Much has been said and written about the cloud and the benefits it offers. However, with all these benefits, there are challenges with respect to faster cloud adoption, compliance, and security of the overall environment. Every organization that wants to migrate or implement workloads in the cloud has different needs and priorities, which means there’s no one way for adopting cloud best practices. However, a well-designed and documented execution of the AWS Control Tower is one of the recommended approaches.
State and local governments will be receiving dedicated cyber grants for the first time in 2022, now that the new bipartisan legislation has passed. While previous federal programs offered the potential for grants for cybersecurity projects in state and local governments through the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA), these grants were not previously dedicated (required) to improving cybersecurity.
Unlike legacy security solutions that alerted after nearly every log event, today’s MDR services can detect—and resolve—many security issues with minimal disruption. A few years ago, identity theft protection company LifeLock aired a commercial that humorously contrasted its competitors’ security monitoring services with its proactive services.
On Dec. 9, 2021, a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the popular Java-based logging package Log4j was disclosed. Submitting a specially crafted request to a vulnerable system allows an attacker to download and execute a malicious payload to perform additional functions such as data exfiltration, diverting funds, performing surveillance, or disrupting service. What many experts fear now is that the bug could be used to encrypt data and due to the discovery of this exploit being so recent, there are still many servers, both on-premises and within cloud environments, that have yet to be patched. Scanning activity for CVE-2021-44228 has actively begun on the internet with the intent of seeking out and exploiting unpatched systems. Apache Log4j versions <= 2.15.0 rc1 are vulnerable.
Innovation and top-line growth are consistently two of the top three key priorities for business executives. Security is always sandwiched right in between these goals, as the threat landscape and perimeter constantly evolves – and never for the better. The digital paradox holds that the same technologies that allow us to innovate and grow give sophisticated intruders the same tools to innovate their method of attack. Just like a chain is only as good as its weakest link, the same goes for our approach to security. It doesn’t matter where in your IT environment a breach occurs; in the end, everything gets affected.
It’s a common occurrence in many data centers: systems are running at peak capacity, workload demands are increasing, and it’s time to plan for the next server refresh cycle. But all too often, organizations take the path of least resistance and simply augment existing server resources with more of the same – a “go with what you know” approach.
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