Cloud security is increasingly essential in today’s fast-paced IT environment. As more companies migrate some or all of their IT infrastructure to the cloud, securing cloud-based IT assets remains critical to preventing data breaches and maintaining the trust of customers.

In this blog, we will discuss some of the pain points of implementing cloud security and how you can improve your cloud security posture by outsourcing security to certified AWS experts.
 

Digital Transformation and the Need for Cloud Security

The cloud has been embraced for its reliability and scalability, as well as a breadth of security benefits. However, just because the cloud can be more secure, organizations aren't guaranteed protection from data breaches and security threats. This article dives into how companies can protect themselves and mitigate damage from a variety of security threats.      
 

The Modern World of Security

In today's world, the security of your data, applications, and accounts is more important than ever. Having strong security measures built into your cloud strategy is necessary for keeping sensitive and proprietary data stored online safe from malicious third parties. Successfully migrating your data infrastructure to the cloud requires that you analyze all the key aspects of the system, as well as plan for prevention and protection against security threats.

Understanding Common Security Challenges

What is DevSecOps?

DevSecOps is the philosophy of integrating security practices within the DevOps process. Similar to DevOps, DevSecOps seeks to achieve greater efficiency and productivity through team collaboration, but the DevSecOps approach incorporates security principles. 

Capital One Data Breach Analysis: Initial Discovery and FBI Involvement

On July 17 Virginia-based bank Capital One received an email tip that their data had been leaked on code-hosting site Github.  An initial investigation found that the data originated from a Capital One server hosted in the cloud that was accessed via a misconfigured firewall.

Really? Again?

When will companies learn how to properly protect their data?  Starting with Target and Yahoo in 2013, Sony and OPM in 2014, Ashley Madison in 2015, the Democratic National Committee in 2016, Equifax in 2017 and now Marriott and Quora back-to-back to cap off 2018, data breaches are becoming a mainstay in the news. It begs the question: what are so many of these organizations missing?  

And if it can happen to companies with big budgets like these, then how can a mid-market or small business be expected to keep up?

Now that most have recovered from the hangover of the PetyaWrap ransomware attacks, it is Monday morning quarterback time. PetyaWrap was not a new ransomware with a zero day vulnerability, but rather a combination of three common vectors of attack that companies do not always take seriously. But securing your assets go beyond just your servers (aka EC2 instances); you also need to ensure your AWS Account is equally as secure.