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10 Cybersecurity Issues To Watch For At RSA Conference 2021

This year’s RSA Conference will be a fully virtual affair, with over 300 sessions across 20 educational tracks with keynotes, partner seminars, interactive sessions and sponsor briefings. Organizers in May 2020 delayed RSA Conference 2021 from the week of Feb. 8 to the week of May 17 in hopes of having both a virtual and physical event, but threw in the towel on the physical event in November 2020.

Fidelis Cybersecurity Strengthens XDR Position via CloudPassage Acquisition

Fidelis Cybersecurity, No. 275 on the Channel Futures 2020 MSP 501, has acquired CloudPassage. CloudPassage is a provider of cloud security and compliance services.

CloudPassage safeguards cloud infrastructure for organizations in finance, ecommerce, gaming, B2B SaaS, health care, biotech and digital media. Its Halo platform unifies security and compliance across servers, containers and IaaS resources across any mix of public, private, hybrid, and multicloud environments.

Fidelis Buys CloudPassage To Better Monitor Cloud Assets

Fidelis Cybersecurity has purchased cloud security vendor CloudPassage to broaden the company’s reach around detecting and responding to threats.

The Bethesda, Md.-based extended detection and response (XDR) vendor was impressed by San Francisco-based CloudPassage’s ability to collect telemetry from different parts of the enterprise and deliver cloud security posture management and cloud workload protection from a single platform, according to Fidelis President and CEO Anup Ghosh.

Industry Reactions to Ransomware Attack on Colonial Pipeline

Colonial Pipeline, the largest refined products pipeline in the United States, last week revealed that it was forced to shut down operations after being hit by a piece of ransomware.

The attack, which involved the Darkside ransomware, had significant implications, including states declaring a state of emergency, temporary gas shortages caused by panicked motorists stocking up over fears of gas shortages caused by the hack, and gas prices rising.

Several industry professionals have commented on the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack and its implications.

A Pivotal Moment for Cybersecurity

Anup Ghosh is the CEO at Fidelis Cybersecurity. An established cybersecurity leader, Ghosh brings extensive senior leadership experience, successfully managing and expanding markets for start-ups and mature cybersecurity companies. There’s a cycle of intense action followed by complacency that comes with any major security incident including the recent SolarWinds breach. Speaking of the importance of taking advantage of the urgency of the moment, Ghosh remarks:

“It’s a career-defining moment for security professionals. … This is the time to bring out your A-game. If you’re in the business of building better security systems this is your moment, get at it. If you’re in the business of defending the enterprise, you’ve got a hard job in front of you.”

10 Best XDR Solutions: Extended Detection And Response Services In 2021

An XDR Solution is a platform that provides comprehensive protection from a wide range of threats to your endpoints, network, users, and cloud workloads through continuous and automated monitoring, analysis, detection, and remediation.

Verdict: Fidelis provides advanced endpoint detection and response services that will give you deep visibility and insights into endpoint activity. It shows all endpoint activity across Windows, Mac, and Linux systems.