Cloud Daddy, creator of Cloud Daddy Secure Backup (CDSB), the world’s most secure and easy to use AWS-native data protection solution, today announced version 1.3 of its software platform. The update incorporates Amazon GuardDuty intelligent threat detection capabilities and real-time cost estimation of backup jobs, as well as advanced restore features for Instances, Volumes and AWS Databases.

Cloud Daddy will be exhibiting at Amazon’s re:Invent conference, Nov. 26-30 in Las Vegas, Nev. CDSB Version 1.3 has been launched on the AWS Marketplace prior to the conference.

"Using Amazon GuardDuty on the CDSB platform underscores our commitment to providing modern-era data protection," said Cloud Daddy CEO and Founder Joe Merces. "The ongoing barrage of cyber threats and ransomware attacks from malicious actors makes it essential for organizations to have intelligent threat detection as a security countermeasure to strengthen overall data protection."

IT organizations require a data protection solution that can combat against the ever looming threat of malware or ransomware, and data corruption, which can have a significant effect day to day operations. When that data protection capability is included in their storage solution, it allows IT organizations to reduce their overall costs, while maximizing their ability to protect all data they are responsible for.

This is why DataCore Software created Continuous Data Protection (CDP), or the "undo button" for your data. In this webinar we explain and show how DataCore Software’s CDP feature can deliver one-second restore granularity and provides the best Recovery Point Objective (RPO) of any data protection solution.

Register for this upcoming Webinar and join Steve Hunt, Dir. Product Management – DataCore.

WHEN?  Thursday, November 29th, 2018 @ 2PM ET

Alcide, provider of the first Microservices Firewall for application networking security, has raised $7M in Series A funding from new investor CE Ventures alongside existing investors Intel Capital and Elron.

The funding, announced only seven months after the Alcide cloud-native security platform’s general availability and the company’s selection as a Gartner Cool Vendor, will be used to support a go-to-market strategy and a significant expansion into the US and EMEA markets.

Ben Weiss, partner at CE Ventures, will join Alcide’s board as part of the round.

The Alcide cloud-native platform secures the plethora of cloud architectures common in today’s cloud-native world and composed of different apps, architecture and infrastructure – each with its own unique needs, requirements and security protocols. The Alcide Microservices Firewall brings best-of-breed application-aware micro-segmentation, always on threat intelligence, powered by Alcide’s embedded policies enforcement capabilities.

Article Written by Avery Phillips

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "in 2016, 2,433 teens in the U.S.from ages 16-19 were killed in motor vehicle crashes." That means for teens, who are still getting the hang of driving, crashes remain to be the number one cause of death. 

Fortunately, cloud-based technology is helping teen drivers stay safe on the road and protecting them against accidents. Although the word "technology" might set off alarm bells among parents who associated it with distracted driving, it’s important for parents to recognize that technology can, in fact, be beneficial to their teen drivers. 

It’s a big bad world out there, especially on the highway, and while the number of deadly accidents has decreased since the 1970s, teenagers are still three times more likely to be involved in a deadly crash. Even though you’re aware of the dangers around you on the road, your fearless teen might not be. So how can you enforce safe driving habits when you aren’t there to guide them? Let cloud technology do it for you. Remember, as long as you teach young drivers safe technology habits, they can reap the countless rewards it offers. 

You’ve heard of the Internet of Things, but just how much do you know about how deeply integrated your television is or might become into your cloud in the future? Seeing as media companies are the second most-hacked enterprises after banks, the venture into cloud-based television might seem a little daunting. However, as companies all around the world make shifts in their organizational processes and structures to comply with emerging GDPR requirements, television companies, and most notably news organizations, are beginning to dip their feet into the world of cloud-based computing and data. And, they’re actually seeing huge benefits.

Changing Long-Term Traditions in TV Production

Whereas news stations used to have to send out a team of highly-trained and skilled cameramen to shoot a breaking story, emerging technologies are making it possible for news teams to head out into the field with a device as small as a camera and instantly upload the footage to a cloud-based server. This not only cuts down on the amount of time needed to get footage to a news station for editing, but the algorithms present in phones and other filming devices are becoming so advanced that cameramen don’t need to worry about stabilizing or really even adjusting the picture quality. This will lead to advancements in the quality of footage provided and the ability to transmit higher-quality images that will pop out of your television screen.

Location Doesn’t Matter

When you use cloud-based technology to assist with your marketing campaign, one of the biggest benefits you’ll find is that location does not matter. The cloud means that you don’t have to physically reach any of your customers, and therefore you can have a much bigger reach for less money. Knocking on doors and stopping people in the streets with a flyer might still have their place (it will depend on how you enjoy marketing, and what your business is), but this can be added to cloud-based marketing so that you can control everything that happens from your laptop, or even from a mobile device. 

Dell has decided to discontinue its desktop virtualization product known as vWorkpace.  And Dell will only provide limited support for the product until 2019, as such, vWorkspace users are really now at a crossroad.

Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) is a great alternative for vWorkpace users who are searching for a new VDI solution. 

Here’s your chance to learn more!  Join this Webinar.

WHEN? November 28^th, 2018 – 09:30 AM PST

Some of the topics that will be covered in this Webinar include:

1.    How to switch from vWorkspace to Parallels RAS.

2.    Provide access to desktop applications as if they were native apps on mobile devices. 

3.    How easy is the deployment and management of Parallels RAS. Complex administrative tasks are streamlined using auto-configuration wizards, templates and PowerShell API. 

4.    How Parallels RAS is Cloud Ready and fully interoperable with Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Awake Security today unveiled the Fall release of its Awake Security Platform, an advanced network traffic analysis (NTA) solution designed to help organizations combat sophisticated cyber threats and improve overall visibility.

Awake’s exhaustive intelligence is built on 360-degree visibility and a deep understanding of the business entities in the organization-whether those are traditional IT assets, Internet of things (IoT) devices, or cloud workloads. Through analysis of every communication between these entities, Awake’s enhanced network detection and response platform better detects mal-intent and attacks that blend in with business-justified activity. This empowers security teams to stop insider attacks, credential abuse, lateral movement, data exfiltration, and more.

"We see a shift in the way security teams go about uncovering threats as their organizations embrace the cloud, IoT, and/or hybrid IT. Only looking for ‘known-bad’ is no longer sufficient as it leaves security teams oblivious to advanced, non-malware oriented threats especially once the perimeter has been compromised. Modern security operations centers must focus on using analytics and artificial intelligence on real-time network data to rapidly uncover such threat activity," said Eric Ogren at 451 Research. "Awake’s entity-centric NTA approach promises to help eliminate noise and provides security teams with the visibility, detection, and response features required to secure modern enterprise environments."