Microsoft users across the globe should review the state of their infrastructure security setups in the wake of the botched CrowdStrike software update that took millions of Windows devices across the world offline on Friday 19 July 2024. As stated in a blog post, authored by Microsoft’s vice-president of enterprise and operating system security, David…
The global Microsoft outage caused by a botched update from security firm CrowdStrike has highlighted the dangerous business continuity risk arising from concentrating so much of the world’s technology infrastructure in the hands of a very small number of businesses, experts are warning. The outage, which began late on Thursday 18 July 2024 before spreading…
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For enterprises that want to extend their storage strategy, the public cloud is a place to start that can bring quick wins. After all, cloud technology is quick to deploy, needs little to no capital outlay, and can grow quickly with the business to store more data, especially unstructured data. Analyst Gartner predicts that enterprises…
Hybrid cloud storage vs on-premise: What data goes where? Read More »
The cloud holds a large – and growing – percentage of enterprise data. While much of this growth comes from unstructured information, such as documents and media files, enterprises also still depend on structured data, stored in databases. The global market for databases grew by 12.8% last year, according to analysts at Gartner, and…
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Today’s digital, on-demand age sees many organisations rely heavily on multiple cloud services for the day-to-day running of their operations. But the third-party nature of this functionality introduces additional security risks and, with bad actors ever-present to take advantage of porous network perimeters, cyber security professionals must ensure they are rigorous in safeguarding the enterprise.…
Security Think Tank: Securing today’s ubiquitous cloud environment Read More »
Who is responsible for security in the public cloud? This is a question businesses need to consider as they increasingly deploy more workloads and use cloud-based IT infrastructure, platform services and applications. In Gartner’s How to make integrated IaaS and PaaS more secure than your own data center report, analysts discuss the benefits of adopting…
Security in the public cloud explained: A guide for IT and security admins Read More »
Traditional incident response (IR) processes, honed for on-premises environments, face significant challenges when applied to the cloud. The shared responsibility model of cloud environments demands a reassessment and upgrading of IR procedures. To navigate these challenges effectively, security and risk management (SRM) leaders must embrace new strategies and technologies tailored to the unique nature of…
Gartner: Navigating incident response in the cloud Read More »
The general belief that a cyber breach is a matter of ‘if’ not ‘when’ means all organisations potentially face the highly unwelcome prospect of being infected by ransomware, with critical data and operational capabilities only being released following payment to the attacker. Handling a ransomware attack calls for the enterprise to weigh up the value…
Better hygiene may mitigate the need to ban ransomware payments Read More »
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has published guidance aimed at helping CEOs across the private and public sectors understand how best to manage and respond to a cyber security incident. The guidelines, which have been designed to complement its existing Board Toolkit support package, are intended to serve as a non-technical guide to…
NCSC guidance to help CEOs work through cyber incidents Read More »
The Post Office has extended a controversial agreement with IT supplier Fujitsu that will see it support two datacentres to the end of March 2025, at a total additional cost of £36m. Combined with an announcement earlier this year that a services contact with Fujitsu to support the Post Office’s branch accounting system, Horizon, was…
Controversial Fujitsu contract with Post Office extended again Read More »
