CloudHealth Technologies Hosts First Annual User Conference
Sep08

CloudHealth Technologies Hosts First Annual User Conference

This September, CloudHealth Technologies will be running a two-day summit in Boston to give its customers and partners an opportunity to meet cloud computing visionaries, take part in training sessions to help them get the most out of the CloudHealth platform, and pick up important tips and tricks to help them accelerate their business transformation in the cloud. This is the first annual CloudHealth user conference and it has been...

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ParkMyCloud and CloudHealth Technologies Announce New Optimized Cloud Cost Management Integration
Sep06

ParkMyCloud and CloudHealth Technologies Announce New Optimized Cloud Cost Management Integration

ParkMyCloud, the leading provider of automated public cloud cost optimization solutions, and CloudHealth Technologies, the leading hybrid cloud governance platform provider, have depended their partnership and have announced a new technology integration to improve cloud governance and cost control for customers. This is a first of its kind technical integration that will see the products of both companies fully integrated to provide...

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Wombat Security Technologies Releases 2018 State of the Phish Report
Aug31

Wombat Security Technologies Releases 2018 State of the Phish Report

Wombat Security Technologies has released its 2018 State of the Phish Report – an analysis of data from tens of millions of simulated phishing attacks conducted through its Security Education Platform over the past 12 months. The report also provides insights on the current state of phishing from quarterly surveys sent to its customers, highlighting the frequency of phishing attacks on organizations, the impact those attacks are...

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VMware to Complete Acquisition of CloudHealth Technologies in Q3, 2019
Aug28

VMware to Complete Acquisition of CloudHealth Technologies in Q3, 2019

At the VMworld 2018 conference in Las Legas, VMware, Inc., announced its intention to acquire the cloud management and cloud cost optimization firm CloudHealth Technologies. An agreement has now been signed between the two companies following months of detailed negotiations. Subject to customary closing conditions and pending regulatory approvals, the deal is expected to be closed by the end of fiscal Q3, 2019. VMware has been a...

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KnowBe4 Boosts Security Awareness Training Library with Twist & Shout Partnership
Aug26

KnowBe4 Boosts Security Awareness Training Library with Twist & Shout Partnership

The Tampa Bay, FL-based security awareness training and anti-phishing solution provider KnowBe4 has announced that it has formed a new strategic partnership with the content provider Twist & Shout. Twist & Shout Media has created security awareness campaigns for a wide range of companies, including Estee Lauder, Warner Bros, Barclays, Symantec and Verizon, as well as developing training content on covering business ethics and...

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Industry First Security Awareness Practitioner Certification Offered by InfoSec Institute
Aug12

Industry First Security Awareness Practitioner Certification Offered by InfoSec Institute

Security awareness training for employees is now a vital part of any cybersecurity strategy, yet until recently there was no certification program available to confirmed proficiency in the creation and management of these vital training programs. The InfoSec Institute has addressed this problem with the launch of a boot camp. The boot camp provides essential training in this area and certifies that IT professionals have the necessary...

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AI-Assisted Virtual Security Analyst Added to Ironscales’ Advanced Threat Protection Platform
Aug02

AI-Assisted Virtual Security Analyst Added to Ironscales’ Advanced Threat Protection Platform

Ironscales, the Tel Aviv-based anti-phishing solution provider, has announced it has incorporated a new module into its advanced threat protection platform that helps security teams assess suspicious incoming emails more quickly to determine whether they are benign or malicious. When email threats are reported to security teams they must manually analyze the emails to find the real threats hidden among the false positives. That...

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AWS EC2 Pricing Options Explained
Jul23

AWS EC2 Pricing Options Explained

Confused about AWS EC2 instance types and AWS EC2 pricing options? In this post we explain some of the ways that it is possible to reduce cloud costs, with a useful video at the end that provides figures demonstrating the cost range for a specific instance type. Instance Types and AWS EC2 Pricing Options AWS offers many different instance types, each suited to a particular range of uses. Within each of those instance types there are...

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CloudHealth Technologies Adds Support for the Google Cloud Platform
Jul19

CloudHealth Technologies Adds Support for the Google Cloud Platform

Managing multi-cloud environments can be complex and time-consuming process. Many companies lack visibility into the cloud resources they have provisioned and how they are being used, which makes keeping control of costs a major challenge. As cloud migration increases, and businesses take advantage of the flexibility and cost benefits from using multiple cloud platforms, it often leads to cloud chaos. That was the case for CloudHealth...

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Reduce Cloud Costs by Switching Off Idle Cloud Resources
Jul10

Reduce Cloud Costs by Switching Off Idle Cloud Resources

Cloud costs can easily spiral out of control without careful management, although it is easy to reduce cloud costs by not paying for resources that are not being used. Stop idle resources and the cost savings can be considerable. One of the biggest areas of cloud wastage is On Demand resources used for non-production purposes. Resources are spun up for staging, QA, and development. These resources are not needed 24/7/365, yet...

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Ransomware Damage Predicted to Exceed $8 Billion in 2018
Jul09

Ransomware Damage Predicted to Exceed $8 Billion in 2018

Ransomware is one of the most common types of malware and has been widely adopted by cybercriminals who use it to extort money from businesses. Ransomware encrypts essential files to prevent them from being accessed. A ransom is then demanded to supply the keys to unlock the encrypted files. It is often installed unwittingly by employees when they respond to malicious emails or can be deployed manually if access is gained to a...

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TitanHQ Expands Executive Team with Appointment of Rocco Donnino
Jul06

TitanHQ Expands Executive Team with Appointment of Rocco Donnino

TitanHQ has announced it has expanded its executive team with the appointment of Rocco Donnino, the former Executive Vice President of Corporate Development at AppRiver, as its new Executive Vice President of Strategic Alliances. TitanHQ is the developer of the powerful web filtering solution WebTitan, which helps businesses carefully control the types of content their employees can access while providing additional protection from...

