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Hybrid work is going mainstream. People will return to the office, but many will continue to work remotely some of the time. That’s why so many IT teams are moving to Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), which enables companies to provide secure, high-performance access to any application—wherever end users are. But with multiple approaches to SASE on the market, which capabilities matter most? Read on to discover seven must-have essentials.

Last year, cyber criminals used advanced, multi-stage attacks against businesses of all sizes, and four types were used 10X more than all the rest. For our Cybersecurity threats: Top of the charts infographic, we used Cisco Umbrella to capture and analyze billions of queries, identifying what those attacks looked like, and which types hit businesses the most.

In 2020, cyber criminals launched four types of endpoint threats responsible for 10X more than all others: Cryptomining, phishing, trojans, and ransomware. Criminals also launched highly coordinated, multi-stage attacks, using proven, tested malware vehicles to deliver ransomware and steal data. In our latest report, Cyber security threat trends: phishing, crypto top the list, we used Cisco Umbrella to capture billions of queries, identifying the top cyber threats in 2020, and how to stop them in the future.

In our free report, you’ll learn:

• How up to 55% of ransomware attacks stem from a single cloud app protocol
• How popular cloud storage apps can leave your data vulnerable
• Tips for blocking unauthorized cloud apps across your distributed network

Work apps on personal mobile phones and music streaming apps on work computers. With more employees at home and in the field, cloud apps have exploded in popularity. And while ultra-convenient software-as-a-service (SaaS) tools drive remote work, unauthorized cloud apps inject an unwelcome component into your network. Risk.

In 2021 Cloud application security: current landscape, risks, and solutions, we explore how cyber criminals steal and expose data using productivity tools and even social media platforms and music streaming services.

This exclusive report uses insights from Cisco Umbrella to help you secure the remote tools your workers rely on outside the office.

Did you know in the event of an outage or ransomware attack, you are liable for any disruption or loss to Microsoft 365 data you may suffer as a result? Ensure recovery of your files, meet legal and compliance requirements, and successfully recover from ransomware attacks. See even more reasons why your business needs to backup M365 data. 

More than half of all businesses today are using Microsoft 365, marking a dramatic shift for this traditional enterprise applications suite from on-premises to the cloud. However, while Microsoft 365’s cloud location eliminates the burden of managing, maintaining, securing, and upgrading apps, the backup requirements remains in place. Read this ebook to find out how to avoid major outages, lost time, and lost profits by backing up Microsoft 365.

Do you know what Data Management as a Service (DMaaS) is? Leading companies are finding out the secret of how to manage, protect, and unlock the value of their data. In this infographic, get the top ten reasons why IT professionals use DMaSS for their needs. 

In Cohesity Special Edition, Data Management as a Service For Dummies, learn why DMaaS is the right choice for today’s modern workloads. And see how DMaaS, a radically simple, cloud-centric way to backup, secure, govern and analyze your data, will help you manage policies, SLAs and insights, not infrastructure – to hit your multicloud and hybrid cloud objectives.

In today’s data-driven world, data is available in multiple formats and comes from a variety of sources. This makes it hard to protect, expensive to manage, and difficult to analyze. Download the ‘Conversational Geek Guide to AWS Data Protection’, sponsored by Cohesity, and learn how to build a data protection strategy that scales, is easily backed up and managed from anywhere, and provides you with actionable insights.

The broad adoption of public cloud services as a source and repository of business-critical data is placing the onus on data owners to deliver on data protection SLAs of applications, and their associated data, that are cloud-resident. Many users are confused about what exact data protection levels public cloud infrastructure and SaaS solutions provide, leading to potential data loss and compliance risks. In this report, ESG has surveyed IT professionals to better understand how organizations are handling challenges, plans, and strategies, and how they are leveraging cloud services to protect data to the cloud.