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Today’s threat landscape is more dangerous than ever before, with enterprise cloud environments as some of the targets of sophisticated cybercriminals. According to McKinsey, cyberattacks will cost $10.5 trillion annually by 2025.  If the cloud’s inherent management and security challenges weren’t problematic enough, businesses have to overcome these concerns while simultaneously dealing with a relentless barrage of cyberattacks.  Some major data breaches disclosed in 2024 include:  🎫 Ticketmaster: A data breach where 560 million customer records were stolen by a hacking collective 🖥️ Dell: A cyberattack comprising brute force techniques that compromised 49 million customers' data  What should businesses do to keep their cloud environments safe?  Current cloud security challenges have put a spotlight on the deficiencies of legacy security solutions. Enterprises are forced to adopt an application-centric approach to cloud security that is multi-layered. Below, we provide several actions businesses can take to secure their cloud applications and critical resources.  Swipe through the post now, or you can save/download to read it another time.

A less visible but VERY costly (and risky) source of security debt, or technical debt, occurs in the interface between security tooling and IT infrastructure. This is the build-up of debt around the rules that govern traffic flows and identity and access management.

Gartner predicts that by 2027, 50% of critical enterprise applications will reside outside of centralized public cloud locations, underscoring the complexity that network infrastructures face. Today’s networks are 100 times more complex than they were 10 years ago, and the pace of deployment and development at which security teams are expected to work is 100 times faster. AI-powered application discovery enhances a security team’s ability to detect and respond to threats in real-time. An application-centric approach automates change management processes, identifies security risks and mitigates risks before they impact the network infrastructure. Comment below "press release" if you want us to share with you the link to the PR on our latest product release.

We've got something really exciting popping up at AlgoSummit 2024! AlgoSummit is our virtual, annual event where you can connect with industry experts, gain valuable knowledge on secure application connectivity, and discover the latest security innovations. Here's a look at some of the items we have planned for today: 🗺️ Review the AlgoSec product roadmap and plans for the future of security 🤖 Experience the role of AI in our latest product release  🏆 Learn from our real-world customer, Nitilik's, experiences and success 🛡️ See how an app-centric approach to cloud offers the best security Whether you clear your schedule to watch or have us on in the background while you multitask, we hope to see you there! Use the link in the comments to join us at 11 am your time 😉   #AlgoSummit #AppCentric #SecureApplicationConnectivity

The Zero Trust model, built on the principle of “never trust, always verify,” shifts away from relying solely on perimeter defenses. It assumes threats can emerge from any point, whether inside or outside the network. Yet even with that understanding, organizations often face struggle with implementing a Zero Trust network security policy. In fact, in recent survey we held: 🛡️ 5% of companies have fully deployed a Zero Trust network segmentation 🚨 75% struggle with enforcing Zero Trust network segmentation The first step towards implementing Zero Trust is performing a discovery process and mapping traffic flow. 🤔 Imagine you're the one calling the shots, which method are you using when it comes to performing discovery? Use the poll or the comments to answer 👇

Building your zero-trust architecture and maintaining it requires 3 key parts: 1. Identify application communication patterns Begin by understanding the communication patterns between applications within the network. This involves mapping out: 🤝 Which applications communicate with each other 🕰 The frequency of communication 💾 Types of data being exchanged This step provides insights into the network’s traffic flows and helps in identifying potential segmentation boundaries. 2. Segment traffic and maintain compliance Once the application communication patterns are identified, segment the network traffic based on these patterns. This segmentation should be done in a way that effectively isolates different types of traffic while also ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and security policies. Enforcing these segmentation policies may involve implementing one of or a mixture of: 🔥 Firewall management ⚙ SASE 🛡 Micro-segmentation solutions ☁ Cloud security constructs 3. Review and update After implementing segmentation controls, it is crucial to regularly monitor and review their effectiveness. Ensuring that segmentation policies are being enforced as intended includes: 🔐 Overseeing access controls 🌐 Monitoring traffic flows 🔍 Conducting periodic audits Additionally, organizations should stay updated with evolving security regulations and adjust their segmentation strategies accordingly to maintain compliance.

POV: It's 10:45 on Monday morning. You're on your first (okay, second) cup of coffee. Work is not working. *le sigh* Then you remembered at 11:00 you have an event to attend. But this isn't your regular, run of the mill work event. This event is a virtual learning session that's low effort and very high return. You can sit comfortably from the other side of your screen, continue drinking that second (who are we kidding, third) cup of coffee, while you listen to experts share invaluable insights on how to secure application connectivity and cloud-native applications in multi-cloud and hybrid network environments. You'll level-up your cloud and network security knowledge without lifting a finger. Ok, you'll have to lift one finger to click on the "join event" button. But that's it. Lounge. Listen. Level-up. Make that your plan for Monday, September 30th @ 11am EDT. Set your calendar reminder here:  https://lnkd.in/gwfCifJ8

Today is September 19, 2024. Why is that significant? Because yesterday was September 18th, when we hosted our tell-all. Ok, not that kind of tell-all... Yesterday, we dished and told you alllllllllllll about the state of network security. The leading solutions and technologies in network security, why they are trending and even relevant to your business' security strategy. The included screenshot is a peek at some of the actionable insights we shared. If you want to watch the recording, comment "on-demand" below and we'll share the link with you. #SDWAN #SASE #OnPrem #CloudSecurity #Firewalls #HybridNetworks

Calling all budding and veteran network security professionals! Join us tomorrow, on September 18th, as we unpack the findings from the 2024 State of Network Security report. The complexities of modern security solutions continue to evolve; the report highlights the leading solutions and technologies in demand — and why. Our main goal with this webinar is to help organizations understand the "why" behind the trends redefining network security. It's an important discussion for everyone from the CISO to the IT security team needs to be part of. Come prepared to hear about leading topics in network security, such as... 🔑 Key market trends and brands shaping the future of network security 💡 Surprising facts around cloud vs. on-prem 🤔 The driving factors in cloud platform selection Use the link in the comments to register and to save the webinar details to your calendar. See you there!

Achieving a good filtering policy is difficult. Organizations need to know what the traffic flows are – what should be allowed and denied. BUT most traffic is undocumented. There is no clear record of the applications in the data center and what network flows they depend on. To get accurate information, you need to perform a “discovery” process. #SDN #SDNSolution