We are deeply saddened to share that Ed Casmer, Founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Cloud Storage Security (CSS), passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2023.
Ed was more than just a colleague - he was a dear friend with an unbridled, infectious enthusiasm for life. He is beloved by all who knew him and he will truly be missed.
In recent months, the release of applications such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT have caused a global spike in the popularity of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. As the value AI provides continues to be showcased and proven, IT industry leaders such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) have invested large amounts of time and money into developing and integrating generative AI into their internal processes and offerings.
While generative AI creates the opportunity to optimize business operations such as cloud computing, content creation, and even software development, the general availability of generative AI also makes it a tool with almost unlimited skills and knowledge accessible to anyone with an internet connection, including bad actors.
Cloud Storage Security (CSS) is always working to improve our users’ experience and we’re excited to share the following noteworthy improvements to our antivirus and data classification platform: the addition of CrowdStrike's AI-powered malware scanning engine, Antivirus for Managed File Transfers, enhanced Amazon EventBridge support, and more.
Organizations can now validate data cleanliness and reduce the risk of ingesting and sharing infected files as a part of the cloud-native data transfer process.
Organizations can now leverage CrowdStrike’s machine learning technology to scan files in AWS storage for malicious code.
AWS-managed storage services such as Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) are often the data store of choice for applications and data ingestion workflows.
Cloud Storage Security (CSS) is always working to improve our users’ experience and we’re excited to share the following noteworthy improvements to Antivirus for Amazon S3(AVS3) and Data Classification for Amazon S3(DCS3): Event-based scanning for data classification, improved scanning performance, improved archive handling and more.
Cloud Storage Security (CSS) is always working to improve our users’ experience and we’re excited to share the following noteworthy improvements to Antivirus for Amazon S3 (AVS3) and Data Classification for Amazon S3 (DCS3): AWS CloudTrail Lake integration, license mode switching, EC2 tagging, enhanced compressed file scanning, additional API scan file handling, and IdP support for GovCloud.
In March of 2020, Cloud Storage Security (CSS) was founded in order to answer a complicated and often-asked question: "How can I ensure the security of the data I store in the cloud?" Three years later, CSS has scanned billions of files totaling petabytes of data, found over 30,000 pieces of malware, and brought peace of mind to hundreds of customers across the world through its malware detection, sensitive data discovery, and storage assessment offerings.
Cloud Storage Security is excited to share that customers now have access to Storage Assessment functionality. Designed to enhance data intelligence, Storage Assessment answers questions like “How much data do I have?”, “In what regions is it located?”, “What encryption coverage do I have?” and “How many buckets are open to the public?” by providing the following data points: