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ManageEngine launches cloud-native Identity platform

Duncan MacRae — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 08:26:00 +0000

ManageEngine, the enterprise IT management division of Zoho Corporation, has launched of Identity360, its cloud-native identity management platform that addresses identity and access management (IAM) complexities arising within enterprise workforces. ManageEngine also announced the addition of access certification and identity risk assessment functions to ADManager Plus, its on-premises identity governance and administration (IGA) solution. These two... Read more »

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Friction between finance and tech leaders prevents companies from controlling cloud spend

Duncan MacRae — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 10:27:22 +0000

Vertice, an optimisation platform for SaaS and cloud spend, has unveiled the results of its global survey, ‘The State of Cloud Cost Optimisation’, which reveals that organisations are being held back from controlling their cloud spending and gaining ROI because of a lack of alignment between finance and tech leaders. Amidst cloud costs rising by... Read more »

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MongoDB makes end-to-end data encryption technology available

Duncan MacRae — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 07:11:12 +0000

MongoDB has announced the general availability of MongoDB Queryable Encryption, a first-of-its-kind technology that helps organisations protect sensitive data when it is queried and in-use on MongoDB. MongoDB Queryable Encryption is said to significantly reduce the risk of data exposure for organisations and improves developer productivity by providing built-in encryption capabilities for highly sensitive application... Read more »

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Next generation of phishing attacks uses unexpected delivery methods to steal data

Duncan MacRae — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 09:40:59 +0000

Netskope, a specialist in secure access service edge (SASE), has unveiled new research that shows how the prevalence of cloud applications is changing the way threat actors are using phishing attack delivery methods to steal data. The Netskope Cloud and Threat Report: Phishing details trends in phishing delivery methods such as fake login pages and... Read more »

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Benten Technologies: A secure, passwordless future

Duncan MacRae — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 07:08:53 +0000

A Benten Technologies spokesperson explains how the company’s patented technology is solving critical user identity verification problems. For anyone who doesn’t know about Benten Technologies, what type of product and service do you offer? We offer a patented smartphone-based authentication and authorisation service. Integration with our system is through well-defined APIs. Using our service, through... Read more »

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BankID expands Digital Identity Protection with OneSpan

Duncan MacRae — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:40:00 +0000

OneSpan, a digital agreements security company, has expanded its OneSpan Cloud Authentication service with BankID. BankID first launched with OneSpan in September 2021 and has already reached a multi-million user milestone that is expected to continue growing as BankID’s technology adoption increases. This expanded partnership further solidifies the crucial role BankID has entrusted to OneSpan... Read more »

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EU body to investigate public sector usage of cloud services

Fin Strathern — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 13:26:15 +0000

The EU’s privacy watchdog, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), has launched joint investigations with 22 national regulators into public sector usage of cloud services. More than 80 public bodies from across the European Economic Area (EEA) will be investigated, covering sectors from health and education to tax and finance, to ensure compliance with privacy... Read more »

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Alibaba’s cloud arm facing US national security probe

Fin Strathern — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 12:35:34 +0000

Alibaba’s cloud wing is being reviewed by the Biden administration to determine if it poses a risk to US national security, according to Reuters. The probe is investigating how the company stores US client data, including personal information and intellectual property, and whether the Chinese government could gain access to it. Concerns also centre around... Read more »

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Kronos Cloud hit by ransomware attack and warns of data breach

Fin Strathern — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 10:46:35 +0000

Kronos Private Cloud, a HR management platform, has suffered a ransomware attack which puts many of its high-profile customers’ data at risk. Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG), Kronos’ parent company, said the attack will bring down the service for “several weeks” and advised customers to “evaluate and implement alternative business continuity protocols related to the affected... Read more »

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Amazon shuts down cloud infrastructure linked to NSO Group

Fin Strathern — Wed, 21 Jul 2021 13:20:42 +0000

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has shut down infrastructure and accounts connected to Israeli surveillance vendor NSO Group. The decision follows an investigation held by a consortium of media organisations into the firm’s ‘Pegasus’ spyware. The investigation found that NSO’s military-grade spyware was involved in at least 37 successful hacks of smartphones belonging to journalists, government... Read more »

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