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Cloud security is a collection of procedures, policies, and technologies designed to protect data, applications, and virtual infrastructure hosted in cloud environments. It ensures data privacy, regulates access control, and defends systems from unauthorized external interference. This framework is essential for safeguarding digital assets across public, private, and hybrid cloud setups. Read more >>
Cybersecurity terms and concepts explained
Cybersecurity is becoming increasingly complex. Many organizations offer resources and information on the fundamental principles of cybersecurity, including endpoint protection, security services, and different types of cyberattacks. If you need information about these cybersecurity topics and many others, Sophos has you covered.
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Cyber insurance is a specialized risk management service that protects organizations from the financial and operational consequences of cyberattacks and data breaches. It doesn't prevent cybercrime from occurring, but it helps mitigate the heavy costs associated with recovery, legal fees, and business downtime. This coverage has become an essential safety net for businesses navigating today's hostile digital landscape. Read more >>
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Securing a multi-cloud environment is challenging due to the increased attack surface and lack of visibility across cloud hosts and services. This is where cloud governance enters the picture. Cloud governance is a framework of policies established by a business that will define and enforce how they create, store, and share data in the cloud and ensure regulatory compliance.
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In response to the increased threat of cyberattacks and the associated need to increase defences, the Council of the European Union (EU) and the European Parliament adopted the Network and Information Security 2.0 Directive (NIS2) in December 2022.
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The server hardening process reduces your business' attack surface and helps you guard against ransomware, malware, and other cyberthreats. You can follow this process to protect all points of entry against cyberattacks, address cybersecurity weaknesses, and optimize your security posture.
In the field of modern software and application development, a Software Development Kit (SDK) represents a comprehensive tool or utility that helps programmers and developers with a variety of resources to write software programs and build custom applications. SDKs are widely used in the cybersecurity industry too. Anti-malware, Anti-spam, Email Filtering and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) are some commonly used SDKs by various security vendors.
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From data storage and databases to virtual servers, containers, and networking software, cloud workloads are an essential technology to create, collaborate, solve problems, and get work done from anywhere.