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Partial Backup File Stolen in Typeform Data Breach

Typeform, a Spanish SaaS company that specializes in online forms and surveys, has announced it has experienced a data breach in which a hacker gained access to a backup file. The breach occurred on May 3, 2018 and was detected six weeks later on June 27, 2018. Typeform has confirmed that a backup file was downloaded by the attacker. Typeform explained in a statement that the backup file only included ‘partial information,’ and all...

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WebTitan Vs Lightspeed: A Comparison of Web Filtering Solutions for K12 Schools
Jun30

WebTitan Vs Lightspeed: A Comparison of Web Filtering Solutions for K12 Schools

In this post we explore two of the most popular web filtering solutions for K12 schools: A comparison of WebTitan vs Lightspeed. The Importance of Content Filtering for Schools According to the American College of Pediatricians, “Consumption of pornography is associated with many negative emotional, psychological, and physical health outcomes.  These include increased rates of depression, anxiety, acting out and violent behavior,...

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ParkMyCloud Cloud Cost Optimization Now Available for Alibaba Cloud
Jun28

ParkMyCloud Cloud Cost Optimization Now Available for Alibaba Cloud

ParkMyCloud has announced that its continuous cloud cost optimization platform can now be used by Alibaba cloud customers to turn off idle cloud resources when they are not in use and save a small fortune on their cloud bills. Alibaba Cloud is the largest public cloud provider in China and is attracting increasing numbers of customers in the United States and Europe. Alibaba is currently undergoing a massive international expansion...

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CloudHealth Technologies Dispels Cloud Security Myths
Jun28

CloudHealth Technologies Dispels Cloud Security Myths

There is a common misconception that companies that transition to the public cloud are forced to make compromises on security. While there have certainly been cases where companies have made mistakes that have led to the exposure of data, it does not mean the public cloud is not secure. Just as with on-premises IT solutions, it is the responsibility of a company to ensure appropriate security measures are implemented. CloudHealth...

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Breached Password Testing Tool Launched by KnowBe4
Jun27

Breached Password Testing Tool Launched by KnowBe4

Data breaches are occurring every day and many result in the theft of passwords. Since many individuals reuse or recycle passwords, if a password is obtained through a data breach it can be used to access multiple platforms, including work accounts.  It doesn’t matter how many capital letters, digits, or special characters are in that password. If it is compromised in a data breach the strength of the password is irrelevant. Companies...

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More than 400 Models of Axis Communications Cameras Vulnerable to Remote Attacks
Jun19

More than 400 Models of Axis Communications Cameras Vulnerable to Remote Attacks

More than 400 models of Axis Communications’ security cameras contain vulnerabilities that could be exploited by malicious actors to intercept and view camera footage, take full control of the cameras, or disable them entirely. The security cameras are used by many organizations, including industrial firms, banks and hotels. The vulnerabilities were discovered by the cybersecurity company VDOO as part of its investigation into the...

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CloudHealth Partners with Brazilian Next-Gen MSP Dedalus Prime
Jun16

CloudHealth Partners with Brazilian Next-Gen MSP Dedalus Prime

CloudHealth Technologies has announced a new partnership with the leading Brazilian managed service provider (MSP) Dedalus Prime. Dedalus Prime is a next-generation MSP that has helped many Latin American companies transform their businesses and gain a competitive edge by migrating to the cloud. Dedalus Prime has forged strong partnerships with all of the major cloud providers and is one of the largest AWS partners in Latin America....

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Yahoo Fined £250,000 by ICO for 2014 Data Breach
Jun15

Yahoo Fined £250,000 by ICO for 2014 Data Breach

The UK’s Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has fined Yahoo £250,000 over the data breach the company experienced in 2014. The fine was issued to resolve serious violations of the Data Protection Act of 1998. The 2014 data breach resulted in the exposure of more than 515,000 UK Yahoo email account holders’ data. The information exposed included customers’ names, birth dates, telephone numbers, email addresses, usernames, hashed...

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Dixons Carphone Breach Exposes 5.9 Million Payment Cards
Jun15

Dixons Carphone Breach Exposes 5.9 Million Payment Cards

Dixons Carphone, the UK electronics and telecommunications retailer, has experienced a massive breach of payment card data. The payment card details of 5.9 million customers have been exposed and potentially stolen by hackers. In addition to the Dixons, Dixons Travel, and Carphone Warehouse stores, the company also operates under the brand names Currys and PC World in the UK and under other brand names in Europe. The breach is...

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Proofpoint Essentials Named Best SME Security Solution at SC Media Europe Awards
Jun14

Proofpoint Essentials Named Best SME Security Solution at SC Media Europe Awards

Proofpoint has been crowned winner of a prestigious SC Media Europe Award at the June 5, 2018 ceremony at the Marriott Grosvenor Square, London. The Sunnyvale, CA-based next generation security and compliance firm won the Best SME Security Solution for Proofpoint Essentials. Proofpoint Essentials is an enterprise-class cybersecurity solution for small and medium sized businesses that incorporates data loss prevention, policy-enforced...

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CloudHealth Technologies Makes Final Preparations for Connect18 Annual User Summit
Jun14

CloudHealth Technologies Makes Final Preparations for Connect18 Annual User Summit

CloudHealth Technologies, the leading cloud management and cost optimization platform provider, is finalizing preparations for its first annual user summit – CloudHealth Connect18. The two-day summit is a must-attend event for business leaders looking to take full advantage of the cloud. The summit offers training sessions on cloud management run by experts and thought leaders in the cloud computing industry and attendees will...

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Sophos Adds Deep Learning to Email Security Offering
Jun13

Sophos Adds Deep Learning to Email Security Offering

Sophos has announced a major update to its email security offering to help customers detect and block sophisticated new email threats. Sophos Email Security Advanced now incorporates deep learning and predictive security for active threat protection along with outbound scanning, anti-phishing email authentication, and policy support. According to Sophos research, 75% of malware variants that make it past perimeter defenses are unique...

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CloudHealth Technologies Recognized in Forrester Wave Hybrid Cloud Management Report
Jun10

CloudHealth Technologies Recognized in Forrester Wave Hybrid Cloud Management Report

CloudHealth Technologies has been named a “strong performer” in the Forrester Wave Hybrid Cloud Management, Q2, 2018 report. This is the second cloud cost optimization and management Forrester Wave report published in the past two weeks, and CloudHealth Technologies has been recognized in both, with Forrester rating CloudHealth Technologies as a leader in the Forrester Wave: Cloud Cost Monitoring and Optimization, Q2 2018. The...

