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Cloud Computing Security Tools: Choosing the Right Solutions

No matter where you host your data, there are always risks. The public cloud is no exception. While providers like Amazon, Microsoft and Google offer security features, ultimately, cloud security is your responsibility. Where do you start? This article explains the key elements of a strong security posture in the cloud and how to choose the right security software solutions for your organization.

Keeping Your Data Safe in the "Gig Economy"

As workforces continue to evolve and adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic, the door is open for organizations to hire workers from anywhere around the country to offer their skills remotely as needed, often as a freelancer or gig worker. While this outgrowth of the burgeoning gig economy stands to benefit many businesses in need, it’s important that you assess your risk of utilizing gig workers and freelancers.

Emerging Public Cloud Security Challenges in 2020 and Beyond

According to last year’s Gartner forecast, public cloud services are anticipated to grow to $USD 266.4 billion by the end of this year, up from $USD 227.8 billion just a year ago. Clearly, cloud computing is making its way to cloud nine, (See what I did there?) leveraging the sweet fruits of being in the spotlight for a decade. However, the threats to public cloud security are growing at the same rate.

Here Comes 2021: 5 Safe Bets and 5 Long Shot Predictions

As we learned in 2020, vendors predict, and the universe laughs. But this year we polled our experts at Netskope to get their view of the year to come. Here’s how we see 2021 shaping up for networking and security, in the form of some pretty safe bets, and some harder calls. As more organizations consolidate and move away from appliance-based security technologies, IT and security teams will realize the cost savings and operational efficiencies the move to cloud brings.

Demo: Using Netskope policies to deliver Okta authenticated access to any cloud application

When Okta is integrated with Netskope's Next Generation Secure Web Gateway (NG SWG) it becomes possible to apply strong authentication to any cloud application. This demo shows how Netskope can challenge a user for Okta authentication when they attempt to access an unmanaged cloud application.

Demo: Using Netskope policies to deliver Okta authentication challenges based on risky user behavior

When Okta is integrated with Netskope's Next Generation Secure Web Gateway (NG SWG) it becomes possible to challenge users for authentication when they perform risky activities. In this example, the uploading of sensitive data to a cloud application will trigger an authentication challenge before allowing the activity to complete.

Demo: Netskope preventing data exfiltration to personal devices from cloud apps managed by Okta

When Okta is integrated with Netskope's Next Generation Secure Web Gateway (NG SWG) it becomes possible to apply data protection policies to unmanaged devices accessing managed cloud applications. These policies are typically configured to prevent the downloading of sensitive data from cloud applications to personal or BYOD devices.

Hindsight 2020: Revisiting Netskope's Cybersecurity Predictions for the Year No One Saw Coming

2020, as a year, has been anything but predictable, but we’re proud to say we got even a few things right. Here’s a look back at some pretty big trends, a couple of things that sort of happened, and at least one big miss.