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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
When I talk about Cloud Landing Zones, I like to use the analogy that if you were a licensed airline pilot, you would not just get into your plane and take off. You would want a reliable system to monitor your flight, security measures in place to protect you, and most of all assurance that…
Introduction Organisations undergoing digital transformation are looking for avenues to modernize, innovate, and adapt their application landscapes to the latest technology available on the big public cloud platforms, such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. Some of the business drivers for moving applications to the cloud are: Shifting focus from underlying infrastructure and platforms…
The way that businesses operate is changing, and this change has been accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic that has forced a massive shift in the way that people work. Cloud computing has enabled this change, and the amount being spent on public cloud services now outstrips that of traditional IT. That trend is only going…