Database Security Articles
TigerGraph, provider of an advanced analytics and ML platform for connected data, is releasing the latest version (3.9) of TigerGraph Cloud, the native parallel graph database-as-a-service. TigerGraph Cloud 3.9 includes new security, advanced AI, and machine learning capabilities that meet the demands of its rapidly growing customer base and streamline the adoption, deployment, and management of the most scalable graph database platform, according to the company. The underlying parallel native graph database engine is also available for on-prem or self-managed cloud installation.
Posted March 01, 2023
Observability by definition is a measure of how well internal states of a system can be inferred from knowledge of its external outputs. In other words, a system's behavior is determined from its outputs—information obtained by certain measures. Though observability as a term has been used for many years, the modern understanding originates in software observability, which is the ability to collect data about program execution, internal states of modules, and communication between components.
Posted March 01, 2023
Talend, a provider of data integration and management, is making updates to Talend Data Fabric, its end-to-end platform for data discovery, transformation, governance, and sharing. In the Winter '23 release, Talend introduces advanced capabilities and enhancements to simplify and automate cloud migrations and data management, expand data connectivity, and improve data visibility, quality, control, and access.
Posted February 28, 2023
Quali is unveiling improvements to its end-to-end infrastructure automation and orchestration platform, Torque, revolving around security, risk mitigation for action and policy automation, as well as infrastructure health and efficiency.
Posted February 28, 2023
DBTA held a webinar, "Rethinking Data Management for Microservices and Cloud-Native Apps," to highlight a variety of modern data management approaches that will accommodate the world of cloud-native applications that form today's data-driven businesses.
Posted February 27, 2023
SolarWinds, a provider of secure IT management software, is expanding the global reach of its full-stack, software as a service (SaaS) SolarWinds Observability solution with the opening of a new data center in Europe. Located in Germany, the data center will allow more Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers to access SolarWinds Observability so they can manage highly complex hybrid and multi-cloud IT environments.
Posted February 27, 2023
IBM announced that it is committed to continuing to strategically invest in three operating environments on IBM Power: AIX, IBM i, and Linux. For example, IBM just rolled out the availability of Hyper Protect Crypto Services for AIX and Linux on Power Virtual Server.
Posted February 27, 2023
IBM Security released its annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index, reporting that while ransomware's share of incidents declined only slightly (4%) from 2021 to 2022, defenders were more successful detecting and preventing ransomware. Despite this, attackers continued to innovate with the report showing the average time to complete a ransomware attack dropped from 2 months down to less than 4 days.
Posted February 27, 2023
A recent report by IBM found that workers are having difficulties pursuing roles related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) across different industries. At the same time, online training and digital credentials are emerging as a recognized pathway to opportunity as respondents plan to seek new jobs in the year ahead.
Posted February 27, 2023
Catalogic Software, a provider of smart data protection solutions, is providing a new bundled offering of its native back-up-as-a-service platform CloudCasa and Ondat, providing customers with a unified solution to run their stateful applications on Kubernetes. According to the vendors, this best-of-breed bundled offering from CloudCasa and Ondat is a cost-effective solution to address Kubernetes Day 2 challenges including storage and infrastructure management, data mobility across different environments, and backup and recovery for Kubernetes workloads.
Posted February 24, 2023
Lacework, the data-driven cloud security company, is releasing high-fidelity composite alerts on the Lacework Polygraph Platform, built to reduce cost and time expenditures of cloud security processes, as well as increase its effectiveness.
Posted February 24, 2023
Baffle, Inc. is releasing Baffle Multi-Tenant Data Security, making SaaS applications and their underlying databases even easier to protect with record-level encryption. According to the company, this solution ensures that any SaaS provider meets the most stringent privacy regulations and gives their customers complete protection and control of their data. As a result, the SaaS vendor gains a competitive advantage and the ability to monetize enhanced data security.
Posted February 23, 2023
While the emerging constellation of next-generation data architectures—fabric, mesh, and cloud—is extremely appealing, it's still full of unknowns. These approaches present opportunities for greater data democratization, but also increased complexity. Understanding the distinctions between data fabric and mesh are also important before moving to this architecture.
Posted February 23, 2023
Quest Software, a global systems management, data protection, and security software provider, announced the general availability of a reimagined KACE Cloud platform to transform endpoint management with automated patching for all devices in the cloud. Available now, this pioneering capability offers businesses an all-in-one solution beyond conventional patching with over 10,000 patches to over 350 third-party applications, including Adobe, Cisco, Google Chrome, and Slack.
Posted February 23, 2023
EnterpriseDB (EDB), accelerator of Postgres in the enterprise, is announcing the global availability of Transparent Data Encryption (TDE), enhancing Postgres' security and performance abilities where organizations struggle to meet compliance requirements.
Posted February 22, 2023
Hexaware Technologies is expanding its membership in the SAP PartnerEdge program to include the Sell track, with the goal of selling many SAP products, including RISE with SAP. This expansion is in addition to its existing participation in the Service track. Participation in the Sell track will help Hexaware accelerate the sales cycle and deliver more comprehensive SAP portfolio solutions, in a flexible model that will help transform business outcomes, according to the vendor.
Posted February 22, 2023
SAP and Red Hat, Inc., a provider of open source solutions, is expanding their partnership to significantly increase SAP's use of and support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. This collaboration aims to enhance intelligent business operations, support cloud transformation across industries, and drive holistic IT innovation, according to the vendors.
Posted February 22, 2023
In 2023, companies will live and die by their data strategies. Massive increases in information generation, the cloud, and innovative technologies will be top of mind for database managers, all while an uncertain economy continually threatens budgets. For companies to build and maintain exciting applications that customers love while increasing the bottom line, they need to plan, adapt, and execute effective strategies for their data and databases.
