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System Hardening: Why the Need to Strengthen System Cybersecurity

Today, digital trust is required inside and outside the organization, so tools must be implemented, with cybersecurity methods and best practices in each layer of your systems and their infrastructure: applications, operating systems, users, both on-premise and in the cloud. This is what we call System Hardening an essential practice that lays the foundation for a safe IT infrastructure.

Optimizing for High Availability and Minimal Latency in Distributed Databases with Kubernetes and Calico Cluster Mesh

Efficient connectivity for stateful workloads such as databases across multiple Kubernetes clusters is crucial for effective multi-cluster deployments. The challenge lies in providing seamless communication between services deployed across these clusters. Calico Cluster mesh enhances Kubernetes’ native service discovery, allowing it to function across multiple Kubernetes clusters.

SOC 2 Compliance Requirements: Examples, Use Cases + More

SOC 2 compliance requirements (Service Organization Controls Type 2) ensure that customer data stays private and secure — essential for any business that stores or processes sensitive data. In this blog, we’ll explore the specifics of SOC 2 compliance, and provide a solution to help you automate and enforce SOC 2 compliance going forward.

Cloud threat detection and response

Google Security Command Center (SCC) Enterprise is the industry’s first cloud risk management solution that fuses cloud security and enterprise security operations - supercharged by Mandiant expertise and AI at Google scale. Watch and learn how to detect threats to your cloud resources and automate attack response.

Evidence-Based Threat Detection With Corelight and Cribl

Organizations today face a growing list of obstacles as they try to improve their detection, coverage, and accuracy. For one, data proliferation is happening at an astronomical rate. When was the last time your network bandwidth went down? What about your license costs for data storage or your SIEM? Difficulties arise from overlapping and poorly integrated tools that generate disparate data streams and several operational efficiencies.

Innovations in Pet Microchipping: How Leading Companies Are Enhancing Pet Security

Imagine you're a detective, and your only case is to find a lost family member every time they wander off. Sounds exhausting, right? Welcome to the world of pet ownership. Recent statistics show that 1 in 10 pets will get lost during their lifetime. But don't despair. Thanks to innovations in pet microchipping, leading companies are making great strides in enhancing pet security and even health monitoring. Want to know how this tiny piece of technology could change the way you look after your furry friend? Stick around and we'll uncover the marvels of modern pet care.

Cloud Native Security vs. Third-Party Tools: How to Choose (and Why You Might Not Have To)

Your cloud platform probably came with tools to secure and manage the resources you create. We call those cloud-native security tools because they’re proprietary to the vendor you’re using them on. Third-party alternatives, on the other hand, are usually created to be compatible with several cloud provider platforms at once.

Modernizing financial services: A deep dive into Elastic Cloud on AWS for Observability, Security, and more

In the dynamic landscape of financial services, data is not just currency; it's the key to innovation and operational excellence. Data is constantly streamlining from devices, logins, transfers, transactions, and much more, and it’s bound to increase with an ongoing reliance on digital channels. This creates a massive opportunity and responsibility for financial institutions, as their customers (and regulators) demand more from banking providers.

Two-Factor Authentication Enforcement Now Available On All AppSignal Plans

We recently announced AppSignal Business Add-Ons, our alternative to pricy enterprise plans. The add-ons offered HIPAA BAA, Long-Term Log Storage, and Two-Factor Authentication Enforcement for an additional fee. However, after listening to feedback from our customers, we decided that Two-Factor Authentication Enforcement is a core feature that should be available to all organizations on all plans for free.