May 2022 - Page 3 of 4 - RH-ISAC Blog

Moving operations to the cloud allows companies to cost-effectively do business with a global customer base and workforce. However, cloud computing comes with additional security challenges that require tools to manage effectively. These tools offer visibility across a variety of cloud environments and help automate detection of vulnerabilities and configuration/compliance risks. Here we break down…

Vulnerability management is the process of identifying, investigating, correcting, and reporting on security threats in our systems and software. As organizations transition away from strictly on-premises environments in favor of public and hybrid clouds, security professionals have been forced to reevaluate traditional vulnerability management practices that are no longer sufficient in the fast-paced cloud environment….

Cloud service providers (CSP), such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google, allow companies to take advantage of the benefits of cloud computing without the strain of managing the required infrastructure. The level of responsibility that you as the consumer of these services retain versus the responsibility taken on by the CSP is determined by the…

Context On May 4, 2022, Connecticut became the fifth U.S. state to pass a set of data privacy rules and regulations aimed at protecting the privacy of its constituents. The bill, S.B. No. 6: Act Concerning Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring, joins similar legislative pieces passed in California, Virginia, Colorado and Utah. This rising trend…

In a recent report, Gartner predicted that more than 85% of organizations will embrace a cloud-first principle by 2025. Similarly, cloud security ranked second on the list of CISO priorities in RH-ISAC’s 2021 CISO Benchmark Survey. For organizations just beginning to explore the cloud, selecting the cloud infrastructure that is right for your business can…