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G-144 Cloud Risk Management

Cloud Risk Management

Originally, organizations moved to the cloud to be agile. With abstracted architecture, fewer provisioning delays, and on-demand scalability, developers found themselves free from the usual constraints of legacy IT.  But the quicker deployments born of easy experimentation and no more waiting on hardware that organizations desired weren’t always in reach. Instead, they found their assets […]

G-134 Docker vs. Virtual Machines

Docker vs Virtual Machines

The container revolution has swept up a generation of workloads. Containerization is often the default choice because it offers efficiencies that other architectures can’t match: lightweight resource usage, rapid spin-up times, and seamless portability across environments. Docker, in particular, popularized the modern container model by making it easy to package applications with all their dependencies […]

G-127 What is AI Data Security?

What is AI Data Security?

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI and its rapid adoption across the enterprise landscape have brought about both unprecedented opportunities and profound challenges, particularly in the realm of data security. On one hand, AI-driven solutions powered by large language models (LLMs) are unlocking new levels of automation, enhancing how organizations approach cybersecurity. But as AI […]

G-126 Top GenAI Security Risks

Top GenAI Security Risks

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) systems are increasingly ubiquitous — and central to business. Protecting them lags behind their development, leaving organizations exposed to rapidly evolving vulnerabilities unique to GenAI.  After all, large language models (LLMs) can be targets for data exposure, prompt injections that manipulate the model’s behavior, and model poisoning. They’re also public-facing black […]

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What is Gen AI Security…And Where is It Taking Us?

Generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) is brand new. So, what is Gen AI security? Its novelty might be why it’s often used to mean 2 different things:  We’ve covered some components of AI security in general, especially how teams can get started protecting AI workloads. Here, we’ll go in depth about how teams are using […]

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What is the Linux Kernel?

As organizational infrastructures shift toward more complex hybrid cloud or containerized environments, the Linux kernel might be brought into hyperfocus. After all, its kernel-level vulnerabilities can be the most critical entry points for attackers. And with the growing adoption of microservices and containers, how the Linux kernel handles them can become a critical point of […]

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EDR vs. SIEM

Modern security teams have to navigate a security landscape where visibility gaps, alert fatigue, and operational complexity can make finding real cyber threats harder rather than easier. So, choosing the right security investments is about deploying the right solutions that improve detection without overwhelming analysts with noise. This is where Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) […]

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Understanding & Implementing Effective Cloud Security Monitoring

As cloud adoption accelerates, CISOs face a growing challenge: how to secure what you can’t see? The dynamic, ephemeral nature of cloud environments, with constantly changing workloads, API integrations, and multi-cloud deployments, introduces visibility gaps that traditional security tools can’t cover. Attackers regularly search for and exploit cloud misconfigurations, compromised identities, and exposed APIs, and […]

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Understand & Achieve DORA Compliance

The European Union’s (EU) Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is fully operational as of January 17, 2025, requiring financial institutions to follow risk management practices, report incidents, and have a plan for digital resiliency in case of breaches. But DORA isn’t just binding for banks and insurers — it regulates many third-party providers that offer […]

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What Is Cloud Encryption?

Encryption is essential for securing sensitive cloud data, but implementation isn’t always straightforward. The problem is ensuring encryption remains seamless across a fragmented, multi-cloud environment where data moves between services, regions, and tenants. Misconfigurations, inconsistent key management, and performance trade-offs often turn cloud encryption into an operational bottleneck and an area of risk rather than […]

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