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CSPM vs CWPP vs CIEM vs CNAPP: What’s the Difference?

eSecurity Planet

But first, here’s a quick overview before we explore each in-depth: Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM): Best used to maintain a robust security posture across your cloud infrastructure by instantly discovering configuration errors and compliance violations. Provides detailed advice and enables for manual or automatic remediation.

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Your Biggest Security Risk: The Insider Threat

IT Governance

Expert insight from our head of GRC consultancy Our analysis of the ICO’s (Information Commissioner’s Office) public data set found that 29–35% of reported personal data breaches between 2019 and 2023 in the UK had been caused accidentally. of all data breaches caused through human error. It really is that simple.

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City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5 million to mitigate the May Royal ransomware attack

Security Affairs

The City experts believe that the group specifically targeted a prioritized list of servers using legitimate Microsoft system administrative tools. Once obtained access to the City’s network, the group performed reconnaissance and information-gathering activities using legitimate third-party remote management tools.

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Automated Patch Management: Definition, Tools & How It Works

eSecurity Planet

And generally, given the cost of data breaches, erring on the side of security is rarely a bad idea. This involves tracking patches, updating device and application status, providing patch management activity reports, and tracking compliance with industry standards and laws.

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Top 12 Cloud Security Best Practices for 2021

eSecurity Planet

According to IDC’s 2021 State of Cloud Security Report , 79 percent of surveyed companies reported a cloud data breach in the last 18 months. Public cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) may be less vulnerable than traditional data centers, but that doesn’t mean it’s without its own set of risks.

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Trust, but Verify: Keeping Watch over Privileged Users

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Privileged users today can include a multitude of people from system administrators, network engineers, and database administrators, to data center operators, upper management, and security personnel. The sensitive data that accounts process must also be safeguarded. Privileged Users. Have additional questions?

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Vulnerability Management as a Service: Top VMaaS Providers

eSecurity Planet

Here, organizations should work toward achieving an effective system-wide process between security operations, IT operations, and system administration teams to ensure everyone is on the same page. Syxsense provides 24-hour coverage and compliance regulation. Benefits of Using VMaaS. Key Differentiators.

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