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Rilee Smith
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Security
Shortening the Time Between Cloud Misconfigurations and Remediation
May 26, 2022
Most organizations will experience at least one cloud misconfiguration in the course of their digital transformation... it's not an IF, but a WHEN. Here's how to act quickly when they do happen so you can minimize the damage.
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Security
Delivering AWS Cloud Insights “Up The Chain”
May 24, 2022
As heavy AWS cloud growth continues, both DevOps teams and leadership must find a way to achieve deep observability and create a unified, holistic view of their infrastructure that actually offers values to the entire business.
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Learning
AWS Cloud Visibility vs. Observability... And Where Tenacity Fits In
May 19, 2022
Even visibility isn’t enough to get your hands around your AWS cloud environment these days. You need to go beyond visibility to observability.
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News
Podcast: Chasing Certainty Is A Fool’s Errand with Foundations by Chris Decker
May 10, 2022
Tenacity's CTO, Nick Lumsden, joined the Foundations podcast to talk about how there is no way to completely get rid of risk... only to reduce it. And the only way to reduce your risk is to take action. Check out our recap of the conversation!
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News
Webinar: How MSPs Can Nail Their Next Quarterly Business Review
April 26, 2022
Last week, Tenacity sat down with Lifecycle Insights to chat through how Managed Service Providers can deliver increased strategy and value around their public cloud services through QBRs. Here's what you missed.
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Learning
The Sustainability of Public Cloud vs. On Prem Data Centers
May 18, 2022
What you may not realize if you are hosting your data in the public cloud vs. an on premises data center is that you’re already taking a huge step forward in making your organization more sustainable.
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Learning
For Cloud Optimization, Begin With Better Tagging
April 21, 2022
One of the most effective means of streamlining costs in an AWS cloud environment is proper resource tagging. Here are some best practices to help you get started.
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Security
The Ease of Exploiting AWS Cloud Misconfigurations
April 19, 2022
A security researcher decided to prove just how easy it was to find misconfigured assets on cloud services by leveraging pre-known network infrastructure to find live servers within reach. Here's what he discovered...
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Product
How Tenacity Makes Reducing Cloud Waste Part of Your Routine
May 26, 2022
Tenacity automatically and instantly identifies underutilized or abandoned resources inside your cloud environment, helping to identify waste in real time. Here's a look at how we do it...
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Learning
Translating Terminology from On-Prem Storage to the Public Cloud
May 26, 2022
Are you making the transition from traditional on-premises data storage to the public cloud? Here’s a deep-dive into the differences between terminology between on-prem and the most popular public cloud providers.
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Compliance
How To Make Cloud Compliance Audits Way F-ing Easier
April 14, 2022
Cloud compliance audits don't have to suck. In this post, we're sharing our tips for automating the task of cloud compliance into your regular workflow so they're no big deal.
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Learning
The Sustainability Argument For Smarter Cloud Cost Management
April 5, 2022
Nobody likes paying too much money for their cloud infrastructure. At Tenacity, we work with cloud-hosted organizations around the world to cut down on their cloud expenditure all while flagging cybersecurity risks — making your cloud footprint cheaper, safer, and greener.
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Security
How Tenacity Helps Enforce CISA’s Guidance on Cloud Security Cyberattacks
May 26, 2022
Want to know how Tenacity stacks up against CISA's Russian cyberattack recommendations? Here are all the ways we've got you covered...plus other tips for keeping your cybersecurity efforts safe from malicious attacks.
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Security
How to Enhance the Visibility of Public Cloud Misconfigurations
March 24, 2022
Cloud misconfigurations are some of the biggest challenges in cloud security today. Identifying and resolving these issues is a key way to achieve cloud security.
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Product
It’s Time to Get a Grip on Your Cloud
May 26, 2022
Cloud security is full of chaos and confusion. Learn how Tenacity can help you Get a Grip on Your Cloud.™
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Security
Why Foundational Security Should be at the Heart of Public Cloud Strategy
March 3, 2022
If you take the time up front to make sure that your foundational security is in place, you have a vastly reduced attack surface and a well-built infrastructure for your cybersecurity program.
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Learning
Cybersecurity is Needlessly Complicated…on Purpose. Here’s Why.
March 15, 2022
As an outsider looking in, it feels impossible to get a grip on cloud security by yourself... and it was purposely built to feel that way. Let's break down why.
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News
NashTech Event: How Startups Can Overcome The Limiting Factors in Cloud Security
March 1, 2022
Check out this recap of our NashTech Event and learn how startup organizations can break through the limiting factors of public cloud security and cost.
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Product
Jira Integration: Take Action on your Public Cloud Violations
February 24, 2022
With Tenacity’s latest product update, users can now create Jira tickets directly within the platform to actionize issues and violations.
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Security
2 Steps of Ransomware Protection That Organizations Often Forget
February 22, 2022
Analysts estimated that ransomware attacks occurred every 11 seconds in 2021, resulting in financial loss of up to $20 billion...
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Savings
Creating a Cost-Conscious Culture that Reduces Public Cloud Spend
February 17, 2022
In 2021, 39% of organizations reported that they overspent their cloud budget. And that's not even the worst of it...
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Product
Too Many Public Cloud Tools? We've Finally Found “The One” For You
April 13, 2022
Have you been fooling around in the cloud tools dating game for too long? It's time to quit swiping right, stop playing the field and settle down with “The One."
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News
Webinar: Cloud Security 301 with Eureka Process
February 28, 2022
Tenacity’s CEO sits down with Eureka Process to talk about advanced security tools that will help you identify, track, and mitigate cloud security problems.
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Product
Self Service: All The Power of Tenacity, No Meetings Required
May 18, 2022
Two clicks. Five minutes. Zero phone calls… meet Tenacity’s new Self Service feature.
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Security
Why Cloud Security Needs to Start Left, Not Shift Left
January 31, 2022
To truly catch and fix misconfigurations, you don’t just need to "shift left" the responsibility to an earlier point in the line — each person must carry responsibility throughout the entire process.
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Learning
Cloud Acronyms Got You Asking WTF?
April 13, 2022
Get a grip on your cloud acronyms.
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Security
Why We Don’t Do Auto-Remediation… And Why You Don’t Want Us To
January 26, 2022
A look at the often untold dangers that come with giving tools auto-remediation privileges in your cloud environment.
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News
Webinar: How To Improve Your Cybersecurity Posture On A Budget
January 20, 2022
Last week, we teamed up with our friends at Blumira to swap our best budget-saving tips for securing your public cloud environment. Here’s what you missed.
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News
Podcast: Delivering Compliance at Scale with Tech & Main Presents
January 11, 2022
Tenacity's CEO, Jason Yaeger, joins the Tech & Main Presents podcast for a casual chat about delivering cloud compliance at scale, getting into the cybersecurity world, and the problems that Tenacity aims to solve.
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Security
What Public Cloud Users Need To Know About The Log4j Vulnerability
January 5, 2022
CISA and cloud security experts alike have flagged the Log4j vulnerability as a ‘drop everything, call all vendors, re-task all developers, everything's on fire’ kind of issue that should be considered an immediate priority.
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