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InfoSec Institute Now Has Largest Library of Security Awareness Training Content
Jun06

InfoSec Institute Now Has Largest Library of Security Awareness Training Content

At the recent Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2018, the InfoSec Institute announced that its library of security awareness training content is now the largest collection of content provided by any security awareness training company. The SecurityIQ AwareEd library consists of standard CBT training modules covering the full range of email-based and web-based threats. CBT training is accompanies by video training content,...

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Fortinet Announces Release of FortiMail 6.0
Jun01

Fortinet Announces Release of FortiMail 6.0

Cybercriminals are now using a wide range of techniques to gain access to business networks and obtain sensitive data, including zero day exploits, brute force attacks, and IoT devices. While these new and constantly changing tactics pose a significant threat, the most commonly used attack vector is still email. Email is still the most common way for malware and ransomware to be installed. According to the Verizon April 2018 Data...

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Forrester Research Names CloudHealth Technologies Leader in Cloud Cost Monitoring Space
May31

Forrester Research Names CloudHealth Technologies Leader in Cloud Cost Monitoring Space

The independent market research firm Forrester Research has released a new report on research conducted over the past few months on providers of cloud cost monitoring and optimization platforms. For its report, Forrester Research conducted an in-depth evaluation of companies and their cost monitoring and optimization platforms and produced a list of the top nine vendors. The addition of this new Forrester Wave report demonstrates just...

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ParkMyCloud Now Allows Azure Scale Sets to be Parked
May31

ParkMyCloud Now Allows Azure Scale Sets to be Parked

Users of ParkMyCloud have long been able to park AWS auto scaling groups, and now it is possible to park scale groups from other public cloud providers. In May 2018, ParkMyCloud added the functionality into its cloud optimization platform to allow users to park GCP Managed Instance Groups. That same functionality has now been extended to Microsoft Azure scale sets, allowing users to easily optimize costs for these groups of Azure...

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Video Production and Content Provider Exploqii Acquired by KnowBe4
May28

Video Production and Content Provider Exploqii Acquired by KnowBe4

The security awareness and anti-phishing vendor KnowBe4 has announced it has acquired the Berlin-based video production and training content provider Exploqii. Exploqii was formed in 2014 by Christine Kipke and Detlev Weise and has fast become a leading provider of video and written content covering security and compliance, mostly serving companies in Germany and Central Europe. The company develops standalone awareness communications...

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CloudHealth Technologies Voted Best Place to Work in Boston
May26

CloudHealth Technologies Voted Best Place to Work in Boston

CloudHealth Technologies, the cloud cost monitoring and optimization solution provider, has been included once again in the Boston Business Journal’s list of the Best Places to Work in Boston. This is the fourth consecutive year that the company has been included in the BBJ list. The company was formed in 2015 by Joe Kinsella, who was having major challenges keeping tight control of his cloud environment and controlling costs....

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ParkMyCloud Incorporates New Microsoft Teams Bot for Easier Cloud Cost Control
May25

ParkMyCloud Incorporates New Microsoft Teams Bot for Easier Cloud Cost Control

ParkMyCloud has incorporated a new Microsoft Teams bot that allows users to fully interact with the ParkMyCloud platform directly through the Microsoft Teams chat window, rather than using the web GUI. This new webhook integration allows a direct notification feed of all ParkMyCloud optimization and cost saving activities to be fed into the chatbot and displayed via the Microsoft Teams channels that users constantly have open. The new...

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CloudHealth Technologies Platform Now Includes Container Module Support for Amazon ECS
May24

CloudHealth Technologies Platform Now Includes Container Module Support for Amazon ECS

Many companies struggle to keep tight control of their cloud costs, and as deployments become more complex and involve multiple cloud platforms the problem becomes harder still. When containers are thrown into the mix, keeping a tight control of costs and preventing budget overruns becomes a major challenge. CloudHealth Technologies now has a solution. Its cloud service management platform already allows enterprises and SMBs to...

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Agari: Business Email Compromise the Most Lucrative Form of Email Attack
May23

Agari: Business Email Compromise the Most Lucrative Form of Email Attack

A report from the email security vendor Agari provides new insights into the tactics used by cybercriminal groups to conduct email attacks and the extent of global email fraud. While many email-based attack methods are used, business email compromise (BEC) is the most lucrative for criminals and BEC attacks are the costliest for companies. The Agari report was released days after the FBI published figures on the cost of Internet crime...

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KnowBe4 Secures Second Spot in Cybersecurity Ventures’ Cybersecurity 500 List
May21

KnowBe4 Secures Second Spot in Cybersecurity Ventures’ Cybersecurity 500 List

The Clearwater, FL-based security awareness training firm KnowBe4 has achieved second place in the Cybersecurity Ventures’ 2018 Cybersecurity 500 list Each year, Cybersecurity Ventures compiles a list of the hottest startups in the field of cybersecurity. The list contains some of the most innovative companies that have developed cybersecurity solutions for businesses to secure networks and prevent unauthorized individuals from...

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ParkMyCloud Now Supports GCP Managed Instance Groups
May19

ParkMyCloud Now Supports GCP Managed Instance Groups

ParkMyCloud has announced it has made several updates to its cloud cost management and optimization platform including the option to park new types of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) resources. GCP managed instance groups are Google’s equivalent of AWS Auto Scaling groups. They use an instance template to create identical groups. Rather than manage each instance separately, any changes that are made to one instance can be instantly...

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PhishLabs Merges with BrandProtect
May18

PhishLabs Merges with BrandProtect

PhishLabs, a leading provider of phishing threat intelligence and security awareness and anti-phishing training has announced it has merged with BrandProtect, a leading provider of threat mitigation solutions for enterprises. The merger will see the combined company become the leading provider of threat intelligence and threat mitigation services. The merger will see the combined company provide a much more extensive service to...

