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Post-Quantum Cryptography & Preparing for Post-Quantum Encryption (PQE)

Quantum computing is an emerging technology that, in due time, will enable amazing power for humanity. With good comes bad. Bad actors are likely to harness quantum computing to distrust, steal or cause harm — threatening our global ways of living and working. We must help federal agencies and commercial enterprises to build quantum safety and quantum resilience against a worst-case scenario. Fortunately, the threat is being recognized. On December 21, 2022, the U.S.

Deeper Dive: Updates to Our Kubernetes Essential Policy Toolkit

Last week we announced the broadest policy library and toolset for Kubernetes, Terraform and CloudFormation. This work is part of our effort to support platform engineering and cloud infrastructure teams with policy guardrails, as they work to support hundreds (or thousands) of developers. But what does this exactly mean for Kubernetes users? Today we’ll cover the Styra DAS features and policies that are now at your fingertips for those managing Kubernetes clusters.

How Houston-Based Businesses and Organizations Can Protect Themselves from Data Breaches

Earlier last year, Houston Daily reported that the Houston Health Department had a security breach that leaked around 10,000 COVID-19 patients' data. This caused a panic, and of course, the health department had to respond. At the same time, many businesses and organizations in the area also grew alert about the implications a data breach could have.

Best Safe Download Checker Tools to Protect Your Devices from Threats

In recent years, security professionals have seen a rise in unauthorized access over devices, the spread of malware, and system corruption. And while finding the root cause, most of the answers concluded with downloading and installing malicious files. When anyone downloads an infected file and doesn’t check its authenticity, the possibility of getting attacked increases. Whether it’s a personal system or an organizational device, you must check the file.

How to Have a More Professionally Rewarding Workplace with Automation

I love automation. Seriously, what could be more satisfying than tricking a machine into doing all the things you don’t want to do using only the power of your mind? Paying bills, brewing coffee, making appointments, ordering food… it’s like being Tom Sawyer without all the manipulation and questionable ethical choices.

Techniques for Effectively Securing AWS Lake Formation

A couple months ago, we received a request from one of our enterprise financial clients looking to build their internal data lake capabilities. The client wanted to know more about security best practices related to the AWS data lake management tool, AWS Lake Formation, and asked our team for help. One of our principal security consultants specializing in cloud got to work, preparing an overview of critical security considerations when architecting a data lake system.

The Best Strategies for Security and Technology Leaders Managing in a Hybrid Work World

It should come as no surprise to anyone who has lived through the last three years that the way we work has changed drastically. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic forced organizations to figure out how to better enable their employees to work from home securely and easily. The result was an acceleration of trends that were already underway. Work is now hybrid, and adaptability and flexibility continue to be key requirements for organizations working to secure a distributed hybrid workforce.

Financial Firms In The European Union Are Facing Strict Rules Around Cloud Based Services

In today's hyper-connected world, most of us now take care of our daily tasks with the help of digital tools, which includes online banking. Whether we're reviewing our account balances, transferring money, applying for payment cards, or simply paying our bills, banking has become more digital, and requires financial firms to adapt to this new world of transacting business. This adaptation has seen EU-based financial firms adopting and relying more heavily on cloud services.