PLATFORM SECURITY
Uptycs | June 07, 2022
Uptycs, the first cloud-native security analytics platform that enables cloud and endpoint protection from a single solution, unveiled new capability to address critical cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) use cases today at the RSA Conference. In order to offer these functionalities, telemetry from the necessary attack surfaces is ingested into the Uptycs SQL-powered data lake for real-time and historical analysis. With a single data and control plane, this platform architecture allows enterprises to consolidate security tools as they progressively embrace cloud-native software development and operations.
Gartner estimates that by 2025, 70% of enterprises will reduce the number of providers safeguarding the life cycle of cloud-native apps to no more than three. Gartner advises security and risk management executives implementing a consolidation approach as follows: "Evaluate security platforms where data and control planes are shared; use this consolidation to develop common rules and close gaps and vulnerabilities across legacy silos."
"Security organizations face fast-changing threats while struggling to hire and retain technical talent. At the same time, organizations are accelerating digital transformation by adopting new cloud-native technologies and operations. Unlike other security vendors that take a portfolio approach—lightly integrating separately acquired products—Uptycs addresses these challenges by extending our SQL-powered analytics platform to cover key CNAPP use cases."
Ganesh Pai, CEO and co-founder of Uptycs
The Uptycs system generalizes telemetry at the collection point into SQL tables, allowing for real-time analysis and correlation as data flows into the cloud. This enables columnar compression as well as rapid query speeds over petabytes of data.
According to Gartner: "Securing cloud-native applications offers enterprises the opportunity to redesign security approaches. Rather than treat development and runtime as separate problems—secured and scanned with a collection of separate tools—enterprises should treat security and compliance as a continuum across development and operations. They should look to consolidate tools into cloud-native application protection platforms where possible."
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PLATFORM SECURITY
Uptycs | May 27, 2022
Uptycs, the first cloud-native security analytics platform that enables both cloud and endpoint security from a single platform, today unveiled expanded container and Kubernetes security posture management (KSPM) features for its cloud workload protection platform (CWPP). These features enable real-time identification of containerized workloads, proactive scanning of container images in the CI/CD pipeline, constant compliance monitoring, and Kubernetes security policy audit and enforcement.
According to Gartner, by 2026, over 90% of the world's enterprises will be operating containerized apps in production, up from less than 40% currently.
Businesses, on the other hand, struggle to manage and maintain these transitory assets. Misconfigurations in the control plane and insecure policies at the single container layer are used by attackers to escalate permissions, conduct container escapes, and compromise nodes for executing code.
"Organizations are rapidly scaling their Kubernetes environments and seeing tremendous gains in optimization, availability, and developer productivity, but too often Security teams are left playing catch up. With telemetry from Kubernetes systems supported by our analytics platform, Security teams know immediately what resources they have and the security posture of those resources—across public and private clouds, scaling to tens of thousands of pods. Combined with our industry-leading container security capabilities, this gives Security teams confidence that they have the proper controls in place to minimize risk while enabling innovation."
Ganesh Pai, CEO and Co-founder of Uptycs
Uptycs offers both fully managed (AWS EKS, Azure AKS, Google GKE) and self-managed Kubernetes environments, such as VMware Tanzu and Google Anthos. Uptycs contains a range of container runtimes (Docker, containerd, CRI-O).
The latest KSPM capabilities offered by the Uptycs platform are now readily accessible and will be shown at the 2022 RSA Conference (booth #435) from June 6-9. Learn more about the Uptycs container and Kubernetes security service by visiting the Uptycs blog.
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SOFTWARE SECURITY
Meriplex | July 18, 2022
Meriplex, a nationwide leader in managed cybersecurity and IT solutions, is pleased to announce the asset acquisition of Louisiana-based managed service provider, Verma Systems.
For over 31 years, Verma Systems has been a leading and trusted IT and consulting partner for businesses in Baton Rouge and across Louisiana. They provide personalized solutions to their clients allowing them to leverage IT and technology to enhance business efficiency.
"Verma Systems is an excellent addition to the Meriplex organization. "With their talented team and longstanding reputation in the Louisiana market, we will be able to provide more innovative technology and service offerings to their clients and work towards our goal of being the number one MSP/MSSP in the nation."
David Henley, CEO of Meriplex
"For me, it has always been about the customer and our employees," said Mitch Verma, President of Verma Systems. "Joining forces with Meriplex means we have more resources at our fingertips including additional IT experts, new product lines, and the capability to offer more well-rounded technical solutions. I know the people behind Meriplex, and we share the same core values and work ethic. With their expertise, size and seasoned approach, I am confident we can provide more for our clients and our employees."
As a fast-growing managed services provider, Meriplex focuses on strategically acquiring businesses in leading markets in order to establish a regional presence and acquire talent to support their increasing large organic and inorganic growth. If you are interested in learning more about our M&A process, please reach out to us here.
About Meriplex
Meriplex is a managed cybersecurity, IT, and SD-WAN solutions provider that enables transformation by combining secure, innovative technology with advanced expertise. As a trusted partner, we deliver business-driven solutions that provide the scalability and support needed to power growth for organizations.
About Verma Systems
Established in 1991, Verma Systems is a Baton Rouge IT services company specializing in business technology tailored towards the SMB market. With our highly talented and experienced team, we know how to meet business needs by incorporating the right technology solutions to help your company be successful. Our mission is focused on hard work, smart work, and superior customer service.
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