SECURITY NEWS
Qualys introduces Cybersecurity Asset Management
Qualys Inc , a global provider of disruptive cloud-based IT , security and compliance solutions , has announced Cybersecurity Asset Management ( CSAM ), built on the Qualys Cloud Platform , to inventory the complete IT ecosystem , detect security gaps and respond to the risk , all from a unified platform .
Over the past year , organisations have rapidly accelerated their Digital Transformation by leveraging technologies such as cloud and container that support the shift to IoT and a remote workforce . This digital shift calls for a new approach to asset visibility since traditional asset administration responsibilities like inventory , software support and license oversight are the purview of IT and addressed with IT inventory-focused tools . Security teams need to monitor IT asset health from a cybersecurity perspective by detecting security tool blind spots and responding to exposures quickly .
“ As an organisation focused on security operations , we believe that ‘ you can ’ t protect what you don ’ t understand ,’ with understand being the key word . Hence , asset management in the security operations context isn ’ t just ‘ seeing ’ an asset ; it is having the right ‘ risk ’ context of each and every software , hardware and IoT asset at our fingertips ,” said Jatinder Pal Singh , Director , Security Operations , Informatica . “ Our SOC asset management leverages the
Qualys Cybersecurity Asset Management app to not only provide the visibility we need , but it goes a step further and assesses every asset ’ s security risk .”
Fortinet announces Secure SD-WAN integration to Google Cloud Network Connectivity Centre
Fortinet , a global leader in broad , integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions , today announced an integration of the company ’ s industry leading Fortinet Secure SD-WAN to the Google Cloud Network Connectivity Centre ( NCC ). Fortinet is extending the benefits of its Fortinet Secure SD-WAN solution to Google Cloud NCC users to simplify and improve their connection across distributed sites , Google Cloud workloads and applications .
John Maddison , EVP , Products and CMO , Fortinet , said : “ Global enterprises around the world are each at a different inflection point on the cloud migration journey . With the integration of Fortinet Secure SD-WAN and Google Cloud ’ s Network Connectivity Centre ( NCC ), we are offering customers the unique opportunity to secure the cloud on-ramp into the cloud , between clouds and within the cloud . At the same time , Fortinet offers the best quality of experience of applications , regardless of where the application is deployed .”
According Fortinet , over 90 % of enterprises employ multi- and hybrid clouds and the result is that applications can reside anywhere – from on-campus to branch to data centre to cloud .
The company said where these applications reside should be transparent to the end-user . Organisations therefore are challenged to interconnect applications and data across clouds , data centres , and branches to achieve this – sometimes at the expenses of security and operational efficiency .
John Maddison , EVP , Products and CMO , Fortinet
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