by VAST | Jun 7, 2021 | Security
It seems every day brings new reports of hacking incidents affecting businesses’ ability to conduct operations. While this emphasizes the need for a strong information security strategy, it also highlights the need for an effective disaster recovery solution to ensure...
by VAST | Apr 16, 2021 | Amazon Web Services, Security
Looking for the source of security problems in the cloud? Don’t point fingers at the cloud provider. Security in the cloud is a shared responsibility, with both the cloud provider and the business user contributing to the security effort. Amazon Web Services provides...
by VAST | Jan 22, 2021 | Cost Optimization, Security
Ransomware can be an expensive problem. One study showed the average cost of remediating a ransomware attack in the US is more than $622,000. Of course, costs can go much higher; the costs of recovery from a ransomware attack on the city of Atlanta were expected to...
by VAST | Nov 6, 2020 | Palo Alto, Security
The cost of failing to prevent a data breach now averages about $150 per record. Cyberthreats continue to advance and become more sophisticated; the number of attacks continues to increase. For businesses hoping to defend themselves against this onslaught, one of the...
by VAST | Sep 8, 2020 | CASB, Cloud, Security, VAST View
The way you manage your cloud has a lot to do with the security risks you face in the cloud. These risks can be reduced by developing policies and implementing tools that help you enforce those policies. Security risk: Lack of change control. Cloud is dynamic and...
by VAST | Sep 4, 2020 | Data Protection, Palo Alto, Security
As we distribute applications in the cloud, there’s one critical function that’s remained centralized: security. The standard approach to security continues to ship traffic to a centralized point in the data center for inspection before passing it along to its...
