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The massive hack’s scope keeps growing. Unlike the SolarWinds exploit, this one can be automated.

DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–The SASE company’s technology takes a zero-trust approach to protecting everything from your data center network to SaaS and users at home.

DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–“It’s really the highest possible risk we have, and exploitation is very simple.”

DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–With multi-cloud already here and quantum computing on the horizon, most should probably leave encryption to the experts.

DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–Intelligent cybercrime tools exit proof of concept.

DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–What could scientists’ recent success in teleporting quantum states mean for data centers of the future?

DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–The attack exposed big weaknesses, creating an opportunity for enterprises to address them.

DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–Bare metal is making a comeback, and Intel says its chip-based confidential computing fits better than VM-based alternatives.

DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–The three basic categories of supply chain attacks, why they’re especially devastating, and what can be done to guard against them.

DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–Ransomware, the pandemic, and government hackers made 2020 a banner year for cybercrime. Here’s what security experts say is in store for this…

DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–Concerns mount that SolarWinds may not have been the only IT vendor used to build backdoors into enterprise networks.

DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–The unprecedented attack, whose full scope is yet to be determined, gave those behind it access to some of the most sensitive enterprise…

DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–This has been a record year for cybercrime, thanks to COVID-19, ransomware, and nation-state attacks.

DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–While hyperscalers already use AI to improve operations, most other data centers aren’t integrated enough to make it work.

DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–The missing piece is preventing truly holistic, intelligent infrastructure management from emerging.

DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–Those who hesitated to use the technology before now have a clear picture of its value.

DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–The pandemic has made implementation of advanced tooling in data centers a priority.

DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–Launched to help hyperscalers, the spec is expected to help smaller data center operators achieve hyperscaler-level security, too.

DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–As private experts and government officials advise against indulging the bad guys, here are some tips for following that advice.

While outdated, it’s been the go-to technology for enterprises dealing with the switch to remote work.

The network vendor is urging customers to patch, as attackers actively exploit the CDPwn vulnerability.

The upcoming 3rd Gen Xeon Scalable processor will widely expand applicability of Intel SGX secure enclaves in data centers.

The Maze ransomware attack involved a full Windows 7 install and, like in the Ragnar Locker case, was hidden inside an Oracle VirtualBox.

While there is still a lot of baseless hype around AI, it is already making a real difference in some areas, including physical security.

The Windows Active Directory vulnerability is severe, and blueprints for exploiting it are open source.

The colocation provider says it’s managed to mitigate successfully. Other victims weren’t so lucky.

How AI-powered facial recognition tech helps data center security, and what benefits and challenges it brings in the midst of a pandemic.

Despite costly consequences, many data center operators don’t get around to patching serious security vulnerabilities until it’s too late.

Researchers who found the path transversal vulnerability also found hundreds of exposed servers via the internet.

Securing data while in use opens doors from the on-prem data center to the cloud for more applications.