Data Center Knowledge

Many of the same threats, delivered faster, and with more automation and efficiency.

Hackers rush to exploit the vulnerability to steal data, deploy ransomware, install back doors, create botnets, mine cryptocurrencies, and conduct other illegal activities.

The rapid deployment of 5G and edge computing, the transition to work-from-home, combined with accelerating growth of mobile apps, APIs and web services are expanding the attack surface for cyber criminals. Are we prepared?

With this approach, the hardware is owned by the service provider, so upfront capital expenses are replaced by operating expenses. Scaling up and down is easy. And the on-prem-as-a-service provider handles all the installation, maintenance, networking, and other aspects of running a data center

The Russian state actors behind last year’s SolarWinds attack have been targeting IT resellers and service providers since at least May, according to a Microsoft report.

Data center management has permanently changed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Read up on how data centers are evolving.

With the rise of work-from-home, SaaS, IoT, cloud, mobile and edge computing, the traditional on-premises identity and authentication systems are becoming obsolete, giving way to cloud identity.

APIs have emerged as a major attack vector, with only 6% of companies reporting no API-related security issues in the past year, according to one report. Find out why API security is so problematic.

Businesses are facing staff shortages and budget constraints that impact their ability to maintain security. Cybersecurity automation, including AI-powered intelligent automation, is helping close the gap.

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a cryptocurrency exchange for its role in facilitating ransomware payments and issued an advisory to private companies against making such payments.

New Azure-based OMIGOD vulnerability is easy to exploit and has already been attacked by Mirai botnet.

DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–Microsoft Azure vulnerability, ChaosDB, exposes the fact that enterprises can’t simply trust cloud providers to protect the infrastructure. Experts point to the zero-trust model and ID-based authentication as critical to cloud security strategy.

Researchers from cloud security firm Wiz reported an Azure vulnerability affecting Cosmos DB that gave them complete access to thousands of Azure customers.

The $1 trillion spending package includes funds for bolstering cybersecurity posture in critical digital infrastructure.