Six Key Characteristics of a Modern Secure Web Gateway
As we head into the second quarter of 2021 and mark a full year of remote work for many organizations, it is clear that the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation globally and changed the future of work — likely permanently. A recent Harvard Business School Online survey showed that ... Read More
Bitglass Security Spotlight: DHS Emails Compromised in SolarWinds Attacks and Major Firms Disclose Breaches
Here are the top stories of recent weeks: Russian Hackers Gained Emails from Top DHS Officials Through SolarWinds Attack  Black Kingdom Ransomware Found on 1.5K Unpatched Microsoft Exchange Servers Shell Discloses Data Breach Due to Accellion’s File Transfer Appliance Hack Indian Mobile Payments Platform MobiKwik Loses 8TB of Data but ... Read More
Do CASBs and Cloud SWGs Compete?
I'm frequently asked whether Secure Web Gateways (SWGs) and Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASBs) compete. After all, they're both proxies, they both offer data & threat protection, they're both cloud-based (some SWGs), and both are gradually replacing firewalls in a lot of enterprise environments. Sounds similar, so they must be ... Read More
