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Rubrik, Veeam, Commvault, Cohesity, Dell, and Druva lead Gartner's newly renamed 2025 Magic Quadrant for Backup and Data Protection Platforms. The report marks a major shift toward cyberresilient, AI-driven architectures that extend far beyond traditional backup and recovery -- prioritizing GenAI, SaaS coverage, and unified hybrid cloud operations.
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Our "one-person SOC" from Down Under, Paul Schnackenburg -- definiely not a dev -- tuned into the dev-heavy Microsoft Build 2025 conference and walked away with valuable insights for IT teams. From Copilot Studio to local AI agents and post-quantum cryptography, his takeaway? Even if you're not coding, there's plenty to unpack in the agentic AI wave.
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Veteran cloud architect Joey D’Antoni outlined a five-point plan for truly resilient cloud architectures in his latest Virtualization & Cloud Review summit session, “Disaster-Proofing Your Cloud: Data-Loss Prevention Tactics That Actually Work.”
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New research from Backslash Security uncovers critical "NeighborJack" and OS injection vulnerabilities in hundreds of public Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, exposing private user data and host machine control.
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The cloud is seen as a natural fit for compute-intensive analytics of all kinds -- including security -- but a new analyst report on that space sees Microsoft as the sole cloud giant mentioned among the leaders.
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Cybersecurity expert Ian Thornton-Trump warns IT pros that cloud security begins with knowing what you’re doing. From Scattered Spider to S3 ransomware, this expert-led session breaks down today’s top cloud threats -- and the best-practice defenses you may be missing.
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Allan Liska, widely known as the "Ransomware Sommelier," explains how AI, when integrated across the secure software development lifecycle, transforms app security from reactive to radically proactive.
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A new report from cloud security firm Wiz finds that while 87% of organizations are already using AI in the cloud, only 13% have adopted AI-specific security controls. The survey of 100 cloud architects and engineers highlights major gaps in visibility, governance, and expertise -- especially around shadow AI and hybrid environments.
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Ransomware attacks on AWS S3 are evolving fast -- and too many cloud teams still miss critical defenses. Here are three key tactics from expert Steven Smiley's recent talk, plus additional strategies to shore up your cloud resilience.
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Company report shows progress in detecting and shutting down AI-powered scams, cyberattacks, and influence operations -- many targeting cloud-based platforms.
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Renowned security architect John O'Neill, Sr. shared expert insights on building zero-trust frameworks for today’s hybrid, multicloud, and AI-powered IT environments.
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Learn how to take control of unstructured data sprawl and reduce risk with Joey D’Antoni’s actionable five-step roadmap, explained in full as part of an educational summit today, available for on-demand replay.
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Paul Schnackenburg, working in the IT trenches every day as a 1-person SoC, looks at how the cybersecurity kill chain is evolving in the SaaS era, where identity is the new perimeter and attackers exploit cloud app integrations, SSO, and OAuth to gain and maintain access.
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Cloud costs creeping higher than expected? Security risks keeping you up at night? You're not alone -- and you're not without options. In a cloud strategy summit today, cloud security expert Steven Smiley offered practical guidance to help organizations get ahead of both challenges and bring discipline to their cloud environments.
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As AI powers both cyberattacks and defenses, the ability to spot subtle threats in vast digital noise is paramount. Leading the charge is AI's power to intelligently monitor behavior, establishing baselines of normal activity to expose the aberrant patterns that signal attack.
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"Cloud breaches are no longer limited to misconfigured storage buckets. As infrastructure migrates to the cloud, attackers are finding familiar footholds to exploit."
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Our 1-person SOC from Down Under thinks Security Copilot is the new shiny for Microsoft and is worried they'll add so many features to it that they'll forget about those who can't afford it and who rely on non-Security Copilot features, thus missing out.
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Veeam unveiled dual innovations to strengthen enterprise cyber resilience: an AI integration with Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) to transform backup data into actionable intelligence, and Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft Entra ID to safeguard identity systems.
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Brien Posey, a well-known cybersecurity expert and 22-time Microsoft MVP, recently explained how enterprises can protect themselves against application security threats in hybrid cloud environments.
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We're going to be seeing more of these attacks, says our one-man SOC from Down Under, who explains how he uses Zero Trust and phishing-resistant MFA to protect his clients.
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In announcing new Microsoft Security Copilot agents and other new protections for AI, the company revealed upcoming Defender coverage for the Google Cloud Platform.
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Enhanced integration allows customers to secure and protect data from virtual machines (VMs) and containers within their Red Hat OpenShift environments using Cohesity DataProtect and NetBackup.
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Rubrik announced a raft of cybersecurity features, including protection for GitHub, which has become a prime target for threat actors.
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In today's rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, IT infrastructure is under constant siege from increasingly sophisticated threats. Ransomware, insider attacks, and supply chain vulnerabilities have escalated in both frequency and impact, leaving organizations scrambling to fortify their defenses. At the same time, the shift to hybrid work, cloud adoption, and AI-driven threats can make some traditional security models obsolete, demanding a more proactive and adaptive approach.
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One interesting trend in a new report from Wiz about AI in the cloud is the disruption caused by the arrival of a DeepSeek model that caused an uptick in self-hosted models, industry backlash and usage restrictions.