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Cloud-to-cloud backup Keepit with data center in the DACH region
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

The cloud-to-cloud backup industry leader Keepit is now represented with a data center in the DACH region. Keepit secures digital assets in the cloud from data loss that could damage business and thus protects companies from serious business disruptions. Thanks to the data center in Frankfurt, German companies maintain data sovereignty. The Danish company Keepit, founded in 2007, prevents data loss and is now strengthening its own presence in the DACH region with a local data center in order to offer German companies data sovereignty. Keepit is the industry leader for cloud-to-cloud backups of all common SaaS platforms such as Microsoft Office 365, Dynamics 365, Google Workspace and Salesforce as well as, since April ...

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Advantages of cloud services vs. on-premises

More security in the cloud: four advantages of cloud services compared to on-premises. Increased remote work has greatly accelerated corporate cloud adoption. For many organizations, home office has now become part of the corporate culture. However, this shift towards New Work requires a shift to new policies and security tools that are appropriate for the modern remote workplace. Endpoint protection services, if they are not already, must be migrated to cloud services to ensure data protection across the company. Because of this shift, security officers should also follow the guidelines for data security, disaster ...

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The risk of malware increases - especially in the cloud
The risk of malware increases - especially in the cloud

The malware threat continues to grow. Two security risks that should not be underestimated are Office documents and cloud applications, as a new report from Netskope shows. When more and more companies around the world decided to send their employees to the home office at the beginning of the pandemic, many IT departments were faced with an almost impossible task: On the one hand, they had to ensure the company's ability to work by giving employees full access to the necessary programs as quickly as possible at home and get data. On the other hand, you should ensure maximum security for this data and the corporate networks as a whole. In many cases ...

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Proofpoint: Cloud Native Security Platform
Proofpoint: Cloud Native Security Platform

Proofpoint, Inc., one of the leading next-generation cybersecurity and compliance companies, is introducing several innovations to its three primary platforms: threat protection, compliance and the new platform for information protection and cloud security. Proofpoint's Information Protection and Cloud Security Platform, available today, is the first cloud-native solution on the market that includes Enterprise Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Insider Threat Management, Cloud App Security Broker (CASB), Zero Trust Network Access, Remote browser isolation and a cloud native web security solution combined. Hybrid working models for cloud applications "Without a doubt, humans are the new perimeter - especially when ...

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Email encryption in the cloud
Email encryption in the cloud

Five challenges with e-mail encryption in the cloud: If e-mails are unencrypted on the server, all information can be copied and read by attackers. Software as a Service (SaaS) makes life easier for companies in many ways: The providers not only ensure that sufficient computing power is available. You also import updates and patches for applications such as Office or e-mail services and thus close security gaps quickly. Especially after the critical weak points in Microsoft Exchange Server at the beginning of March, this aspect increases the attractiveness of Microsoft 365 (M365) as a SaaS solution. However, companies may ...

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This is how secure co-working in the cloud works
This is how secure co-working in the cloud works

This is how secure co-working in the cloud works. Companies should minimize risks in order to better take advantage of opportunities. Digitization in German offices has really started off since Corona. According to a recent Bitkom study, almost all companies (95 percent) are vigorously promoting this process. This is represented by the investments in Microsoft 365, which enables direct communication and collaboration between employees using the familiar Office products. But caution is advised, advises security expert Thomas Uhlemann from IT security manufacturer ESET. Many dangers are simply shifted from the company network to the cloud. Opportunities and risks are close together Die (Microsoft) ...

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Cloud service fails - websites cannot be reached
F5 news

“On June 08.06.2021th, 5, many websites will no longer work or will only work with a delay. According to media reports, some large providers are affected. The reason for this is said to be a failure at the cloud service provider Fastly. A statement from David Warburton, Principal Threat Research Evangelist at F40 Labs, on the current global Internet issues. The failure highlights a thoroughly unpleasant long-term development of the Internet, centralization to a few providers. However, it is not due to the Internet itself. Even after almost XNUMX years, it still proves how well it was designed. Because it has many layers for resilience...

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Categorizing cloud data protects against risks
Categorizing cloud data protects against risks

IDG study "Cloud Security 2021": Categorizing cloud data protects against risks. The recently presented IDG study "Cloud Security 2021" deals with the big issue of data security in the cloud and highlights many central aspects, such as encryption, data theft or the planned security budget of the companies surveyed. The subject of data categorization, which is sometimes neglected, is also being scrutinized. The results clearly show that the need for a classification of proprietary data was recognized by most of the study participants. Study shows: data classification is on the radar After all, 53 percent of decision-makers answer the question ...

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Update: ESET Cloud Office Security for Microsoft 365
Update: ESET Cloud Office Security for Microsoft 365

ESET Cloud Office Security gets new functions for Microsoft 365. Extended security now also for Microsoft Teams and SharePoint. The European IT security manufacturer ESET has significantly expanded the functionality of its security solution for protecting Microsoft 365. In addition to Exchange Online and OneDrive, ESET Cloud Office Security (ECOS) now also comprehensively protects Microsoft Teams and SharePoint. All users who already use ECOS receive the functionalities automatically and free of charge. The independent software-as-a-service solution relies on the award-winning mix of anti-malware scanning, anti-phishing and spam filtering. The main focus is on the scanning of e-mails, attachments as well as approved and ...

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The right cloud for backups
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

Choosing the right cloud for backups: the cloud offers itself as a cost-effective, flexible and secure storage location. A comment from Marcus Busch, Managing Director of Leaseweb. “In times of distributed infrastructures, the cloud offers itself as a cost-effective, flexible and secure storage location for securing backups. Advantages of modern cloud backup solutions are that they are suitable for companies of all sizes and allow data backup from any server or device. When choosing a suitable cloud provider, however, companies should ensure that they have taken all necessary precautions to ensure that the data...

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