Varonis stories

Data security firm adds one-click permissions comparison and analysis features for Salesforce admins, saving them time while improving security posture.

Varonis has strengthened and expanded its cloud and security capabilities, with a critical aim of improving safety and boosting data visibility in Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3).

In February, Russia-based ransomware group Conti declared it would fully support the Russian Government during its invasion of Ukraine.

"This new release gives customers critical visibility and protection. Varonis' platform approach helps companies unify their cloud security controls."

Ransomware as a service is a major threat to all cybersecurity data and systems. Similar to software as a service, RaaS provides easy subscription-based access to ransomware to those with little-to-no programming expertise.

Intalock’s understanding of data security coupled with Varonis' data security and analytics technology presents a formidable combination. 

2021 saw threat actors turn the dial up on ransomware, with several high-profile attacks against major corporations and critical infrastructure.

"Organisations of all sizes are embracing Microsoft 365 to boost teamwork and communication—but all too often, data protection takes a backseat to collaboration, leaving data unsecured and at risk."

Let’s spare a thought for cybersecurity professionals as we look into our crystal ball to see what 2022 holds. They’ll be under increasing pressure from the ‘bad guys’ and the ‘good guys’ as well.

A method to bypass multifactor authentication for Box accounts that use authenticator apps such as Google Authenticator has been discovered by Varonis.

As organisations become more data-driven, they store more data in on-prem and cloud stores that employees can access from anywhere with phones, tablets and laptops.

“On average, every employee has access to over 6 million files — nearly one out of every five files — on their first day on the job."

By following these 11 easy steps, IT can streamline and improve data management and protection processes while reducing risk.

"Organisations can find exposed sensitive data on additional cloud apps and services to limit their blast radius from ransomware attacks and data breaches."

"At a minimum, a malicious actor could exploit this misconfiguration to perform recon for a spear-phishing campaign."

"Unless you’re keeping a close watch on identities, behaviour, and privileges across each and every SaaS and IaaS you rely on, you’re a sitting duck."

After partnering with Varonis for the last three years, Intalock is now the first Varonis Certified Delivery Partner in A/NZ.

According to Varonis, it is becoming more complex to secure sensitive data against cyber attacks and accidental exposure.

Almost two-thirds of the analysed firms leave more than 1000 sensitive files open for every employee to access.

Here are five suggestions to shore up your cybersecurity defences in our new remote work age.

Version 7.0 of the Varonis Data Security Platform features new cloud and threat detection and response capabilities.

The committee examining the breaches found two types of breaches of the GDPR.

Ticketmaster has suffered a breach that affects 5% of its global customer base, here's what the experts had to say on the incident.