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InfoSec Institute Named in 2018 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Security Awareness CBT
May17

InfoSec Institute Named in 2018 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Security Awareness CBT

The InfoSec Institute has developed an extensive library of training material on cybersecurity and helps security professionals attain qualifications to improve their career prospects. The company has also developed a platform for businesses to use to improve their defenses against phishing attacks and other threats that target employees. The firm’s SecurityIQ training platform combines an extensive library of training material and a...

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Cloud Tool Reduces AWS Costs by 60%
May10

Cloud Tool Reduces AWS Costs by 60%

Healthcare groups are, increasingly, implementing cloud-based systems to meet their IT requirements, but while there are multiple reasons for moving applications, infrastructure and data center operations to the cloud, the high cloud costs make it an unattractive possibility. Many healthcare groups purchase AWS EC2 instances for to implement this on their servers. While this particular platform meets their requirements, the...

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Does Two-Factor Authentication Protect Businesses from Phishing Attacks?
May08

Does Two-Factor Authentication Protect Businesses from Phishing Attacks?

Two-factor – or multi-factor – authentication is a simple control that makes it harder for unauthorized individuals to gain access to accounts and sensitive data. Rather than just use a single factor for authentication such as a password, an additional factor is required, usually something an individual has. This could be a card reader, which is often used by banks for verifying the identify of an individual who wants to make a...

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Agari Chooses Gradian as its First UK Partner
May07

Agari Chooses Gradian as its First UK Partner

Agari has announced a new partnership with the value-added reseller (VAR) Gradian. This is the first partnership between Agari and a UK-based VAR. The aim of the partnership is to expant Agari’s footprint in the UK and Europe. Gradian will be offering the Agari Email Trust platform to its customers to help them prevent email impersonation attacks and block a wide range of email-based threats. Phishing and BEC attacks are major threats...

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2018 Phishing Trends & Intelligence Report
May06

2018 Phishing Trends & Intelligence Report

Security awareness and anti-phishing vendor PhishLabs has released its 2018 Phishing Trends & Intelligence Report. The report shows there has been a marked change in attacks, with enterprises now being targeted rather than individuals. This comes as no surprise as the potential rewards for a successful attack on an enterprise are considerably higher than attacks on individuals. Enterprises are more likely to pay ransom demands and...

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Ironscales Announces Introduction of Non-Blocking Cloud-Native API Deployment
May05

Ironscales Announces Introduction of Non-Blocking Cloud-Native API Deployment

Ironscales has announced its automated phishing defense platform can now be used to protect organizations without the need for any physical plugins, thanks to its new non-blocking cloud-native API deployment, which has been made available for all of its anti-phishing modules. The new option is ideally suited to businesses that have moved their email services to the cloud and are looking for an easy-to-implement solution that offers...

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TitanHQ Integrates WebTitan Web Filter into Kaseya IT Complete Suite
May04

TitanHQ Integrates WebTitan Web Filter into Kaseya IT Complete Suite

TitanHQ has announced its powerful web filtering solution – WebTitan – is now fully integrated into the Kaseya IT Complete Suite, making it easier for MSPs to start offering content filtering to their clients. WebTitan is a 100% cloud-based web filtering solution that allows businesses to carefully control the web content their employees can access. In addition to restricting access to productivity-draining and NSFW...

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Wombat Security Releases 2018 Beyond the Phish Report
May03

Wombat Security Releases 2018 Beyond the Phish Report

The Beyond the Phish Report from Wombat Security provides valuable insights into the state of security awareness across different industry sectors. For the report, Wombat Security analyzed the responses to almost 85 million questions and answers collected from employees of its customers across 16 industry sectors. The questions covered 12 different categories including protecting confidential information, safe use of passwords,...

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What are the Most Clicked Phishing Emails?
May02

What are the Most Clicked Phishing Emails?

KnowBe4 has released a quarterly report that reveals the most clicked phishing emails in Q1, 2018 – The emails that are proving to be the most effective at fooling employees into clicking hyperlinks and opening potentially malicious email attachments. The data from the report came from responses to phishing simulation emails delivered through its training platform. The simulated phishing emails mirror messages observed in real world...

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Microsoft Launches Free Windows Defender Chrome Plugin
Apr25

Microsoft Launches Free Windows Defender Chrome Plugin

One of the key selling points of the Microsoft Edge browser its protection against phishing attacks. Microsoft Edge is already the best browser to use to block phishing attacks, with tests conducted by NSS Labs showing Edge to be capable of blocking 99% of phishing and social engineering-based malware attacks. Its closest competitor, Google Chrome, only blocked 87% of attacks, while Firefox blocked just 70%. Both of those browsers...

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CloudHealth Expands London Office in Response to Unprecedented EMEA Growth
Apr24

CloudHealth Expands London Office in Response to Unprecedented EMEA Growth

The Boston-based cloud management and cloud cost optimization firm CloudHealth Technologies is currently enjoying unprecedented growth in the EMEA region. Overall, revenue growth is up 83% with 50% growth recorded in the EMEA region since the end of 2016. In response to tremendous demand for its cloud management platform in the EMEA region, the firm has expanded its London office to meet demand. Its London employee base has now...

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Agari Named Best Email Security Solution at 2018 SC Media Awards
Apr23

Agari Named Best Email Security Solution at 2018 SC Media Awards

Agari has been honored at this year’s SC Media Awards and has collected a prestigious Professional Award for its email security solution – the Agari Email Trust Platform. The SC Media Awards are the premier cybersecurity awards for the cybersecurity industry. Each year, hundreds of products are assessed by a panel of independent judges drawn from the cybersecurity industry. The nominated solutions are whittled down to five...

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KnowBe4 Issues Alert About Fake Active Shooter Phishing Emails
Apr20

KnowBe4 Issues Alert About Fake Active Shooter Phishing Emails

The recent shootings at schools in the United States have shocked the nation, with educational institutions now on high alert for any recurrences. The news of an active shooter on campus requires an immediate response and is likely to result in panic. It is therefore no surprise that scammers have taken advantage and have been sending fake active shooter alerts via email to schools and colleges. KnowBe4 has recently identified one...

