As Apple has released iOS15 and iPadOS 15 this week, the service they announced in June, iCloud+, is also now available. iCloud+ provides three useful features that enhance security and privacy, plus one more feature that many people will find useful. Here’s how iCloud+ works. What is iCloud+?iCloud+ is a new bundle of features that are added to paid

Cloud backup company Rewind has announced raising $65 million in a Series B funding round, which brings the total amount invested in the firm to more than $80 million.The funding round was led by private equity and venture capital firm Insight Partners, with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, FundFire, Inovia Capital, Ridge Ventures, ScaleUp Ventu

As cybercriminals remain steadfast in their pursuit of unsuspecting ways to infiltrate today’s businesses, a new report by IBM Security X-Force highlights the top tactics of cybercriminals, the open doors users are leaving for them and the burgeoning marketplace for stolen cloud resources on the dark web. The big takeaway from the data is businesses s

User and device management provider JumpCloud on Monday announced that it has raised $159 million in Series F funding at a $2.56 billion valuation. To date, the company has raised $350 million in funding.The funding round was led by Sapphire Ventures, with participation from existing investors General Atlantic and H.I.G. Growth Partners, and new investors En

In this episode, Tripwire’s Brent Holder and Raymond Kirk discuss what cloud security means today. Breaking down the different aspects of cloud security controls, they cover the technology, security implications and risks with cloud use.Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5UDKiGLlzxhiGnd6FtvEnmStitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-tripwire-

Due to the ease, flexibility and low cost of securely storing and sharing data between commercial cloud providers, by 2025 cloud deployments are expected to be a $68 billion market. However, current cloud deployments pose significant risks that could be mitigated with minor changes to infrastructure procurement and access.Currently, most enterprises procure

Cloud technology is a powerful tool with unmeasurable potential. Across the globe, companies are harnessing the cloud to propel their business solutions. However, there are always some companies that cannot entirely shift their solutions to the cloud.Thanks to the hybrid cloud model, companies house some of their solutions on their on-premises servers and st

As you know, McAfee Enterprise’s MVISION Unified Cloud Edge (UCE) was the was the first of all the SASE vendors to implement the MITRE ATT&CK Framework for Cloud last year. An important aspect of Gartner’s SASE Framework (link) is the ability for effective Threat Protection and Resolution in the Cloud. MVISION UCE takes this to the next level – the

Tripwire Configuration Manager is an easy-to-use service that allows you to monitor and enforce secure configuration policies across your multi-cloud environment. The Configuration Manager free trial allows users to experience the user interface and evaluate platform capabilities for 30 days using either Tripwire demo data or your own customer data. Thi

Israeli security giant Check Point Software Technologies has joined the cybersecurity shopping spree with Monday’s announcement of a deal to purchase Avanan, a startup that sells tech to secure cloud email infrastructure.Financial terms of the deal were not officially disclosed.  Media reports out of Israel -- where both companies are based -- valued th

Privileged access management (PAM) is in a bizarre place right now. On the one hand, organizations mostly understand the value of PAM. In a July 2019 study cited by Forbes, for instance, just 1% of respondents said that they don’t use any kind of PAM. More than eight of 10 of those respondents were happy with the tools and strategy that they were usin

Security continues to be one of the top concerns for 90 percent of our clients adopting cloud. It’s further intensified with 75 percent of the clients embracing a multicloud deployment model. Cloud introduces a decentralized model that makes managing policies and keeping up with changing regulatory mandates challenging. In addition, cloud introduces a

byPaul DucklinAre you part of the Maker scene?If so, you probably have your very own 3D printer (or, depending on how keen you are, several 3D printers) stashed in your garage, shed, basement, attic or local makerspace.Unlike an old-school 2D plotter than can move its printing mechanism side-to-side and top-to-bottom in order to skim across a horizontal surf

Search software giant Elastic NV is continuing its march into the cybersecurity business with Monday’s announcement of plans to acquire build.security, a red-hot Israeli startup that helps businesses enforce cloud security authorization policies.Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Build.security, which maintains offices in Tel Aviv, I

Security and web performance services provider Cloudflare says it identified and mitigated what appears to be the largest volumetric distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack to date, which peaked at 17.2 million requests-per-second (RPS).Almost three times larger than any previous volumetric DDoS attack, the assault reached 68% of the average 25 million H