Tag: Cloud security
News Poll: AI, cyberattacks at the forefront of threats in 2025
December 10, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine — AI and cyberattacks have dominated headlines for the past few years, and the trend looks to continue into 2025, according to the results of the latest SSN News Poll.
The vote for the most significant security threat in 2025 was split between cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure and AI-driven phishing and social engineering, with both garnering 41.18% of votes. The remaining votes went to insider threats and employee negligence, and supply chain vulnerabilities.
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Quorum Cyber achieves MS Info Protection and Governance Specialization
November 21, 2024SSN Staff
TAMPA, Flo. — Quorum Cyber, a global cybersecurity specialist with offices in the UK, Canada and the US, has been awarded the Information Protection and Governance specialization from Microsoft.
As a Microsoft Solutions Partner for Security, the specialization validates the company as a leading partner for data security and Microsoft Purview related services. Quorum Cyber now holds three Microsoft Security specializations of Threat Protection, Cloud Security, and Information Protection and...
The Wiz-ard
April 24, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
Stop me if you’ve never heard of it, but "The Wizard" is a quintessential movie for the millennial who loved and grew up with video games.
Just like Jimmy Woods in his quest to win a video game tournament, there’s another Wiz on its way to California, only they’re more interested in buying up Lacework. That’s the news that I’ve had my eye on for the past week anyway as the cloud security unicorn startup looks to buy up their rival to the tune of $150-200...
Blackpoint Cyber expands cloud security offering
September 29, 2023SSN Staff
ELLICOTT CITY, Md. – Blackpoint Cyber, a SaaS-based managed detection and response (MDR) solution provider, has announced the expansion of its cutting-edge cloud security product, Cloud Response, to Google Workspace.
Blackpoint first introduced Cloud Response for Microsoft 365 to partners in June 2022. The company said that Cloud Response will protect both Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace environments by early October, 2023.
This expansion enhances the security of Google Workspace and...
SentinelOne ends partnership with Wiz after bid consideration
August 31, 2023SSN Staff
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Cybersecurity company SentinelOne ended its partnership with Israeli startup Wiz only a week after the company was considering a bid.
On Aug. 25, cybersecurity startup Wiz said that it was considering a bid for troubled cybersecurity company SentinelOne. Insiders familiar with the situation told reporters at Reuters that the company was exploring options that could include a sale. A little less than a week later, however, SentinelOne has put the brakes on that...
Google Workspace combines Okta, VMware solutions for more secure hybrid work
April 24, 2023SSN Staff
SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Google Cloud announced a series of security alliances that will enhance capabilities and offer more choices for enterprise and public sector IT teams managing hybrid work.
Google Workspace, with its cloud-native, zero trust architecture is extending its built-in identity, device, and access management capabilities thanks to integration of features from Okta and VMware.
"Global enterprises want to provide their workforces with more effective and secure ways of collaborating,...
Lacework announces availability of Sydney-based data center
February 27, 2023SSN Staff
SYDNEY – Cloud security company Lacework has announced the availability of its new cloud data center in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Lacework said the data center will allow them to better support organizations in Australia and New Zealand with lower latencies and better customer service while maintaining data sovereignty and privacy requirements. Existing customers, such as secure payment provider IPSI, have been welcoming of the change, Lacework said.
"IPSI operates in the...
Lacework releases new CSPM capabilities
December 14, 2022SSN Staff
YARMOUTH, Maine – Today cloud security company Lacework has released new cloud security posture management (CSPM) capabilities to help organizations manage their platform more effectively.
Managing security posture and compliance at scale can be a daunting task Lacework says, but thanks to their new CSPM capabilities users will be able to achieve operational excellence much easier from one flexible platform. The enhanced feature set is available for Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google...
Lacework welcomes Niels Provos as head of security efficacy
December 13, 2022SSN Staff
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Cloud security services provider Lacework has announced that Niels Provos is joining the company as its first head of security efficacy.
Provos comes to Lacework with almost two decades of industry experience creating security teams that build infrastructure and systems for solving cloud security problems at scale. His unique view is to treat security as an engineering problem.
"Niels is one of the strongest security-minded leaders in the world...