For companies that are invested in on-prem datacenters, moving to the public cloud is no trivia task. While many of our customers are eager to “get out of the datacenter” business and exploit the seamless consumption model and innovation of the large hyperscalers, embracing a new platform has a steep learning curve. Moreover, moving existing workloads to the public cloud is easier said than done. I have yet to find a customer who moved to…

For companies that are invested in on-prem datacenters, moving to the public cloud is no trivia task. While many of our customers are eager to “get out of the datacenter” business and exploit the seamless consumption model and innovation of the large hyperscalers, embracing a new platform has a steep learning curve. Moreover, moving existing workloads to the public cloud is easier said than done. I have yet to find a customer who moved to…

Digital Marriage—Making Sure Your Online Wedding is Safe and Secure Love finds a way. Even in a pandemic.  Across this year and last, a growing number of couples are sticking to their wedding dates as planned, yet with a twist—they’re holding them online. Whether to comply with local guidance, accommodate friends and family who cannot travel, or some mix of both, online weddings are indeed happening. They take many forms—from streaming a small ceremony at…

The highly sophisticated SolarWinds attack was designed to circumvent threat detection—and it did, for much too long. Two cybersecurity experts share some valuable lessons learned from the attack. Image: iStock/BalkansCat The recent SolarWinds supply-chain attack went undetected for months. The earliest suspicious activity was detected in September 2019; by Dec. 12, stakeholders were notified, and a formal investigation by law enforcement, intelligence teams, and branches of the US government was launched.  Following the attack, announcement,…

CISA warns of attacks on cloud-based services Length: 10:45 | Jan 29, 2021 Companies are most vulnerable when employees work from home or use a combination of company and personal devices. Source link

Is your boss spying on you? It’s possible, and privacy laws aren’t there yet Length: 4:24 | Jan 29, 2021 Some companies are using monitoring software to keep tabs on employees working from home. Some organizations are crying foul. Source link

Vishing: FBI says beware of voice phishing at large organizations Length: 6:45 | Jan 29, 2021 Attackers are tricking employees into logging into phishing sites. Source link

  After seeing the 1983 film WarGames as a child, Sheryl Benedict became fascinated by computer technology. In this edition of our blog, Sheryl explains how the thought of protecting organizations from the bad guys inspired her to achieve great things in cybersecurity.