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Extending Vault – Zero Trust with HashiCorp Boundary

Somerford Blog Extending Vault: Zero Trust with HashiCorp Boundary Author: John ‘JJ’ Jarvis HashiConf Global is a wrap, and, along with loads of Kubernetes integrations, a main theme was the importance of zero trust as a security model for modern organisations. In a multi-cloud context, this can be summarised as four pillars: human authentication and […]

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Are You Ready to Implement Microsoft Copilot Safely?

Somerford Blog Are You Ready to Implement Microsoft Copilot Safely? Author: Beth Laws Release Date: 14/02/2024 Copilot is Microsoft’s new AI tool that is designed to accelerate productivity in the Microsoft 365 suite. Although it can be a beneficial tool for businesses, there are issues to consider before leveraging Copilot. Copilot uses users’ accessible data

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What is Varonis’ Database Activity Monitoring (DAM)?

Somerford Blog What is Varonis’ Database Activity Monitoring? Author: Beth Laws Release Date: 09/09/2025 Once again, Varonis has expanded its security capabilities as it now introduces next-generation Database Activity Monitoring (DAM). This comes after Varonis acquired Cyral earlier this year. The Cyral cloud-native DAM solution fits rather perfectly with Varonis security offerings, allowing Varonis customers

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Why Should Businesses Utilise Real-Time Data Streaming

Why Should Businesses Utilise Real-Time Data Streams?

Somerford Blog Why Should Businesses Utilise Real-Time Data Streams? Author: Jamie Turbill Release Date: 25/07/2024 Increasingly and in the last decade, data has become one of the most important assets in business. As services become ever more digital, we expect things to be available on-demand in an instant. Organisations are reliant on data-driven systems to

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Mastering Data Security Posture Management

Mastering Data Security Posture: A Strategic Imperative

Somerford Blog Mastering Data Security Posture: A Strategic Imperative in a Complex Landscape Author: Bill Balfour Release Date: 21/10/2024 With 35 years of navigating the cybersecurity battlefield, I’ve seen the stakes around data security evolve into a business-critical issue that no organisation can afford to overlook. In the current landscape, cyber threats are more sophisticated,

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What is the Somerford Technical Value Assessment (TVA)

What is the Somerford Technical Value Assessment (TVA)?

Somerford Blog What is the Somerford Technical Value Assessment (TVA)? Author: Becca Lambert Release Date: 21/11/2024 The Technical Value Assessment (TVA) is a new complimentary offering from Somerford Associates. Aimed at providing the customer with a full technical assessment of their current Splunk usage and provide a roadmap of how to maximise the value that

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What is the HashiCorp Terraform Acceleration Program (TAP)

What is the HashiCorp Vault Acceleration Program (VAP)?

Somerford Blog What is HashiCorp Vault Acceleration Program (VAP)? Author: Carl Parker Release Date: 24/11/2023 An accelerated Vault deployment service by Somerford, our Vault Acceleration Program (VAP) is designed for the rapid installation and enablement of HashiCorp’s Vault solution to provide quick ROI and acceleration of deployment. Our HashiCorp-certified consultants will work closely with your

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How Does Varonis MDDR Help to Mitigate Complex Threats

How Does Varonis MDDR Help to Mitigate Complex Threats?

Somerford Blog How Does Varonis MDDR Help to Mitigate Complex Threats Author: Beth Laws Release Date: 23/12/2024 The new Varonis Managed Data Detection and Response (MDDR) offering provides 24/7, 365 days a year service. MDDR combines the data security platform’s award winning threat detection technology alongside the Varonis team of cyber experts to investigate and

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