assets. I will go over the seven safeguards and offer my thoughts on what I’ve found. Key Takeaways for Control 2 Reusability. The tools that were mentioned in Control 1 will be used in Control 2 as well. Reusing tools that accomplish goals for both Controls 1 and 2 can help cut…

By now, we should all be pretty well acquainted with phishing scams. They’ve been around for a very long time—nearly 30 years, in fact—and are the primary focus of most security awareness training programs and initiatives. Despite this, phishing remains remarkably effective, with over 90% of successful cyberattacks beginning with a phishing email. Why? Because these scams are constantly evolving. To protect against the next wave of phishing scams, it’s important to understand them. As…

At LEAP 2025, Huawei Cloud demonstrated its commitment to Saudi Arabia’s AI leadership, showcasing its Riyadh Region as a pivotal hub for AI development in the Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa. The company highlighted how its sophisticated infrastructure and AI capabilities are empowering the Kingdom to build locally relevant AI solutions while maintaining data sovereignty. Launched in September 2023, the Huawei Cloud Riyadh Region serves over 1,000 customers and 300 partners across government, finance, media,…

Microsoft has been forced to issue security updates for four more zero-day vulnerabilities, including two currently under active exploitation. The tech giant’s February Patch Tuesday update round features fixes for over 50 CVEs, including 22 remote code execution (RCE) bugs, 19 elevation of privilege (EoP) flaws and two security feature bypass vulnerabilities. The CVEs under active exploitation include CVE-2025-21391, a Windows Storage EoP bug with a CVSS score of 7.1. “At first glance, it ‘only’…

Sin duda, las conocidas como habilidades blandas o soft skills se han convertido en uno de los valores esenciales a la hora de contratar. ¿También en TI? “Muchas veces, sobre todo en perfiles técnicos, se tiene más en cuenta el conocimiento que las soft skills, que son muy importantes”, valora Fernández. “Si quieres crear una cultura o un ambiente de trabajo concreto dentro de un equipo, hay que darles valor a las dos cosas por…