What is Atlassian Guard and is it enough for your security needs? In this article we take a closer look at the options for both Cloud and Data Center customers.
Atlassian Guard and your options for Cloud/Data Center security
Tag Archives: Security
Atlassian Apps: More Transparency and Security for the Atlassian Marketplace
If your organisation is migrating to the Atlassian Cloud or is already using the Cloud products, chances are your teams will want to use Marketplace apps alongside the core products. And of course, these apps should meet your organisation’s privacy, security and compliance requirements. However, with thousands of apps from hundreds of vendors, sifting through the solutions to meet these requirements is no trivial task. To simplify the process, increase transparency and give customers more control over app extensions, the manufacturer has recently rolled out a series of innovations for the Atlassian Marketplace and product administration.
Security Features in Jira: Security Throughout the Development Lifecycle
In the modern software world, it is absolutely impossible for development teams to always consider every single security angle. And therefore they have to face the inescapable reality that their code is vulnerable. The question is how the team deals with identified vulnerabilities. A new feature set in Jira helps them document, manage, prioritize and efficiently handle security issues in a centralized way.
Cyber Security in the Cloud and the Advantages over Legacy Systems
In the IT departments of this world, the topic of cyber security is very high on the list of priorities. For good reason, because in the worst case scenario, digital threats can jeopardise the entire company’s ability to work. Meanwhile, more and more companies are outsourcing key security issues to cloud providers, as platforms such as Atlassian Cloud now offer reliable, scalable cyber security solutions. Not least the pandemic-related shift towards more remote and hybrid constellations has lured companies into the cloud in droves. And with it, the cyber security approach has also changed.
More Security in the Atlassian Cloud: The Credential Invalidator Protects Against Account Takeovers by Stolen Session Cookies
In recent months, a new trend has emerged in the criminal underground of the internet: The theft of session cookies on victims’ end devices to gain unauthorised access to all kinds of accounts, including Atlassian accounts. These session cookies are then traded and shared in criminal circles. To mitigate this risk and offer better security against this, Atlassian now runs automated monitoring with regard to stolen session cookies and invalidates them, rendering them useless to the hacker. And customers also have new tools at hand to counter this threat.
Google Workspace – Empowering users and administrators to improve security and compliance
As Cloud computing pioneers, Google takes their security very seriously and understands the concerns over enterprise cloud computing. In our new series about Google Workspace security, we will discuss Google’s approach to security and compliance.
Google’s Security and Privacy Focused Culture
In our new series about Google Workspace security, we will …
Google’s 5 Tips for protecting your company’s data
Protecting your company’s data should be a priority for everyone. With these 5 tips from Google, you can secure what’s important to you!
A Guide on securing your Atlassian products with 2-Factor Authentication
What is 2-Factor Authentication and why should you be interested? Today’s blog post is brought to you by Anna Odrinskaya. Anna is a Chief Strategy Officer over at Alpha Serve and she gives you the rundown on everything you need to know in order to secure your Atlassian products.
An alternative to Office 365: How Google is positioning itself with G Suite Enterprise
Companies want flexibility, they want their software to respond more quickly to changes in their requirements, and, of course, they want cost savings. They don’t want to worry about when, how, and why their services work – they just want them to work, every time. Unfortunately, when it comes to choosing a modern cloud-based office suite, many companies don’t look at the big picture. Many who used MS Office in the past transitioned into Microsoft’s cloud suite Office 365 without evaluating it any further – or considering alternatives. If you take a closer look at the available cloud based office solutions, you’ll come up with some interesting and valuable findings. When considering which cloud based office solution is best for you and your team, it’s a good idea to rethink things, to specify what your requirements are, and then to identify objective weaknesses in your current office solution. There are viable alternatives to Office 365: most notably Google G Suite.
