FireLayers adds granular controls to SaaS applications for security and compliance

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	FireLayers adds granular controls to SaaS applications for security and compliance This column is available in a weekly newsletter called IT Best Practices.  Click here to subscribe.  Traditional security solutions built to protect the enterprise are pretty much irrelevant when it comes to the public cloud. People are using privately-owned devices and unknown networks from anywhere to directly access cloud applications that are out of the reach of corporate governance and security controls.This has given rise to a new category of security products, what Gartner refers to as "cloud access security brokers," and what 451 Research calls "cloud access controls." These products create a gateway that sits between the end users and their cloud applications. Depending on the solution, the gateway performs a variety of functions such as discovering and reporting on applications in use, applying corporate policies, determining the risk of using various applications, and enforcing security measures such as encryption and data loss prevention.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WHITE PAPER: Agari Understanding DMARC for Securing Email Channels Learn more about how DMARC is combined with existing authentication technologies to create secure email channels, and provide receivers with clear directives on how to safely dispose of unauthorized email - all at Internet scale. Learn more! In this Issue The Internet of Things Brings Far-Reaching Security Threats How to Master CMO Word Play 'Provider Sprawl' Complicates Government Move to Cloud INSIDER Who's Paying for Your Tech Certification? 10 Social Media Certifications and Classes to Advance Your Career WHITE PAPER: RES Software Automation for a Better Tomorrow Check out the five most common annoyances facing enterprise IT service desks today, and how automation can resolve all of them. Download the white paper Learn more The Internet of Things Brings Far-Reaching Security Threats Bringing new devices online at home and in the enterprise raises a host of security concerns that will require a more hands-on CIO and an organizational rethinking. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Magic Quadrant for ADCs Citrix is positioned in the Leaders Quadrant for Application Delivery Controllers for the seventh consecutive year: the Gartner Magic Quadrant Report focuses on vendor's ability to solve complex application deployment challenges. Don't miss this chance to learn from Gartner's independent research. Learn More How to Master CMO Word Play It's becoming clear that marketers call the shots these days and that CIOs must appeal to them to remain relevant. This means IT leaders will need to learn marketing buzzwords -- as well as tech words to avoid -- in order to communicate better. Read More WHITE PAPER: Super Micro Computer Inc. Increase Compute and Storage Performance Expand your compute and storage capacities while dramatically lowering power consumption without performance sacrifices. View Now>> 'Provider Sprawl' Complicates Government Move to Cloud The market for cloud providers catering to the federal government is getting crowded, challenging CIOs to keep up with the available applications and services while taking pains to stipulate management responsibilities in their SLAs. Read More INSIDER Who's Paying for Your Tech Certification? Professional Development – such as continuing education or tech certifications – remains one of the best ways for businesses to boost employee engagement and retention. If you haven't taken advantage of this perk, it's well worth looking into, but first find out who's footing the bill. Read More 10 Social Media Certifications and Classes to Advance Your Career "Image by ThinkstockWhile some of the mavens, superstars and self-described ninjas of social media may have taught themselves everything they know, formal training and education is a necessity for almost everyone else. The best programs and certificates in social media are constantly building and revising curriculum based on trends in the industry and job openings that indicate where opportunities are growing. Whether you're pursuing social media training on an individual or company-wide basis, there's a wide variety of single courses and detailed certification programs to meet your every need. These are some of the top certification programs and classes to advance your career in social media today.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
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