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Microsoft Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances Now Supported by CloudHealth
Apr19

Microsoft Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances Now Supported by CloudHealth

CloudHealth Technologies has announced its cloud management platform now supports Microsoft Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances. Azure customers can now benefit from the same features that have been made available to users of AWS EC2 Reserved Instances, helping them to improve budgeting and forecasting, save time on management, and reduce costs. The benefits of using RIs cannot be understated. According to Microsoft’s Director of...

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Security IQ BEC Defense Suite Prepares Businesses for Email Account Compromise Attacks
Apr19

Security IQ BEC Defense Suite Prepares Businesses for Email Account Compromise Attacks

Business email compromise attacks are on the rise, with one recent report suggesting 44% of businesses have suffered an attack. Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks are now commonplace. Email accounts are compromised, and threat actors use the accounts to send targeted messages to individuals in an organization. Requests are made to have sensitive data sent by email or for wire transfers to be made. Sophisticated social engineering...

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Innova Solutions Launches CloudHealth Technologies-Powered Cloud Optimization Program
Apr18

Innova Solutions Launches CloudHealth Technologies-Powered Cloud Optimization Program

The managed service provider Innova Solutions has partnered with CloudHealth Technologies and is now offering customers a new managed service: Optimization and governance of cost and security for public cloud environments. Businesses are now embracing the cloud and are increasingly choosing public cloud environments to deploy new services. Innovation may be accelerated by through public cloud adoption, but businesses often struggle to...

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Human Factor Cybersecurity Report Released by Proofpoint
Apr18

Human Factor Cybersecurity Report Released by Proofpoint

The human factor continues to be extensively exploited by cybercriminals according to the annual human factor cybersecurity report from Proofpoint. While hacks are still commonplace, cybercriminals are mostly relying on some interaction from employees to steal funds from bank accounts, obtain login credentials and sensitive data, and infect end points and networks with malware and ransomware. The data for the latest report come from...

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Barracuda PhishLine Levelized Programs Offers New Method of Measuring Susceptibility to Phishing Attacks
Apr18

Barracuda PhishLine Levelized Programs Offers New Method of Measuring Susceptibility to Phishing Attacks

Yesterday saw the launch of Barracuda PhishLine Levelized Programs – A new approach developed by Barracuda and PhishLine to determine and improve user resistance to phishing attacks. Most anti-phishing training solutions use click rate metrics to determine resistance and susceptibility to phishing attacks. While this method of testing employees has proven effective, Barracuda Networks points out that there are limits to this approach....

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Mimecast Enhances Its Email Threat Protection Services
Apr18

Mimecast Enhances Its Email Threat Protection Services

The email security solution provider Mimecast has announced enhancements have been made to its email and data security solutions to better protect users from the rapidly evolving threat landscape. A recent Mimecast survey, conducted by Vanson Bourne, revealed businesses are now having to deal with a variety of different cyberthreats and the volume and frequency of attacks are increasing. 53% of companies taking part in the survey...

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44% of Businesses Victims of Account Takeover Attacks
Apr17

44% of Businesses Victims of Account Takeover Attacks

Agari has released figures from recent research that show account takeover attacks are soaring. These phishing attacks involve the use of a compromised email account to fool employees into revealing sensitive information or installing malware. Agari says account takeover attacks have doubled in 2018. Since messages are believed to have been sent from a known individual, many email recipients let their guard down. The effectiveness of...

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New Email Security Services Launched by Cisco
Apr16

New Email Security Services Launched by Cisco

Cisco has announced the release of new email security services that provide better protection from phishing and spoofing attacks, while increasing the level of protection against malware, ransomware, cryptojacking, and fileless malware attacks. Virtually all endpoint security solutions block more than 99% of malware. The new updates are concerned with blocking some of the 1% of malware which are often not detected by security...

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Free Mailserver Security Assessment Tool Offered by KnowBe4
Apr12

Free Mailserver Security Assessment Tool Offered by KnowBe4

Security awareness training company KnowBe4 has released a free mailserver security assessment tool that can be used by IT admins to check their email servers for insecure configurations that could be exploited by threat actors in social engineering attacks. While manual checks of mailserver configurations can be conducted by IT admins, these are prone to error and it can be difficult to accurately assess mailserver security from...

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GFI Software Releases New Subscription Option
Apr10

GFI Software Releases New Subscription Option

Companies need to implement layered defenses to protect against cyberattacks, must implement and manage their BYOD policies, use solutions to help them with GDPR and HIPAA compliance, ensure patches are applied promptly and internal threats are blocked. Managing all of these areas naturally requires a multitude of different products, each with their own subscriptions. Managing those subscriptions can be time consuming and paying for...

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Proofpoint Study Shows Impact of Email Fraud on Businesses
Apr10

Proofpoint Study Shows Impact of Email Fraud on Businesses

Proofpoint has published the findings of a recent study investigating the impact of email fraud on businesses. The study reveals the extent to which businesses are affected by email fraud, the typical impact of email fraud on businesses, which individuals are targeted, and the steps that are being taken to reduce risk. There has been an increase in email fraud in recent years, with last year seeing a further surge in attacks. The...

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Ed Filippine Becomes CloudHealth Technologies’ Chief Revenue Officer
Apr05

Ed Filippine Becomes CloudHealth Technologies’ Chief Revenue Officer

Ed Filippine has joined CloudHealth Technologies as its new Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Ed joined the firm from Carbon Black, where he spent five years serving as its Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Operations. Prior to joining Carbon Black, Ed held leadership positions at EMC Corporation, Acronis, and Vertica Systems, an HP Company. During his time at Carbon Black, Ed took the firm from double digit to triple digit...

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TitanHQ Protecting McDonalds Restaurants from Malware with SpamTitan
Apr02

TitanHQ Protecting McDonalds Restaurants from Malware with SpamTitan

TitanHQ has announced that McDonalds is now being protected from email spam, malware, ransomware, and phishing attacks with SpamTitan, the Galway, Ireland-based company’s award-winning anti-spam solution. Under the terms of the new agreement, SpamTitan is being set up to prevent spam and malicious messages from being delivered to end users’ inboxes throughout the Philippines, which will help McDonald’s to keep its networks and...

