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Why Wiz Wants to Buy Cloud Startup Gem Security for $350M

Data Breach Today

Wiz May Not Need More Cash for Its 2nd Deal in 4 Months Since It Has $900M on Hand Wiz is reportedly set to buy centralized cloud threat management vendor Gem Security for $350 million, Bloomberg reported this week.

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Is Microsegmentation for Zero Trust Defenses Worth It?

Data Breach Today

Forrester's David Holmes on Why CISOs Must Evaluate Microsegmentation in Cloud Microsegmentation is a fundamental concept in zero trust security, but CISOs should assess its feasibility before diving in.

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Steps to Strengthen Cloud Security

Data Breach Today

Troy Leach on Cloud Security Skills, Challenges and Trends "If we look at all of the types of issues with cloud breaches, it always comes down to misconfiguration," says Troy Leach of Cloud Security Alliance.

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Tenable to Buy Startup Ermetic for $265M to Safeguard Clouds

Data Breach Today

2nd-Largest Pure-Play Cyber M&A Transaction of 2023 Unites Identity, Cloud Security Tenable will purchase a cloud security startup founded by the longtime leader of Secdo to help security teams make efficient and accurate remediation decisions.

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Cloud Security: Mess It Up and It's on You

Data Breach Today

Jay Heiser of Gartner Says the Cloud Demands New Security Processes, Tools The transition to cloud-based software and infrastructure has revolutionized development and services. It's also created a bevy of new security challenges. Here's why.

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

eSecurity Planet

Cloud storage is a cloud computing model that allows data storage on remote servers operated by a service provider, accessible via internet connections. It excels in remote access, scalability, and security, with distributed storage options and privacy adherence capabilities.

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Why Wiz Is Pursuing Its 2nd Massive Funding Round in 2 Years

Data Breach Today

Cloud Security Vendor Wiz Eyes Unprecedented $800M Funding Round at $10B+ Valuation The New York-based cloud security phenom is speaking with several investors include Thrive, Lightspeed Venture Partners, G Squared, Sequoia and Cyberstarts in hopes of raising roughly $800 million at a valuation of more than $10 billion.

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