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Tackling cybersecurity risks: Insights from Recolabs on building resilience

January 17, 2025

As the cybersecurity landscape continues evolving, organizations grapple with increasingly complex challenges. From managing risks across sprawling software-as-a-service ecosystems to navigating the rise of cyberattacks fueled by artificial intelligence, the stakes have never been higher.This “democratized insecurity” reflects how readily available artificial intelligence tools are lowering the barrier for attackers. Amid this complexity, resilience has emerged as a critical priority for businesses looking to secure their operations while enabling growth, according to Merritt Baer (pictured), chief information security officer at Recolabs Inc

From data chaos to control: A new era dawns in cyber resiliency

January 14, 2025

In a digital age teeming with vulnerabilities, managing unstructured data has become a linchpin for cyber resiliency. Unfortunately, this critical security frontier is often overlooked in traditional data security strategies.Congruity360 InfoGov Inc. is reversing that trend by leveraging data classification to shine a light on unseen and hidden data assets, according to Mark Ward (pictured), chief operating officer of Congruity360.Congruity360’s Mark Ward talks about data security posture management with theCUBE

Building a cyber-resilient culture: Flipping the script on attackers

January 16, 2025

In today’s digital landscape, a cyber-resilient culture is critical because it ensures that organizations are better prepared to anticipate, withstand, recover from and adapt to continuously changing cyber risks. As a result, fostering a cyber-resilient culture requires leadership support, continuous training, updated technologies and clear communication of cybersecurity best practices across all levels of the organization, according to Rock Lambros (pictured, center), founder and chief executive officer of cybersecurity services firm RockCyber LLC.“Most people think that resilience is just an extension of cybersecurity, but it’s not,” he said

Dell expands MDR portfolio to guard backup systems against attack

January 14, 2025

As cybercriminals learn how to attack backup infrastructure, it’s become even more important to have a process to detect intrusion and respond quickly. This escalation has led Dell Technologies Inc. to announce an expansion of its managed detection and response, or MDR service, which can manage and monitor Dell’s entire backup systems portfolio.“Think of it as a black hole where attackers are going after backup systems, and organizations have not been able to prioritize it as much,” said Mihir Maniar (pictured, left), vice president of product and services at Dell. “Data is important for organizations, and backup is a very important part of their entire infrastructure

Cyber resilience redefined: theCUBE analysts on AI, security and the human factor

February 20, 2025

As organizations grapple with evolving cyber threats and advanced social engineering tactics, the convergence of data protection, cybersecurity and AI has become critical.The just-concluded Cyber Resiliency Summit shed light on the fundamental shifts in how businesses must approach security, resilience and risk management moving forward.“We’ve had such great guests on, both from industry and end users, that talked about things like supply chain, security built-in, being secure and building from security from the ground up,” said Rob Strechay (pictured, right), principal analyst at theCUBE Research. “I loved the themes that were going on throughout this entire event

How AI and automation are transforming business security: The inside scoop from theCUBE analysts

January 15, 2025

Business security is undergoing a transformative shift as organizations face escalating threats such as ransomware and operational disruptions.Cyber resilience has emerged as a critical strategy, leveraging innovations in artificial intelligence, automation and real-time analytics to redefine how companies safeguard their operations. No longer a mere contingency plan, resilience is now a foundational element of business strategies, driving stability, protecting data and ensuring long-term growth in an increasingly interconnected and volatile digital landscape, according to Dave Vellante (pictured, left), co-founder and chief analyst at theCUBE Research

Three insights you may have missed from theCUBE’s Cyber Resiliency Summit

January 28, 2025

Cyber resilience is no longer just an IT concern. It’s become a strategic imperative for businesses facing an onslaught of artificial intelligence-driven threats and sophisticated ransomware attacks. Organizations are adopting proactive, integrated approaches that blend technology, people and processes to safeguard operations and ensure business continuity in the face of evolving threats.This shift demands collaboration across business functions, rigorous testing and strategic planning, according to industry analyst Jon Oltsik, during theCUBE’s recent Cyber Resiliency Summit