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New Insider Threat Training Modules Released by Wombat Security
Mar28

New Insider Threat Training Modules Released by Wombat Security

Anti-phishing solution provider Wombat Security – now a division of Proofpoint – has released new insider threat training modules to help businesses deal with the threat from within. Insider breaches are a leading cause of data breaches, especially in the US healthcare industry where they share top spot with hacks. Insider threats include simple mistakes made by employees, negligence, and malicious actions taken to cause harm to...

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SonicWall Launches New MSSP Partner Program
Mar28

SonicWall Launches New MSSP Partner Program

The San Jose, CA-based cybersecurity firm SonicWall has launched a new partner program for Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs). The SecureFirst MSSP Program helps partners meet the needs of their clients and address their security skills gaps and provide a more comprehensive range of managed security services. The increasing threat of cyberattacks and the difficulty attracting top cybersecurity talent means many companies are...

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AppRiver Announces Acquisition of Roaring Penguin Software
Mar26

AppRiver Announces Acquisition of Roaring Penguin Software

The Ottowa-based anti-virus and anti-spam solution provider Roaring Penguin has been acquired by cloud-based cybersecurity firm AppRiver. AppRiver was founded in 2002 primarily to provide email security solutions to help businesses block the barrage of spam and malicious messages and help to keep inboxes and networks malware free. Over the past 16 years, AppRiver has expanded its range of cybersecurity solutions to include a host of...

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77% of Businesses Expect to Be Victims of Email Fraud in 2018
Mar20

77% of Businesses Expect to Be Victims of Email Fraud in 2018

A new report from Proofpoint has revealed 82% of boards are concerned about email fraud with six out of 10 businesses considering email fraud to be a major security risk and with good reason. Email fraud is now commonplace and poses a major threat to businesses of all sizes, from mom and pop stores to the largest enterprises. The data for the report came from Proofpoint’s 2018 global ‘Understanding Email Fraud’ survey, which was...

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Infosec Institute Training Library Now Includes More Than 1,200 Training Resources
Mar16

Infosec Institute Training Library Now Includes More Than 1,200 Training Resources

The Infosec Institute, developer of the SecurityIQ phishing awareness training platform, has been steadily increasing its training modules to help businesses, non-profits, and educational institutions improve the security awareness of employees and train staff on cybersecurity and compliance. The latest update to the training library sees five new modules added covering the Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS). The five new...

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Two Thirds of Indian Companies Have been Targeted with Ransomware
Mar15

Two Thirds of Indian Companies Have been Targeted with Ransomware

Sophos has published a new State of Enterprise Security Report that provides insight into the main threats faced by organizations around the world. The report was based on a survey conducted on 2,700 IT managers based in 10 countries (USA, UK, Canada, France, Germany, India, South Africa, Japan, Mexico, and Australia). One of the key points from the report is the extent to which Indian businesses are being attacked and just how...

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Cloudability State of the Cloud 2018 Report Reveals Cloud Technology Adoption Trends
Mar14

Cloudability State of the Cloud 2018 Report Reveals Cloud Technology Adoption Trends

Cloudability has published its State of the Cloud 2018 Report. The cloud management platform provider has revealed real world trends in adoption of cloud technology, the amount organizations are investing in the cloud, where the money is being spent, and how it is being used. For the report, Cloudability analyzed the data from more than 1,500 companies who spent a combined $2.5 billion on cloud services. Cloudability reports that its...

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CloudCheckr Update Improves Support for Microsoft Azure
Mar14

CloudCheckr Update Improves Support for Microsoft Azure

The first CloudCheckr update in March includes new AWS functions and tweaks, although most of the updates to the platform are concerned with Microsoft Azure, which continues to have new features added as support is enhanced. Due to some issues with the loading of the accounts page, CloudCheckr has made some changes to improve responsiveness – A notable change sine it is the first screen that users see when they login to the platform....

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Cloud Pricing Tips to Help Clear Up Confusion About Cloud Costs
Mar14

Cloud Pricing Tips to Help Clear Up Confusion About Cloud Costs

If you are using multiple cloud services from multiple providers and have looked at ways to reduce cloud costs, you will no doubt have been confused by the different terminology used by each provider and differences in cloud pricing models, so here are some cloud pricing tips to help you get a better return on your investment in the cloud and shave money off your bills. Cloud Pricing Tips to Help You Save Money Various surveys on...

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Groupware Technology Partners with CloudHealth Technologies to Provide Managed Cloud Optimization Services
Mar10

Groupware Technology Partners with CloudHealth Technologies to Provide Managed Cloud Optimization Services

One of the most common problems faced by organizations as they transition to the cloud is managing cloud costs. All too often, at the end of the month after the first cloud deployment, a massive and confusing bill is received. While budgets are carefully calculated, sticking to those budgets is difficult. Most organizations have little insight into how costs are mounting throughout the month. In order to determine where things have...

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Popcorn Training Acquired by KnowBe4
Mar09

Popcorn Training Acquired by KnowBe4

Security awareness training and phishing simulation platform provider KnowBe4 has announced it has acquired the South African training company Popcorn Training. The acquisition will see the South African company’s 52 training modules incorporated into the KnowBe4 training library. Popcorn Training is an award-winning training firm with a global customer base. The firm is known for developing engaging training content and has developed...

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Future of Cybersecurity Scholarship Program Launched by PhishLabs
Mar07

Future of Cybersecurity Scholarship Program Launched by PhishLabs

PhishLabs, a leading provider of security awareness training and anti-phishing solutions for enterprises, has announced the launch of a new ‘Future of Cybersecurity’ Scholarship Program. The aim of the scholarship program is to help talented individuals further their studies in the field of cybersecurity, one of the most in demand areas of the IT industry. There is currently a major shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals and...

