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Azure – Public preview: SQL DB output connector improvements in Stream Analytics
You can now configure your Azure Stream Analytics job to write to a SQL table that hasn’t yet been created or see schema mismatch detection for an existing SQL table. Read More for the details.
GCP – Unify data lakes and warehouses with BigLake, now generally available
Data continues to grow in volume and is increasingly distributed across lakes, warehouses, clouds, and file formats. As more users demand more use cases, the traditional approach to build data movement infrastructure is proving difficult to scale. Unlocking the full potential of data requires breaking down these silos, and is increasingly a top priority for […]
AWS – Introducing specialization categories for the AWS Level 1 MSSP Competency
We are excited to announce specialization categories for the AWS Level 1 MSSP Competency. These six new specialized managed security services for the Level 1 MSSP Competency help customers discover partner solutions validated by AWS security experts to provide 24×7 monitoring and response services that include and extend beyond AWS’s Level 1 Managed Security Services […]
AWS – AWS WAF adds sensitivity levels for SQL injection rule statements
AWS WAF now supports setting sensitivity levels for SQL injection (SQLi) rule statements, giving you greater control over how AWS WAF evaluates requests to your applications for SQLi attacks. Read More for the details.
AWS – AWS Security Hub adds Fortinet and JFrog as integration partners
AWS Security Hub has added two new integration partners to help customers with their cloud security posture monitoring. Read More for the details.
GCP – How PicnicHealth is revolutionizing healthcare with Google Workspace and Google Cloud
In the fragmented world of U.S. healthcare, patients often have to wait in line or on hold, navigate multiple patient portals, and fill out numerous request forms—all in pursuit of their own medical history. Healthcare technology startup PicnicHealth is on a mission to put control back with the patient, where it belongs. PicnicHealth’s growth, from […]
GCP – How to introduce more empathy into security operations
Editor’s note: This blog was originally published by Siemplify on April 29, 2021. With cybersecurity moving from backroom to boardroom, and the societal imperative that workplace cultures renounce toxicity for more sensitivity and tolerance, there is a rapidly-growing call for empathy to pervade the infosec function, from the CISO all the way down. Within security […]
GCP – New Google Cloud Marketplace Private Offers features to help our partners grow
As we shared at the beginning of the year, we are making significant investments in Google Cloud Marketplace to accelerate growth for our customers and partners. This includes new technical capabilities that provide the purchasing flexibility and choice our enterprise customers need when buying software from Google Cloud partners through Marketplace. Private Offers are now […]
AWS – Announcing AWS Transfer Family support for Applicability Statement 2 (AS2)
AWS Transfer Family now supports the Applicability Statement 2 (AS2) protocol, complementing existing protocol support for SFTP, FTPS, and FTP. Customers across verticals such as healthcare and life sciences, retail, financial services, and insurance that rely on AS2 for exchanging business-critical data can now use AWS Transfer Family’s highly available, scalable, and globally available AS2 endpoints […]
AWS – AWS Single Sign-On (AWS SSO) is now AWS IAM Identity Center
AWS Single Sign-On (AWS SSO) is now AWS IAM Identity Center. It is where you create, or connect, your workforce users once and centrally manage their access to multiple AWS accounts and applications. You can create user identities directly in IAM Identity Center, or you can connect your existing identity source, including Microsoft Active Directory […]