How Broadcom and VMware are redefining cyber resilience with private cloud

January 16, 2025

Since its acquisition by Broadcom Inc., VMware has homed in on cybersecurity through its VMware Cloud Foundation.The project is part of a strategy to adapt to a rapidly changing cybersecurity landscape, according to Vijay Ramachandran (pictured), vice president of product management, core infrastructure, at Broadcom.Broadcom’s Vijay Ramachandran discusses cyber resiliency with theCUBE Research’s Christophe Bertrand.“The attacks have become a lot more sophisticated,” he said. “There are attacks that happen in memory where there’s no files involved. Previously, the legacy file-based scanning also doesn’t take into account some of the behavioral aspects of the attack

Veeam’s five data resilience pillars for business continuity, cybersecurity and innovation

January 14, 2025

In today’s increasingly digital world, businesses and individuals depend heavily on data for decision-making, operations and innovation, making data resilience critical.As a result, backup, recovery and cyber resilience should all come together under the same umbrella of data resilience, according to Anand Eswaran (pictured), chief executive officer of Veeam Software Group GmbH.Veeam’s Anand Eswaran talks with theCUBE about why data resilience plays a critical role in cybersecurity.“I’d say data is the currency of every modern business today, actually not just business [but] of every city [and] of every government, regardless of size,” he said

Technologent partners with Dell to support successful AI integration

January 31, 2025

Now that artificial intelligence is becoming universal, companies are facing the gauntlet of successful AI implementation.Skill shortages, underdeveloped cybersecurity practices and insufficient infrastructure are some of the issues facing businesses’ AI projects. In partnership with Dell Technologies Inc., Technologent is attempting to ease the transition.“It’s a vast new landscape with a lot of new skill sets, and that brings us to a shortage of skilled workers,” said Jon Keller (pictured left), field chief technology officer of Technologent

Building cyber resilience: Strategies to combat AI-driven threats and ransomware

January 14, 2025

Cybersecurity strategies are undergoing a transformation as organizations face increasingly sophisticated threats, such as artificial intelligence-driven attacks and ransomware.Safeguarding digital assets now requires more than advanced technology — it demands an integrated approach that combines people, processes and constant vigilance. With cyber resiliency becoming a board-level priority, businesses are doubling down on proactive planning, cross-functional collaboration and rigorous testing to stay ahead in an era where the question is no longer if an attack will occur, but when, according to industry analyst Jon Oltsik (pictured)

Rethinking cyber resilience: Why recovery-first strategies are essential against ransomware

January 14, 2025

As cyber threats proliferate and expand across delivery modes, a recovery-first mindset has become imperative for sustained cyber resilience.Attacks are now inevitable, and CyberSense by Index Engines Inc. is equipping organizations with an innovative recovery solution to bounce back from ransomware attacks with clean, trusted data, according to Danielle Goode Coady (pictured), vice president of marketing at Index Engines.Index Engines’ Danielle Goode Coady talks with theCUBE about the recovery-first mindset.“Index Engines is a cyber resiliency and cyber recovery solution,” Goode Coady said. “We really OEM through some of the most trusted partners such, as Dell, IBM and Infinidat

Cracking the code of human risk in cybersecurity

January 16, 2025

Even as cybersecurity becomes ever more high-tech, KnowBe4 Inc. knows that companies cannot stay completely secure unless all the humans are on board as well.About 70 to 90 percent of data breaches come down to some level of human involvement, according to Perry Carpenter (pictured), chief human risk management strategist at KnowBe4, which helps organizations reinforce their human firewall and build a stronger security culture.“To really make a difference with all the data breaches that we’re seeing, awareness is not and it has never been enough,” he said

Moving beyond disaster recovery: Cohesity’s take on cyber resiliency

January 17, 2025

Cyber resiliency has emerged as an essential pillar in organizational cybersecurity strategies. With the increasing sophistication of cyber threats, businesses can no longer rely on traditional disaster recovery frameworks alone.Instead, they must adopt a proactive and holistic approach to mitigate the impact of inevitable attacks, according to James Blake (pictured), vice president of cyber resiliency strategy at Cohesity Inc.“You get resilient by doing the right things, and a product can help you get there,” he said. “But the most important thing is also the skills and the operational outcomes, the processes that you build around that product

