Nation-state attacks fears grow, execs don’t trust governments to protect them from cyber threats

Arctic Wolf published findings from a recent global survey of over 1,400 IT decision-makers at enterprise organizations. After a year of high-profile cyberattacks, the survey data reveals executive attitudes on a wide array of cybersecurity and busines… Continue reading Nation-state attacks fears grow, execs don’t trust governments to protect them from cyber threats

Corporate attack surface exploding as a result of remote work

74% of organizations attribute recent business-impacting cyberattacks to vulnerabilities in technology put in place during the pandemic. The data is drawn from a study of more than 1,300 security leaders, business executives and remote employees conduc… Continue reading Corporate attack surface exploding as a result of remote work

SaaS applications investment growing despite underutilization of app licenses by employees

Business investment in SaaS applications continues to climb despite widespread underutilization of app licenses by employees. According to Productiv’s report, on average only 45% of company apps are being used on a regular basis. The data also shows 56… Continue reading SaaS applications investment growing despite underutilization of app licenses by employees

Future of work: Cybersecurity and hybrid working as top two enterprise priorities

The pandemic has changed technology priorities for organizations worldwide finds a report from Omdia on the future of work. The top two enterprise priorities are now cybersecurity (58%) and hybrid working (55%), with customer experience, business proce… Continue reading Future of work: Cybersecurity and hybrid working as top two enterprise priorities

Office workers unwilling to change their behavior, despite being aware of the cybersecurity challenges

Despite office workers being aware of the cybersecurity challenges faced by their employer – especially when it comes to hybrid working – many admit to high risk behavior including sharing passwords, downloading non-work related files and e… Continue reading Office workers unwilling to change their behavior, despite being aware of the cybersecurity challenges

Tech pros reporting a positive perception of their roles, looking forward to what lies ahead

Amidst ongoing pandemic-driven change at work and at home, a SolarWinds survey seeks to understand how tech pros feel about their daily roles and responsibilities, the lessons they learned over the past year, and what they think of the primary technica… Continue reading Tech pros reporting a positive perception of their roles, looking forward to what lies ahead

MSPs that cannot modernize will find themselves and their clients falling behind

MicroAge sought feedback from IT professionals to explore the performance of modern (and not-so-modern) managed service providers (MSPs). The survey found that even satisfactory MSPs are falling short in certain key areas: cloud strategy, security, and… Continue reading MSPs that cannot modernize will find themselves and their clients falling behind

Firms embracing hybrid working, but must ensure teams have the modern skills to stay productive

Employers must act now to ensure staff have the modern skills to stay productive during hybrid working, says Questionmark. While firms are continuing to let staff work remotely for at least some of the week, most employees have noticed dips in their pr… Continue reading Firms embracing hybrid working, but must ensure teams have the modern skills to stay productive

How to achieve digital dexterity with a predominantly hybrid workforce

The COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent switch to remote working changed many an office’s culture forever. Fast forward to a year later, and businesses are either continuing to work remotely or adopting a hybrid model (part-time office, part-time remo… Continue reading How to achieve digital dexterity with a predominantly hybrid workforce