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TigerConnect Now Integrates with QGenda
Mar07

TigerConnect Now Integrates with QGenda

TigerConnect, the new name for TigerText, has announced a new partnership with QGenda, which has seen the TigerConnect secure text messaging and clinical communication platform integrated with the QGenda clinical scheduling solution. QGenda is the market leading cloud-based automated physician scheduling solution. More than 5,000 hospitals have adopted the solution, with many of the nation’s leading hospitals, physician groups,...

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Cyberattacks Becoming the Number 1 Business Risk, Says SonicWall
Mar07

Cyberattacks Becoming the Number 1 Business Risk, Says SonicWall

The latest Cyber Threat Report from SonicWall shows more than 9.32 billion malware attacks were blocked by the company in the past 12 months – a rise of 18.4% over the previous year. While malware attacks are on the rise, ransomware attacks have fallen from 638 million in 2016 to 184 million in 2017 – a fall of more than 71%. While ransomware attacks have fallen, the number of ransomware variants in use has more than doubled,...

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InfoSec Institute Launches Security Awareness Training Program for Healthcare
Mar06

InfoSec Institute Launches Security Awareness Training Program for Healthcare

The cybersecurity awareness training solution provider the InfoSec Institute has announced it has launched a new security awareness training program for healthcare teams – the first such program to be developed specifically for the healthcare industry in the United States. The training material is available through the company’s SecurityIQ AwareEd training platform, which now contains the largest interactive security awareness...

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AppRiver and Datto Help MSPs Protect Clients from Ransomware Attacks
Mar06

AppRiver and Datto Help MSPs Protect Clients from Ransomware Attacks

There has been a massive increase in the use of ransomware by cybercriminal gangs over the past two years. The ease of conducting campaigns and the high percentage of businesses that pay the ransom demands to regain access to their data has made attacks highly profitable. Further, ransomware-as-a-service has allowed campaigns to be conducted quickly and cheaply by would-be cybercriminals with little to no programming skills. The...

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TitanHQ Adds BitDefender AV Engine in SpamTitan v7.00
Mar05

TitanHQ Adds BitDefender AV Engine in SpamTitan v7.00

TitanHQ, the leading the leading anti-spam solution provider, has released a new version of its award-winning spam filtering solution SpamTitan. One major change to its anti-spam software in SpamTitan v7.00 is the addition Bitdefender AV engine, which is now the primary AV engine providing malware and virus protection for users. The solution still offers dual AV protection with ClamAV serving as the secondary AV engine. The update to...

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CloudHealth Technologies Publishes Results of Its Secrets of the Cloud Leaders Study
Mar04

CloudHealth Technologies Publishes Results of Its Secrets of the Cloud Leaders Study

CloudHealth Technologies, the leading cloud management platform provider, and Cloud Technology Partners (CTP), a HP Enterprise Company, have announced the results of their annual ‘Secrets of the Cloud Leaders’ study which highlights the benefits to be gained from adopting an optimal cloud strategy and the problems faced by organizations that fail to get the formula right. The first part of the study was conducted on 550 senior...

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KnowBe4 Announces Partnership with Abacode Cybersecurity
Mar04

KnowBe4 Announces Partnership with Abacode Cybersecurity

Abacode Cybersecurity is a Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) solely focused on providing cybersecurity solutions for its clients. Abacode Cybersecurity already offers its clients a full suite of cybersecurity solutions to help them protect against the full range of threats to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data and the security of systems and networks. The increase in ransomware attacks on businesses calls...

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TigerText Rebrands as TigerConnect
Mar01

TigerText Rebrands as TigerConnect

TigerText, the market leading secure text messaging solution provider in healthcare has announced the company has rebranded as TigerConnect. TigerConnect started as a secure text messaging platform for the healthcare industry to bring communication in line with other industries and reduce reliance on outdated forms of communication such as landlines, pagers, and faxes.  The platform has since evolved into a comprehensive CC&C...

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Proofpoint’s Acquisition of Wombat Security Technologies has now been Completed
Mar01

Proofpoint’s Acquisition of Wombat Security Technologies has now been Completed

In early February, Proofpoint announced it was to acquire the security awareness and phishing simulation platform provider Wombat Security Technologies for $225 million in cash. Today, Proofpoint has confirmed that the acquisition has now been completed. The acquisition will see Wombat Security’s phishing simulation platform, its security awareness computer-based training content, and its phishing reporting tool incorporated into the...

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AppRiver Named Winner of 2018 Silver Stevie Award for Customer Service
Feb25

AppRiver Named Winner of 2018 Silver Stevie Award for Customer Service

Each year, more than 10,000 organizations compete for Stevie Awards across seven programs, with companies and individuals from more than 60 nations vying for a prestigious award. The Steve Awards recognize excellence and outstanding performance not just by companies, but also the individuals within those organizations that play a major role in the success of the company. The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service in the United...

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PhishLabs Research Reveals Extent of Cybercriminals’ Abuse of HTTPS
Feb23

PhishLabs Research Reveals Extent of Cybercriminals’ Abuse of HTTPS

The Q3 2017 phishing Activity Trends Report from the Anti Phishing Working Group has revealed the extent to which cybercriminals are abusing the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) protocol in phishing campaigns. Websites using HTTPS encrypt the connection between the website and browser to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks. There has been a major transition from HTTP to HTTPS by online retailers and other businesses to provide...

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Sophos Launches Phish Threat 2.0
Feb22

Sophos Launches Phish Threat 2.0

Sophos has launched a new version of its Phish Threat simulator. Phish Threat 2.0 is an enterprise-class phishing simulation platform that allows businesses to run their own internal phishing campaigns to test the effectiveness of their security awareness programs and discover how susceptible their employees are to phishing threats. Training employees to be more security aware is now an essential element of any cybersecurity strategy....

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Ironscales Phishing Threat Technology Recognized for Spear Phishing Protection Capabilities
Feb22

Ironscales Phishing Threat Technology Recognized for Spear Phishing Protection Capabilities

Ironscales, a provider of an automated phishing protection, detection and response platform has had its advanced spear phishing threat technology recognized as a key innovation in the spear phishing market by the global market research and consulting firm Markets&Market in its recent spear phishing market report. The company’s technology was developed specifically to identify and block advanced spear phishing threats that often...

