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    Storage Announcements from AWS re:Invent & Data Security Considerations

    Amazon Web Services (AWS) continues to advance the capabilities of cloud storage with a range of new features and enhancements, each offering unique benefits to businesses leveraging the AWS platform. Announcements made in December 2024 at AWS re:Invent included Storage Browser for Amazon S3, Queryable Object Metadata, Amazon S3 Tables, FSx Intelligent-Tiering and Physical data transfer terminals. These enhancements reflect AWS’ ongoing innovation in data management and storage optimization.

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    Managing Malware in Multi-Cloud

    Businesses choose the cloud for reasons ranging from flexible application and processing capacity to secure storage. At Cloud Storage Security, we are seeing growing interest among businesses looking to distribute digital assets and functions across multiple clouds. When they do adopt a multi-cloud strategy, it is essential to consider potential expansion of vulnerabilities impacts to cybersecurity.

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    Costly Consequences of Falling Asleep at the Security Wheel

    TechTarget’s Jill McKeon reported that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently settled ransomware investigations involving two medical providers, in which the OCR issued civil monetary penalties totaling $490,000 for failing to fully comply with the HIPAA Security Rule by regularly and persistently maintaining malware prevention services.

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    When A DIY Lambda & ClamAV Antivirus Solution for S3 Isn't Worth It

    Cloud Storage Security's (CSS) malware protection solution was built when our founders observed that cloud application workflows that rely on cloud storage have become a massive attack vector, and that building an in-house, end-to-end, malware detection system with sophisticated threat detection engines was a costly undertaking for any business with data in the cloud. This is especially true for workflows that ingest third party files, store them in the cloud and then share them downstream.

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    Insurance Company Meets OSFI B-13 Cyber Security Requirements

    Customer Challenge In 2022, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) of Canada released its final version of Guideline B-13 - Technology and Cyber Risk Management. These guidelines, effective January 1, 2024, establish expectations for how federally regulated financial institutions (FRFIs)* should manage technology and cyber risks across three domains: Governance and Risk Management; Technology Operations and Resilience; Cyber Security.

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    What's New: CSS Product Updates—December 2023

    Cloud Storage Security (CSS) is always working to improve our users’ experience and we’re excited to share the following noteworthy improvements to our antivirus and data loss prevention platform: support for Amazon FSx and job monitoring insights.

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    What's New: CSS Product Updates—November 2023

    Cloud Storage Security (CSS) is always working to improve our users’ experience and we’re excited to share the following noteworthy improvements to our antivirus and data classification platform: improved two-bucket system configuration, EBS scanning for linked accounts, EFS volume inventory for linked accounts, and more.

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    What's New: CSS Product Updates—September 2023

    Cloud Storage Security (CSS) is always working to improve our users’ experience and we’re excited to share the following noteworthy improvements to our antivirus and data classification platform: the addition of EBS and EFS scanning, problem files rescan functionality, proactive monitoring, and more.

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    What You Need To Know About AI-Generated Malware (And How to Stop It)

    In recent months, the release of applications such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT have caused a global spike in the popularity of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. As the value AI provides continues to be showcased and proven, IT industry leaders such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) have invested large amounts of time and money into developing and integrating generative AI into their internal processes and offerings. While generative AI creates the opportunity to optimize business operations such as cloud computing, content creation, and even software development, the general availability of generative AI also makes it a tool with almost unlimited skills and knowledge accessible to anyone with an internet connection, including bad actors.

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