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How Secure Is Cloud Storage? Features, Risks, & Protection

eSecurity Planet

When assessing the overall security of cloud storage and choosing a solution tailored to your business, it helps to determine its features, potential risks, security measures, and other considerations. It excels in remote access, scalability, and security, with distributed storage options and privacy adherence capabilities.

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Homomorphic Encryption Makes Real-World Gains, Pushed by Google, IBM, Microsoft

eSecurity Planet

The increasing mobility of data, as it ping-pongs between clouds, data centers and the edge, has made it an easier target of cybercrime groups, which has put a premium on the encryption of that data in recent years. Since then, interest in fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) has increased, largely paralleling the rise of cloud computing.

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Cloud Security: The Shared Responsibility Model

eSecurity Planet

Cloud security builds off of the same IT infrastructure and security stack principles of a local data center. However, a cloud vendor offering provides a pre-packaged solution that absorbs some operational and security responsibilities from the customer. Also read: CNAP Platforms: The Next Evolution of Cloud Security.

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DORA: 1 year to go! Key recommendations for Financial Services to improve cybersecurity and resilience in multi-clouds

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Key recommendations for Financial Services to improve cybersecurity and resilience in multi-clouds madhav Wed, 01/17/2024 - 05:46 The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) will apply to the EU financial sector from 17 January 2025. The adoption of cloud computing is a way to improve the security and the resilience of ICT services.

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File Encryption Makes Mobile Business Apps a Safe Bet

OneHub

What is file encryption? Encrypting business files is a critical practice that protects sensitive company data from unauthorized users. The process involves an encryption algorithm that processes a file’s data, turning it from plaintext (accessible to anyone) into ciphertext (requires a password or decryption key).

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PCI DSS 4.0: The Compliance Countdown – A Roadmap Through Phases 1 & 2

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

presents an opportunity to future-proof your payment card security. Its heightened focus on flexibility and risk-based controls empowers organizations to tailor security measures more closely to their individual needs. s initial implementation phase focuses on establishing a robust foundation for your revamped security posture.

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Data-Centric Security and Big Data

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Enter data-centric security… a set of technologies that lower the value of data through encryption, tokenization, data masking and access control methods. Data-centric security has been around for years but doesn’t receive the same level of media coverage, hype or attention that other security technologies do.