Cybersecurity
How A Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange Can Help Healthcare Prioritize Cybersecurity Risk
Diagnosing and treating chronic pain can be complex, difficult, and full of uncertainties for a patient and their treating physician. Depending on the condition of the patient and the knowledge of the physician, making the correct diagnosis takes time, and experimenting with different treatments might be required. This trial-and-error process can leave the patient in …
Achieving Autonomic Security Operations: Why Metrics Matter (But Not How You Think)
What’s the most difficult question a security operations team can face? For some, is it, “Who is trying to attacks us?” Or perhaps, “Which cyberattacks can we detect?” How do teams know when they have enough information to make the “right” decision? Metrics can help inform our responses to those questions and more, but how …
Announcing General Availability Of Cloud Armor’s New Edge Security Policies, And Support For Proxy Load Balancers
Whether workloads are deployed in public clouds, on-premises, or other infrastructure providers, DDoS and Layer 7 attacks target all web applications, APIs, and services. That’s why Google Cloud continues to expand our scope of DDoS and web application firewall (WAF) protection for web applications, APIs, and services with Google Cloud Armor, so customers can defend internet-facing …
Charting A Safer Future Starts At Google Cloud’s Security Summit
Cybersecurity risks remain at the top of every organization’s agenda. As we progress on our Invisible Security journey, we remain focused on delivering solutions that can make governments and enterprises safer with Google, in our trusted cloud and through SaaS products that bring our security capabilities to on-premises environments and other clouds. At our annual …
Helping Global Governments And Organizations Adopt Zero Trust Architectures
For more than a decade, Google has applied a Zero Trust approach to most aspects of our operations. Zero Trust’s core tenet–that implicit trust in any single component of a complex, interconnected system can create serious security risks–is fundamental to how we operate and build our security architecture. Early in our security journey, we realized …
Technology University Stops Information-Stealing Cyber-Attack With Darktrace AI
University Targeted by ‘PrivateLoader’, a Pay-Per-Install Malware Distribution Service Darktrace, a global leader in cyber security AI, today announced that an African technology university stopped a recent cyber-attack using Darktrace AI. The attackers attempted to distribute PrivateLoader malware, a pay-per-install malware service commonly associated with crypto-mining and IP theft. The public university, which has been …
New Book Highlights Open Source Tools And Tips For Personal Cybersecurity
In a world that has to contend with constant cyber threats, this new book by author Bryson Payne is a necessary read for any open source technologist who spends time on the internet. The internet can be a dangerous place. Not a week goes by without a cyber attack taking place. Go H*ck Yourself: A Simple …
Mastercard Launches Next-Generation Identity Technology With Microsoft To Help More Consumers Shop Online Safely
Mastercard on Monday announced the launch of an enhanced identity solution designed to improve the online shopping experience and tackle digital fraud in a new collaboration with Microsoft Corp. Now more than ever, delivering a frictionless shopping experience is critical as retailers look to shift window shopping and price comparison visits to confirmed sales. And, …
The Journey To The Cloud Mitigates Enterprise Risk
Over the past decade, cybersecurity has posed an increasing risk for organizations. In fact, cyber incidents topped the recent Allianz Risk Barometer for only the second time in the survey’s history. The challenges in combating these risks only continue to grow. Adversaries tend to be agile and are consistently looking for new ways to land within your …
Government Workers Say Microsoft Tech Makes Them Less Secure: New Survey
Prior to joining Google Cloud, I spent 20 years in the public sector serving in various security roles, most recently as the head of the cybersecurity division at the newly established Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). I was responsible for delivering services and capabilities to about 100 civilian agencies, as well as our critical …