Posted February 22, 2023
Though not completely post-Covid, 2023 looks to be an uncertain economic year due to a variety of factors. Businesses continue to deal with a new hybrid reality as employees work remotely or several days in the office, leading to increased security, tapping into the cloud, AI, and more. Some companies lost portions of their workforce or recruited new talent during this upheaval; others are searching for compatible workers.
Posted February 22, 2023
MinIO and Veeam are partnering to support Veeam Backup and Replication v12 features, simplifying backup architectures and operations. It is no longer necessary to maintain two separate storage platforms, one for each Veeam tier. Users don't need anything other than a single MinIO deployment to support Veeam and storage architecture is flattened, with system maintenance becoming easier.
Posted February 17, 2023
Fiddler, a provider of Model Performance Management (MPM) solutions, is debuting a set of capabilities in analytics, diagnostics, and vector monitoring to help monitor, explain, analyze, and improve trustworthy models. The company has also introduced a free 14-day trial and new pricing plans, making it easy for users to quickly realize the benefits of the Fiddler MPM platform and pay for only what they use.
Posted February 16, 2023
A short treatise on three mistakes organizations commonly make when designing or extending governance programs. Loosely inspired by discussions about (but not written by) ChatGPT. Decision rights—who needs to make what decisions—are the crux of governance. Success is not determined by the seniority of your governance council(s) or how many data stewards you have. Successful governance hinges on understanding how decisions are effectively made and made effective.
Posted February 16, 2023
Accenture announced it has acquired Morphus, a privately held Brazil-based cyber defense, risk management and cyber threat intelligence services provider, expanding its footprint in Brazil and Latin America. Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition expands Accenture's portfolio and marks the launch of a cyber industry practice in Latin America led by seasoned former CISOs from Morphus.
Posted February 14, 2023
Veza, the authorization platform for identity-first security, is launching an access permissions integration with GitHub to enhance security enterprise IP.
Posted February 14, 2023
Siren, provider of the Investigative Intelligence Platform, is announcing its recent strategic partnership with DarkOwl, a threat intelligence company specializing in dark web data.
Posted February 14, 2023
DBTA recently held a webinar, "Top Trends in Modern Data Architecture for 2023," to discuss the new technologies and approaches for cultivating an excelsior data architecture that holistically addresses the myriad of modern data architecture needs.
Posted February 13, 2023
Dataiku is releasing version 11.3 of its platform, delivering brand-new features for data analysts, data scientists, and ML engineers and operators.
Posted February 10, 2023
DBTA held a webinar, "Building a Next-Generation Data Architecture: Key Capabilities and Strategies," to uncover the ways in which IT decision-makers and data processionals pilot their data architectures to best maintain a market edge in the thick of infrastructure complexity.
Posted February 09, 2023
During Database & Technology Week 2022, an event sponsored by the Quest Oracle Community, Marc Sewtz, senior director of software development for Oracle APEX, shared the new features in Oracle APEX's release 22.2. Oracle APEX is an enterprise low-code application platform that allows developers to quickly create and deploy cloud or on-premises apps that solve real problems and provide immediate value.
Posted February 09, 2023
Data analytics—and the people who make it happen—has emerged as the centerpiece of enterprises as they advance through the turbulent months ahead. Many of these efforts are gelling around the formation of dedicated C-level leaders, such as chief data officers and chief data analytics officers (CDOs and CDAOs, respectively).
Posted February 09, 2023
Sometime during the pandemic, I stopped carrying a wallet when leaving the house. Almost all shops supported—often insisted on—touchless payments, so there was no need to carry around paper money, and since my phone was fully able to perform touchless payments, my phone became all I needed to navigate the commercial world. I'm sure most of you have had a similar experience.
Posted February 09, 2023
It's time to submit nominations for the annual Database Trends and Applications Readers' Choice Awards, a competition in which the winning information management solutions, products, and services are selected by you, the users.
Posted February 09, 2023
Cequence Security, the provider of unified API protection, is unveiling the latest testing capabilities—API Security Testing—for its unified API protection platform, with emphasis on vulnerabilities during the pre-production process.
Posted February 08, 2023
ThreatLocker, a provider of endpoint protection technologies, is launching ThreatLocker Ops, a community-driven threat detection tool that assists administrators to detect attempted breaches or weaknesses in their systems.
Posted February 06, 2023
FireCompass announced the company has secured $7 million in funding to revolutionize Red Teaming and Attack Surface Management. The round was led by Silicon Valley-based Cervin and Athera Venture Partners (previously Inventus Capital) along with existing investor BIF (Bharat Innovation Fund). The investment will be used to expand FireCompass' operations across U.S. and international markets and bring on new talent.
Posted February 06, 2023
DoControl, the automated SaaS security company, is announcing the general availability of its unified, no-code, risk-aware SaaS security platform on the AWS Marketplace.
Posted February 02, 2023
Sentra, a cloud data security company, has completed a $30 million Series A funding round, bringing the total capital raised to over $53 million.
Posted February 01, 2023
Oracle announced that Oracle Aconex for Defense has become the first construction and engineering project management and collaboration software to earn Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Impact Level 4 (IL4) provisional authorization. This recognition signifies that the software meets the security requirements for the processing and storage of controlled unclassified information, enabling the Department of Defense (DOD) agencies and their delivery partners to access, share, and collaborate on construction and engineering mission information at a heightened security level.
Posted February 01, 2023
Ensono, an expert technology advisor, innovation partner, and managed service provider, is releasing Ensono Envision Advisor, a multi-platform optimization solution combining data and guidance from certified expert engineers who offer unbiased actionable advice that enables optimization of a client's IT estate across cost, security, performance, availability, and reliability.
Posted January 26, 2023