Monthly Cloud News Roundup: December 2022
By WatServ
January 9, 2023
Looking back at December 2022, here are some top stories from the world of cloud and cybersecurity.
TOP INDUSTRY NEWS
Forrester Study Finds 228% ROI When Modernizing Applications on Azure PaaS
December 14, 2022 | Ashmi Chokshi, General Manager, Azure Digital and Application Innovation
Through customer surveys, Forrester found a composite organization using Azure PaaS can achieve a 228% ROI, a 50% increase in the speed of application development and a 40% reduction in app-dev infrastructure costs.
Microsoft Azure CLX: A Personalized Program to Learn Azure
December 14, 2022 | Priyanka Rawat, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Microsoft Azure
Microsoft launched the Microsoft Azure Connected Learning Experience (CLX) program, designed to help aspiring learners and IT professionals become Azure pros and achieve a certification.
Cybercrime (and Security) Predictions for 2023
December 19, 2022 | The Hacker News
Top cybersecurity publication The Hacker News predicts 2023 will bring an increase in digital supply chain attacks and mobile-specific cyber threats. They also predict companies will continue to invest in cloud security and ransomware-as-a-service.
LastPass Admits to Severe Data Breach, Encrypted Password Vaults Stolen
December 23, 2022 | Ravie Lakshmanan, The Hacker News
LastPass announced that an unknown malicious actor obtained customer information, including encrypted password vaults, end-user names, billing addresses, email addresses, and more, using data from their breach in August 2022.
BetMGM Confirms Breach as Hackers Offer to Sell Data of 1.5 Million Customers
December 23, 2022 | Eduard Kovacs, SecurityWeek
Online sports betting company BetMGM confirmed the company experienced a data breach affecting customers’ names, email addresses, date of birth, social insurance numbers, and more. They believe the intrusion happened in May 2022.
OUR TOP CONTENT IN 2022
Top Benefits of Public Cloud in 2022
In this article, learn the difference between public and private cloud, three key benefits of adopting the public cloud, and how to choose the right cloud provider.
What CFOs Need to Know on Cost and Accounting on Microsoft Azure
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SOC as a Service: Everything You Need to Know
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