Microsoft Azure vulnerability, ChaosDB, exposes the fact that enterprises can’t simply trust cloud providers to protect the infrastructure. Experts point to the zero-trust model and ID-based authentication as critical to cloud security strategy.

The volume of traffic harnessed by attackers has grown steadily over the years, with distributed denial-of-service attacks regularly topping hundreds of gigabytes per second.

Juniper’s case is “a perfect example of the danger of government backdoors,” said Jennifer Stisa Granick, surveillance and cybersecurity counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union.

As hackers find new ways to hold backups hostage, organizations have two options for getting backup and security to work together to mitigate cyberattacks.

Researchers from cloud security firm Wiz reported an Azure vulnerability affecting Cosmos DB that gave them complete access to thousands of Azure customers.

Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects has taken steps to fortify its security foundation, focusing on both upgrading its security technology and attacking the problem culturally.