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Next-Gen CASB vs First-Gen CASB
This post was originally published here by Nat Kausik. Recently, Bitglass was selected at a Fortune 100 financial services company for their CASB platform. During the course of the competitive process, we learned some interesting things about the CASB market. First-Gen CASB fall into two categories. Out-of-band CASB that deliver API control and Shadow IT […]
Zero-Day in the Cloud – Say It Ain’t So
This post was originally published here by Steve Armstrong. Zero-day vulnerabilities are computer or software security gaps that are unknown to the public – particularly to parties who would like to close said gaps, like the vendors of vulnerable software. To many in the infosec community, the term “zero-day” is synonymous with the patching or updating […]
Saturday Security Spotlight: Malware, AWS, and US Defense
This post was originally published here by Jacob Serpa. Here are the top cybersecurity stories of recent weeks: AndroRAT malware spies on Android users Smart TVs easily hackable BuckHacker tool finds unsecured data in AWS buckets Octoly breach exposes social media stars’ personal data Russian hackers target US defense contractors AndroRAT malware spies on Android […]
CASBs and Education’s Flight to the Cloud
This post was originally published here by Jacob Serpa. Cloud is becoming an integral part of modern organizations seeking productivity and flexibility. For higher education, cloud enables online course creation, dynamic collaboration on research documents, and more. As many cloud services like G Suite are discounted or given to educational institutions for free, adoption is made even simpler. However, across the […]
Unmanaged Device Controls, External Sharing, and Other Real CASB Use Cases
This post was originally published here by Salim Hafid. Many in the security industry have heard about CASBs (cloud access security brokers) as the go-to solutions for data and threat protection in the cloud. But where exactly do CASBs slot in? If you already have a NGFW (next-gen firewall) or perhaps a secure-web-gateway-type solution, why invest […]
Bitglass Accelerates APAC Presence, Appoints First Ever Vice President of Sales for Asia Pacific and Japan
This post was originally published here by Bitglass. SYDNEY AND SINGAPORE, 12 February 2018 – Bitglass, the Next-Gen CASB company, is accelerating its global expansion with the appointment of David Shephard as the company’s Vice President of Sales for Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ). David’s charter is to build on Bitglass’ existing presence in APJ, capitalizing on growing […]
ShurLOckr Ransomware targets Google Drive and Microsoft Office!
Researchers from Bitglass, a cloud access security broker have discovered a new strain of ransomware named ShurL0ckr which targets cloud apps such as Google Drive, Microsoft Sharepoint, Skype and Telegram app. And what’s peskier in the discovery is that the ransomware can currently be detected by only 7% of Antivirus engines prevailing in the cyber […]
Do CASBs and Cloud SWGs Compete?
This post was originally published here by Rich Campagna. I’m frequently asked whether Secure Web Gateways (SWGs) and Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASBs) compete. After all, they’re both proxies, they both offer data & threat protection, they’re both cloud-based (some SWGs), and both are gradually replacing firewalls in a lot of enterprise environments. Sounds similar, so they must be […]
Saturday Security Spotlight: Military, Apps, and Threats
This post was originally published here by Jacob Serpa . Here are the top cybersecurity stories of recent weeks: Fitness app exposes military bases Soldiers’ names revealed by app Google Play filled with fake apps Medical devices easily hacked The internet of things creates risk for the enterprise Fitness app exposes military bases Strava, the creators […]
Why Was the First CASB Gartner Magic Quadrant Published in 2017?
This post was originally published here by Rich Campagna. The Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) market has been around for a few years now, with the first CASB vendors hitting the market in 2013. As best as I can tell, the term CASB was coined by Neil MacDonald and Peter Firstbrook of Gartner way back in 2012 […]
