In an exciting turn of events for Apple developers, Amazon has announced that, for the first time, macOS will be available on its Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud. As of 30th November 2020, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) Mac instances for macOS can be accessed within minutes and scaled according to needed capacity, with users benefitting from AWS’s pay-as-you-go pricing. Amazon’s new EC2 Mac instances are not virtual machines, but Mac mini systems bolted in pairs to 1U rack-mount sleds. The Mac minis used are Intel-based models, with 8th Generation Core i7 processors and 32GB of R ..read more

New data protection regulations require organizations a much stricter focus on the security of data and make data inventory a critical component for ensuring compliance. The amount of digital data continues to grow exponentially, and together with this, the variety of locations where data can be stored as well as the number of people accessing and storing files is also increasing. Regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) are the driving factors for businesses taking a much closer look at their data. O ..read more

Protecting sensitive data has become a requirement for most organizations around the world as data breaches have become increasingly common, and legislation spearheaded by the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation has made companies liable for security incidents in the eyes of the law. The global average cost of a data breach reached $3.92 million/breach in 2019 according to the Cost of a Data Breach Report released by the Ponemon Institute and IBM Security, with lost business stemming from reputational damage accounting for the biggest chunk. Data Protection Authorities ..read more

The COVID-19 pandemic took many organizations by surprise. Faced with the need to quickly scale-up their remote work capabilities in a cost-effective way without compromising security and performance, many companies turned to Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) as a viable alternative to Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). Virtual Desktop Infrastructures (VDIs) have long been used by organizations working with dynamic contractor bases or field teams to provide access to vital company data and applications in a secure and reliable manner. VDIs can be accessed from anywhere, from any device, without riskin ..read more

Enabling Developers Without Risk Local administrator permissions can give any user a lot of power. But with that power comes a lot of potential risk because those users could install malware or change system settings that make them a perfect entry point for an attacker. Osirium’s Privileged Endpoint Manager (PEM) product lets organisations remove local admin rights from user’s accounts without impacting productivity. That could be disruptive for many users but developers can be the most difficult class of users to deal with. There are many reasons for this: They understand what they ..read more

The population of remote employees has surged due to the coronavirus pandemic, and along with this, the need to work securely from home has gained momentum. Organizations opting for Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) solutions, should also keep in to take proper data security precautions. Desktop-as-a-Service solutions such as Amazon WorkSpaces promise improved enterprise security, as there is no sensitive data on end-users’ devices. However, there’s still a risk that users will store documents locally. This risk can be addressed by implementing a Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solution that al ..read more

The recent launch of the Stop Hate for Profit campaign has raised a great deal of awareness in the public forum about the problem of online content that promotes racism, hate, violence and, especially, false information. In our work to make the internet safer for everyone to enjoy, ESET has often encountered such types of content, especially in connection with ill-intentioned actors who attempt to manipulate, harass, scam or otherwise use social engineering against internet users with the purpose of stealing, causing damage and/or hurting others. In order to help address this ..read more

Our powerful, flexible and highly scalable Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solution package is on the way, addressing the risks of data loss and compliance of enterprise clients. We at CoSoSys are aware that in the age of digital transformation and workstream collaboration platforms, addressing the threats of data loss and non-compliance is an absolute must for enterprises. The consequences of data breaches include not only hefty fines but legal problems and reputational damages also. To prevent them, enterprises have a number of security products at their disposal, including DLP sol ..read more

Online classes have never been more popular, or as important, as during the Covid-19 pandemic. The pandemic may be showing signs of receding in some parts of the world but with good reason many educational institutes are staying with online learning for now. One impact of the pandemic is this online learning has become much more acceptable and popular and its usage will likely continue to grow even when Covid-19 recedes. But not all students are aware of the threats they face with online learning. When students and other people use a laptop or desktop within a school or other organisation, the ..read more

What is PEM, and why should I care? Imagine all the computers in your organisation. That’s a lot. There are many you’ve probably not included (unless you work in an IT Infrastructure or Operations team). For example, the shared servers and other devices that are hidden away in server rooms or behind locked doors. That’s where Osirium’s PXM Platform is used for Privileged Access Management (PAM) to protect access with administrator-level permissions. But, the largest population of computers could be the workstations or laptops on every desk across the business. PAM is fast b ..read more