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Outsourcing your SOC

With businesses constantly at risk of cyber threats, leveraging a Security Operations Centre (SOC) is one way for organisations to proactively monitor and manage their threat landscape. Whether it’s in-house or outsourced, a SOC can help companies implement a process-driven security framework that secures business information against the constant threat of a cyber attack.

Mirai Malware Variants for Linux Double Down on Stronger Chips in Q1 2022

Popular for compromising internet-connected devices and conducting distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, Mirai malware variants have been known to compromise devices that run on Linux builds ranging from mobile and Internet of Things (IoT) devices to cloud infrastructures.

How to access AWS Console using AWS IAM

This blog post explores the traditional authentication and authorization processes to AWS Management Console, and how Teleport can replace them to further secure and audit your Infrastructure Access for AWS. You can access your AWS Management Console through a variety of methods. If a user has AWS Administrator or Root Access, they can see and edit all infrastructure in its entirety. AWS has multiple tools available to mitigate access, but are they enough?

Critical Capabilities for SSE: Securing Cloud Usage When Shadow IT is the Norm

With the release of the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Security Service Edge (SSE) there is an abundance of information on the newest framework created to address security requirements in a cloud-first world. SSE was introduced in 2021 to refine Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) by focusing on the convergence of security capabilities within the framework. Check out my blog breaking down SSE and SASE for a more in depth explanation.

How Legal Organizations Can Address The Evolving Threat Landscape

Of the many industries attracting threat actor attention, the legal sector is gaining heightened interest from run-of-the-mill cybercriminals and nation-state actors alike. In late February, the State Bar of California disclosed that it experienced a breach allowing access to thousands of case records and case profile data, along with confidential court records.

FedRAMP Certification: The 'New Normal' for Public Sector Agencies?

In the realm of cloud security, public sector agencies have a lot on their plates. From keeping up with the barrage of constantly emerging security guidelines (see below) to the ongoing demands of maintaining software security, the pressure on the government to lock down cybersecurity is immense.

Azure Account Integration, RBAC, and More in May CloudCasa Feature Update!

Spring has arrived, the flowers are blooming and, for us Kubernetes fans, CNCF’s KubeCon Europe conference has just begun in Valencia! Here at Catalogic, the CloudCasa team has spent the last few months trying to top our February release by developing another set of great new features.

Shift left is only part of secure software delivery

We’re living in the age of accelerated consumption and delivery. You can get a seemingly infinite selection of products delivered to your door within two days, for free, from thousands of miles away. You can access an endless variety of services online within mere seconds: Movies, music, games, education and even health care. These modern marvels are afforded to us by relatively recent advances in software development, delivery and operations.

3 Ways to Meet CMMC Self-Assessment Requirements

In November 2021, the U.S. Department of Defense significantly updated its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) framework to incorporate new cybersecurity requirements for DoD contractors. In particular, CMMC 2.0 Level 1 (Foundational) contractors must now perform annual self-assessments, and Level 2 (Advanced) contractors must perform annual self-assessments for selected programs.