How training and awareness are reshaping cyber defense strategies

January 15, 2025

Social engineering isn’t just a cyber risk — it’s the cyber risk.Despite advancements in security technologies, attackers continue to exploit human vulnerabilities with remarkable success, bypassing technical defenses through clever deception, according to Roger Grimes (pictured), data-driven defense evangelist at KnowBe4 Inc.“Since the beginning of computers, social engineering has been the number one way, by far, that devices, networks and environments are compromised — social engineering, and, in particular, email phishing,” he said. “If an organization gets compromised by hackers, malware, ransomware or something like that … it usually involves social engineering

Ensuring cyber resilience for decades: The Ocean Observatories Initiative’s data journey

January 15, 2025

Managing petabytes of data collected over decades, with exponential growth on the horizon, demands a mission-critical focus on cyber resilience. In an era where data fuels discovery, the Ocean Observatories Initiative stands out as a model of strategic foresight, technological innovation and collaboration, ensuring that vital data remains accessible, secure and valuable for generations to come.Oregon State University’s Craig Risien talks with theCUBE about how the Ocean Observatories Initiative ensures cyber resilience.“We have in total on disk right now close to 2

Fujifilm’s innovative take on the 3-2-1-1-0 data protection model

January 15, 2025

Companies are putting a growing emphasis on cyber resiliency, driven by an escalating threat of ransomware and a need for multifaceted data protection strategies. Meanwhile, technologies such as tape storage are evolving and organizations are increasingly turning to energy-efficient and cost-effective solutions.As artificial intelligence enables cybercriminals to be even more effectiv0, tape storage plays a critical role in the 3-2-1-1-0 strategy for cyber resiliency, according to Rich Gadomski (pictured), head of tape evangelism, data storage solutions, at Fujifilm North America Corp

Infinidat fights cyberattacks with security-rich, high-end storage

January 15, 2025

With cyberattacks growing in frequency and sophistication, organizations must rethink their approach to data security, ensuring every layer of their infrastructure is fortified.Infinidat Ltd., one of the finalists for theCUBE Technology Innovation Awards, is combating the increasing rates of cyberattacks with its InfiniSafe Cyber Detection technology. The company takes pride in offering high-end, low-cost storage solutions. Now, Infinidat has embedded cyber protection into customers’ storage and is eager to show it’s got the goods on security, according to Eric Herzog (pictured), chief marketing officer of Infinidat

Balancing innovation and resilience with built-in cybersecurity

May 18, 2026

Cybersecurity has become a cornerstone and a challenge for enterprises seeking to balance innovation with resilience. Businesses are incorporating cutting-edge technologies, such as artificial intelligence and cloud-native platforms, while many look to simplify the developer experience.For some, there’s been a goal to ensure a secure by default philosophy. That goal comes through eliminating common vulnerabilities, such as open ports, default credentials and insecure configurations, according to Ty Sbano (pictured), chief information security officer of Vercel Inc.“We’re dealing with a secure by default experience that you just go, ‘You know what? I want a web app. It’s on the web

Cribl explores deepfakes, laptop farms and AI’s impact on cybersecurity

May 18, 2026

Deepfakes are a critical concern in cybersecurity because they exploit advanced artificial intelligence technology to create highly realistic fake media, often with malicious intent.Since deepfakes represent an evolving cybersecurity challenge, they require high-level awareness and a combination of technological and societal responses to address effectively, according to Myke Lyons (pictured), chief information security officer of Cribl Inc.“We’re showing them to our employees, our population base[and] our constituents, whoever they are, and teaching them what to be on the lookout for,” Lyons said

Inside Cloudflare’s security strategy: Evolving security in a shifting threat landscape

May 18, 2026

A rigid focus on known defense techniques proves ineffective as attackers evolve novel attack tools, practices and vectors aimed squarely at the enterprise. As such, cybersecurity isn’t just about defense; it’s about constant evolution and transparency.Cloudflare Inc. has adopted the radical transparency mindset as it secures a global network that serves 22% of internet traffic while fostering collaboration and radical transparency in a competitive, ever-changing industry, according to Grant Bourzikas (pictured), chief security officer of Cloudflare Inc.Cloudflare’s Grant Bourzikas outlines the company’s evolving security approach as threats rise