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Making the case for cloud-based security

Cloud-based security tools can hasten threat detection and response, but adoption will depend on where an enterprise is on the cloud readiness scale. The pace at which threat actors are carrying out cyber attacks has been accelerating in recent years thanks to easy access to infection vectors through offerings like ransomware-as-a-service, rendering many traditional on-premise security tools ineffective. … Read more

VMware preps milestone NSX release for enterprise-cloud push

VMware’s NSX-T 2.4 includes network-configuration automation, management and security among 100 new features to better support corporate hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Looking to ease deployments of software-defined networks while reinforcing automation and security for hybrid and multicloud customers, VMware has taken the wraps off of a major release of its NSX-T Data Center software. While the NSX-T 2.4 announcement … Read more

Game of Clouds: Lock-In Is Coming

“Born-in the Cloud” workloads might be designed to be platform-agnostic now, but that doesn’t mean it will always be the case, as hyperscalers like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure continue to add specific and unique functionality to their hosted services. The evolution of the consumer cloud has been tied to the services that the major … Read more