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Enhancing Security Across Multi-Cloud Environments Through Least-Privilege Access Posture Maintenance

In today's era of digital transformation, the adoption of multi-cloud strategies is becoming increasingly prevalent. Organizations often leverage multiple cloud service providers to optimize their operations, enhance scalability, and diversify risks. However, this approach introduces complexities in managing access rights and privileges across varied environments. A centralized identity management system, like single sign-on (SSO) solutions, ensures seamless and consistent user identities across platforms.

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Securing ERP Systems For Modern Business Operations
Securing ERP Systems: Strategies & Threats in Modern Business Operations

| Vinjaram Prajapati| Netwrok Security As organizations transition to the most up-to-date ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems, they must address security oversights. ERP systems encompass various elements in manufacturing, human resource, supply chain, procurement, inventory, and other departments. By consolidating business processes into integrated systems, ERP systems enable organizations to achieve greater efficiency, automation, and…

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Container Orchestration for Enterprises: The First Step to a Successful Digital Transformation

| Graham Thomson |Application Security Compliance is the number one concern for enterprises that are switching to container management platforms. According to a Cloud Container Adoption report, 65% of tech will leaders plan to turn to 3rd party vendors to meet their container management requirements. (CapitalOne, 2023) Docker, Google, Kubernetes, CoreOS, and other platforms are examples…

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Role Of Authentication, Role Management & Access Control as Integral Part Of SOC Capabilities

Businesses today utilize cloud technology extensively to share and manage vast amounts of customer data. The threat landscape rapidly expands as businesses rely on cloud operations and storage grows. Cybersecurity has become crucial for organizations, with adversaries employing increasingly sophisticated invasion techniques. Data breaches are common, and emerging threats such as phishing campaigns, credential theft,…

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Ransomware
Ransomware as a Service (RaaS): Trends, Threats, and Mitigation Strategies You Need to Know in 2023

Ransomware as a Service (RaaS): Trends, Threats, and Mitigation Strategies You Need to Know in 2023 | Bob Turner |Threat Intelligence Ransomware is an ever-evolving threat worldwide, affecting not only individuals but organizations, startups, governments, agencies, and high-profile enterprises. It is estimated that over 493.33 million ransomware attacks were launched globally in 2022, accounting for…

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Email Security
Email Security 101: Balancing Human and Machine Approaches to Combat Phishing

Next-gen cybersecurity attacks can bypass traditional technologies, and the role of human interaction cannot be underestimated when dealing with these threats. Email security is critical to organizations as members must often correspond with people outside of their networks, e.g., tending to customer queries, requests, and feedback.  It’s not uncommon to receive viruses, spam, crypto-malware, and…

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