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Cloudability Launches Rightsizing Recommendations for Microsoft Azure
Feb22

Cloudability Launches Rightsizing Recommendations for Microsoft Azure

Last year, Cloudability launched its rightsizing recommendations for AWS – a feature that has now been adopted by many of its customers. The Portland-based firm has now announced the release of Rightsizing Recommendations for Microsoft Azure. The Rightsizing Recommendations feature can be used to help with cost optimization. Organizations are provided with recommendations on how they can build and scale their cloud infrastructure to...

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TIG Partners with CloudHealth Technologies to Offer Cloud Cost Management to its Customers
Feb19

TIG Partners with CloudHealth Technologies to Offer Cloud Cost Management to its Customers

The leading cloud service management company, CloudHealth Technologies, has announced a new partnership with the award-winning digital transformation company TIG. TIG helps businesses become leaders in their markets through the use of new technologies. The company helps its customers improve their level of innovation and become more agile through its technology solutions and managed services. The London-based company has worked with...

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2018 State of the Cloud Report Released by RightScale
Feb14

2018 State of the Cloud Report Released by RightScale

RightScale has released its 2018 State of the Cloud Report. This is the seventh year that the cloud management firm has produced the report, which is based on the results of the largest survey of businesses on use of the cloud. This year the survey was conducted on 997 tech professionals from large enterprises and small enterprises, operating in a broad range of industries. The report reveals average cloud spending by enterprises, how...

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Agari Reveals 90% of Brands Extremely Vulnerable to Phishing and Fraud
Feb12

Agari Reveals 90% of Brands Extremely Vulnerable to Phishing and Fraud

A joint research study conducted by Agari and Farsight Security has been published this month that shows almost every domain is vulnerable to phishing and domain name spoofing due to the failure to adopt the Domain Message Authentication Reporting & Conformance (DMARC) email authentication standard. Globally, fewer than 1% of domains are protected by DMARC, which helps domain owners prevent abuse of their brands. An analysis of...

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FittedCloud Launches Amazon Relational Database Services Cost Optimization Solution
Feb08

FittedCloud Launches Amazon Relational Database Services Cost Optimization Solution

Acton, MA-based FittedCloud has announced it has launched an Amazon Relational Database Services cost optimization solution that allows customers to carefully control their RDS costs. FittedCloud already offers its cost optimization solution for a range of AWS services, with the latest addition allowing customers to shave off even more from their cloud bills.  FittedCloud’s machine learning optimization solution allows customers to...

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TitanHQ Joins HTG Peer Groups as Gold Vendor
Feb08

TitanHQ Joins HTG Peer Groups as Gold Vendor

Irish anti-spam, web filtering, and email archiving solution provider TitanHQ has announced that 2018 will see the company become a Gold Vendor member of HTG Peer Groups.  The new partnership was announced at the HTG Peer Groups Q1, 2018 meeting at the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort, Phoenix, Arizona. HTG is an international consultancy, coaching, and peer group organization that helps businesses develop strong leadership and undergo...

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KnowBe4 Enhances Anti-Phishing and Security Awareness Training Library
Feb07

KnowBe4 Enhances Anti-Phishing and Security Awareness Training Library

Anti-phishing and security awareness training company KnowBe4 has updated its library of training content, available through the KnowBe4 ModStore. The update sees its 26-language 15-minute Kevin Mitnick Security Awareness Training (KMSAT) course refreshed, and a new 25-minute KMSAT training course released. The 15-minute KMSAT course has been developed to give maximum benefit in the shortest possible time frame. Not only is the short...

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CloudRanger Adds Automated Disaster Recovery Testing for AWS Cloud
Feb05

CloudRanger Adds Automated Disaster Recovery Testing for AWS Cloud

CloudRanger has announced that automated disaster recovery testing for AWS cloud is now available through its platform. Backups are essential, but businesses need to make sure that those backups are viable.  When disaster strikes and data needs to be recovered, businesses must be able to rely on their backups. By testing backups, businesses can be confident that file recovery is possible in practice. The new feature is accessible via...

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ParkMyCloud Reports $12.9 Billion A Year Lost on Wasted Cloud Spend
Jan31

ParkMyCloud Reports $12.9 Billion A Year Lost on Wasted Cloud Spend

Use of the cloud has increased considerably in recent years and that trend is likely to continue as more enterprises realize the benefits that can be gained from shifting from in house resources to the cloud. The cloud means greater flexibility, improved scalability, and less expenditure on hardware and hardware maintenance. Even the physical space devoted to housing that hardware can be devoted to profit-making activities. While...

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Spotinst Announces Partnership with Samsung SDS to Increase Footprint in South Korea
Jan29

Spotinst Announces Partnership with Samsung SDS to Increase Footprint in South Korea

Samsung SDS, the enterprise IT solution provider, has partnered with Spotinst to provide its customers with a platform that allows them to make significant saving on their cloud computing costs. The partnership will allow Samsung and other companies in South Korea to utilize excess cloud capacity and enjoy savings on their compute bills of up to 80% using the Spotinst’s Elastigroup, Spectrum, and Multai services, as well as the firm’s...

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CloudHealth Technologies Appoints Chief Product Officer
Jan25

CloudHealth Technologies Appoints Chief Product Officer

CloudHealth Technologies has announced the appointment of Greg Nicastro as its Chief Product Officer. CloudHealth Technologies has been experiencing impressive growth and is now the leading cloud service management company, with its platform helping businesses to plan their cloud capacity, optimize and automate their resources, and improve performance and drive value through their cloud ecosystems. The position of Chief Product...

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Knowbe4 Identifies Industry Most Susceptible to Phishing Attacks
Jan25

Knowbe4 Identifies Industry Most Susceptible to Phishing Attacks

Security awareness and phishing training firm Knowbe4 has published a new report that identifies the industry most susceptible to phishing attacks. For the report, Knowbe4 analyzed data from more than 6 million users and 11,000 organizations using its phishing email simulation service. Figures include a baseline taken prior to the provision of security awareness training, 90 days following training and phishing email simulations, and...

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