Banks accelerating their risk management transformation

COVID-19’s disruption has stretched risk management infrastructures to the brink, forcing banks to recalibrate their data, models and processes for stress testing, impact assessments, scenario analyses and more. A global risk management survey by SAS a… Continue reading Banks accelerating their risk management transformation

Higher encryption adoption driven by rising data breach threats

Security and IT professionals in the Middle East are demonstrating a rising desire to secure critical applications and data, driving higher encryption adoption for newer use cases like containers and IoT platforms, as well as for email and private clou… Continue reading Higher encryption adoption driven by rising data breach threats

Future of work driven by employees having the ability to work anywhere

While many business leaders are drawn to vaccine passports as a solution to bring their workforces back to the office full-time, Forrester predicts that 70% of US and European companies will pivot to a hybrid work model post-pandemic. In a hybrid model… Continue reading Future of work driven by employees having the ability to work anywhere

Malware-related attacks jump by 54%

Extensive analysis of cyberthreats in 2020 reveals a 91% jump in attacks on industrial companies and a 54% rise in malware-related attacks compared to 2019. Medical institutions ranked first in ransomware attacks, Positive Technologies reports. The mos… Continue reading Malware-related attacks jump by 54%

Threat intelligence: The biggest blind spot for CISOs

More than 90 percent of CISOs rely on outdated, report-based threat intelligence that is often too old to inform decisions, according to Cybersixgill. The survey also found that 77 percent of CISOs said that metrics related to the efficiency of inciden… Continue reading Threat intelligence: The biggest blind spot for CISOs

The everywhere workplace is here to stay

63% of respondents said they would rather work remotely than be promoted, and 48% said they would take a pay cut in exchange to be able to work from anywhere, an Ivanti survey reveals. Further validating the desire for remote work, only 12% of responde… Continue reading The everywhere workplace is here to stay

Endpoint complexities leaving sensitive data at risk

Absolute Software announced key findings from its report which shines a light on key trends affecting enterprise data and device security, and underscores the dangers of compromised security controls in expanding an already wide attack surface for toda… Continue reading Endpoint complexities leaving sensitive data at risk

How colocation can improve TCO for the enterprise

CoreSite and IDG released a report which examines the latest data center trends, strategies, requirements, and other findings from an annual quantitative survey and in-depth interviews with senior IT decision makers. “As businesses continue to empower … Continue reading How colocation can improve TCO for the enterprise

Organizations have seen an increase in device encryption

32% of organizations have seen an increase in device encryption in the past year, according to a Vanson Bourne survey. Additionally, 31 percent noted that their organization now requires all data to be encrypted as standard, whether it’s at rest or in … Continue reading Organizations have seen an increase in device encryption

Professionals are burned out and in need of a break

Many workers are worn out and ready to make up for lost vacation time, a research from Robert Half suggests. Professionals more burned out today than a year ago 44% of professionals surveyed said they are more burned out on the job today compared to a … Continue reading Professionals are burned out and in need of a break