For todayโs CIOs and CTOs, the cloud isn’t just a place to run apps, itโs the engine of digital transformation, fueling rapid innovation and scale. But hereโs the paradox: That very speed often clashes head-on with the imperative of robust security. Achieving the right equilibrium, unleashing speed while maintaining control is the most critical challenge…
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Today’s AWS outage is a fascinating lesson in the deep complexities of cloud resilience. The failure was in just one data center region (North Virginia). In theory, this is exactly what your expensive multi-region failover strategy is for. However, the impact was global. Why? Because the North Virginia region quietly runs many of AWS’s core…
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๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป. Production has been offline for weeks at Jaguar Land Rover, with no sign of recovery in sight following a cyber attack at the end of August. Thousands of jobs are potentially at risk throughout the…
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A recent industry report has revealed a troubling trend: nearly two-thirds of organisations have experienced cloud security incidents in the past year, but ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ต% ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฟ. On average, it takes over 24 hours to respond, giving attackers time to move laterally, escalate privileges, and cause real damage. This isn’t just…
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A recent Westcon Comstor survey confirms that cloud security has become a strategic priority for 84 percent of CISOs. While the importance of cloud security has long been recognised, it is now clear that protecting data in the cloud is a top board-level concern. The same survey reveals that over 80 percent of security leaders…
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Background Joplin is a widely respected free, open-source note-taking and to-do application that enables users to handle numerous notes efficiently, organised into notebooks. Its features include tagging, copying, modifying notes, and synchronisation across devices. To support its 3500 active users and ensure a seamless, secure, and reliable experience, Joplin required a robust cloud infrastructure capable…
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Client overview: Fast-thinking is a leader in the digital marketing sphere, renowned for crafting engaging customer journeys and delivering personalised content. They provide businesses with a deep understanding of customer interactions, setting them apart in the fast-paced digital marketing space. fast-thinking.co.uk Challenges: With the growth of their services, Fast-thinking faced the challenge of scaling their…
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In recent years, the escalation of software supply chain attacks has underscored the critical vulnerabilities within the digital infrastructure of modern enterprises. The NIST SP 800-204D document emerges as a pivotal guide in this context, advocating for the integration of security measures into DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines to mitigate these risks. By embedding security at every…
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Background: Meggitt, an FTSE100 aerospace and defence manufacturer based in the Midlands, aimed to advance its operational efficiency and scalability through migration to Microsoft’s Azure Cloud. For this critical transition, Meggitt collaborated with Epitechnic, a specialist cloud technology services company. Challenge:ย Migrating Meggitt’s digital manufacturing software platform to Azure Cloud presented significant challenges. These included…
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In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, organisations face increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. The traditional perimeter-based security approach is no longer sufficient to protect valuable data and systems from sophisticated attacks. As a result, a paradigm shift towards a Zero Trust Security model has gained significant traction, particularly in cloud environments like Amazon Web Services or…
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