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- Cloud breaches are surging, but enterprises aren’t quick enough to reacton June 6, 2025 at 10:58 am
The rise in cloud breaches has been attributed to a series of factors
- Google is getting serious on cloud sovereigntyby ross.kelly@futurenet.com (Ross Kelly) on May 22, 2025 at 10:03 am
Google has joined Microsoft in bolstering its sovereign cloud services as tensions grow over US influence on big tech providers.
- Enterprises are facing a ‘cloud security crisis’by jane.mccallion@futurenet.com (Jane McCallion) on April 24, 2025 at 9:38 am
Businesses are facing a “cloud security crisis” fueled by increasingly fragmented hybrid environments, according to security firm Rubrik.
- Google Cloud wants to tackle cyber complexity – here’s how it plans to do itby rory.bathgate@futurenet.com (Rory Bathgate) on April 9, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Google Cloud has announced a new unified security platform for enterprises, delivering new interoperability and AI capabilities for cyber teams and reducing time spent investigating threats in enterprise cloud environments.
- Enterprise AI is surging, but is security keeping up?by solomon.klappholz@futurenet.com (Solomon Klappholz) on March 24, 2025 at 2:29 pm
Enterprises are ramping up the adoption of AI tools, according to new research, but the heightened security and data protection risks associated with the technology are causing serious headaches for cybersecurity professionals.
- AI is putting your cloud workloads at riskby george.fitzmaurice@futurenet.com (George Fitzmaurice) on March 19, 2025 at 1:00 pm
Many AI deployments are defined by risky misconfigurations and access controls
- The Wiz acquisition stakes Google’s claim as the go-to hyperscaler for cloud security – now it’s up to AWS and industry vendors to reactby ross.kelly@futurenet.com (Ross Kelly) on March 19, 2025 at 10:37 am
The Wiz acquisition could have monumental implications for the cloud security sector, with Google raising the stakes for competitors and industry vendors.
- Google confirms Wiz acquisition in record-breaking $32 billion dealon March 18, 2025 at 2:01 pm
Google has confirmed plans to acquire cloud security firm Wiz in a deal worth $32 billion.
- What is a secure web gateway (SWG) and next-gen SWG?on March 7, 2025 at 9:28 am
Implemented correctly, a SWG can keep businesses shielded from malicious traffic and firmly enforce secure policies
- Surging CNAPP investment is a big opportunity for the channelby itpro@futurenet.com (Daniel Todd) on February 3, 2025 at 2:24 pm
UK enterprises plan to increase spending on cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) capabilities across 2025 – and they’re hoping the IT channel can help streamline adoption.
- Darktrace targets cloud security gains with new acquisitionon January 9, 2025 at 11:48 am
The firm plans to combine Cado’s forensic investigation technology with its ActiveAI Security Platform
- What is security service edge (SSE)?by john@jloeppky.com (John Loeppky) on December 22, 2024 at 5:30 pm
A brief guide to SSE, the security-focused framework at the heart of every SASE deployment
- What is secure access service edge (SASE)?by john@jloeppky.com (John Loeppky) on December 22, 2024 at 5:30 pm
A guide to SASE, a cloud technology approach that combines aspects of networking and cyber security into one platform
- CISA issues new directive to bolster cloud security – and Microsoft was singled outby george.fitzmaurice@futurenet.com (George Fitzmaurice) on December 19, 2024 at 12:49 pm
The directive is a strong push towards bolstering cloud and SaaS security practices
- Machine identity attacks will be top of mind for security leaders in 2025on December 18, 2024 at 9:57 am
Security leaders say access tokens and service accounts represent an increasing risk
- WithSecure Elements Cloud Platform review: A great endpoint security all-rounderon November 27, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Tough endpoint protection and a wealth of cloud security options priced right for mid-sized businesses
- Organizations warned of the dangers of ‘long-lived’ cloud credentialson October 22, 2024 at 10:59 am
With compromised credentials behind the majority of cloud security incidents, companies need to secure identities
- “We’re all focused on a common enemy”: AWS CISO Chris Betz wants greater industry collaboration for the multi-cloud eraby george.fitzmaurice@futurenet.com (George Fitzmaurice) on October 16, 2024 at 11:46 am
Chris Betz spoke to ITPro about the importance of collaboration and the firm’s focus on bringing security data together
- Are your cloud resources at risk?by george.fitzmaurice@futurenet.com (George Fitzmaurice) on October 11, 2024 at 10:03 am
Nearly 40% of organizations have high-risk workloads, and Tenable warns that they are prime attack targets for malicious actors
- Shared fate vs shared responsibility: What’s the difference and how can your business benefit?by solomon.klappholz@futurenet.com (Solomon Klappholz) on October 10, 2024 at 12:05 pm
Knowing where your obligations end and your cloud provider’s begin isn’t always straightforward in the cloud – but it is essential for proper security and compliance
- Venafi’s new life under CyberArk is all about end-to-end identity managementby solomon.klappholz@futurenet.com (Solomon Klappholz) on October 7, 2024 at 12:16 pm
The veteran machine identity management provider could be the missing piece of the puzzle for securing growing attack surfaces
- Hybrid cloud environments are under serious threat from hackers – here’s what you need to knowon October 7, 2024 at 9:17 am
Storm-0501 has been carrying out data exfiltration, credential theft, tampering, persistent backdoor access and ransomware deployment
- What is firewall as a service (FWaaS)?on September 5, 2024 at 12:06 pm
Amid the increasing complexity of distributed work and data sprawl, FWaaS can step in as a scalable, cloud-based solution that improves on traditional firewalls
- How is hybrid cloud security evolving?by george.fitzmaurice@futurenet.com (George Fitzmaurice) on September 2, 2024 at 4:06 pm
With increasingly complex cloud environments, cyber security tools are constantly changing to meet the needs of growing businesses
- How is hybrid cloud security different from multi-cloud or single cloud security?by ross.kelly@futurenet.com (Ross Kelly) on September 2, 2024 at 4:04 pm
Hybrid cloud offers marked benefits for enterprises, but there are key security considerations that separate this approach from its public and multi-cloud counterparts
- How to identify and mitigate cloud-based cyber attacksby itpro@futurenet.com (Bobby Hellard) on September 2, 2024 at 3:55 pm
Sprawling IT estates with a vast network of endpoints need a strong security strategy, advanced threat detection, and, ultimately, a human touch
- How hackers target the cloudby rory.bathgate@futurenet.com (Rory Bathgate) on September 2, 2024 at 3:54 pm
With more business assets in the cloud than ever, understanding the risk of cloud misconfiguration, malware, and credential theft to your business is critical
- What are the benefits of unified cloud security?by itpro@futurenet.com (Rene Millman) on September 2, 2024 at 3:47 pm
As cloud adoption accelerates, the complexity of managing multi-cloud environments presents significant security challenges.
- Enterprises beware, your LLM servers could be exposing sensitive databy solomon.klappholz@futurenet.com (Solomon Klappholz) on September 2, 2024 at 11:03 am
New research lays bare the lack of robust security protections on the servers hosting many businesses’ AI services
- Why the Wiz acquisition makes perfect sense for Googleby ross.kelly@futurenet.com (Ross Kelly) on July 17, 2024 at 9:04 am
Bringing Wiz under the Google umbrella would markedly improve the tech giant’s cybersecurity capabilities