Ransomware on the rise, companies prioritizing disaster recovery
The rampant rise of ransomware persists, with 100% of respondents – who include ITOps, backup, disaster recovery and storage admins, application and workload owners in the …
Passwords still widely used, despite known weaknesses
Nearly a third (29%) of organizations in Europe and the Middle East still see usernames and passwords as one of the most effective means to protect access to their IT …
Protecting corporate data in popular cloud-based collaborative apps
Cloud adoption has grown at an astonishing rate, providing organizations with the freedom to store data in numerous cloud applications that meet their specific business …
What’s happening with all things cloud: Existing and future cloud strategies
Cloud spend exceeds budgets as organizations expect increased cloud use due to COVID-19, according to a Flexera report. “With employees working from home and more business …
Organizations look to build resiliency with hybrid and multi-cloud architectures
Hybrid and multi-cloud architectures have become the de-facto standard among organizations, with 53 percent embracing them as the most popular form of deployment. Advantages …
Application performance becoming a key concern, influenced by increasing SD-WAN complexity
Application performance, impacted by network complexity at the edge and in the cloud, is the key enterprise concern this year for organizations implementing SD-WAN, according …
COVID-19 affects web traffic and attack trends
There have been significant changes in web attack and traffic trends as a result of COVID-19, according to Imperva. The monthly report also revealed that the Cyber Threat …
On my mind: Transitioning to third-party cloud services
During this extended period of social distancing filled with increased online activity, I can’t help but reflect on all the user data that has been created, stored, hacked, …
Shift to work-from-home: Most IT pros worried about cloud security
As most companies make the rapid shift to work-from-home to stem the spread of COVID-19, a significant percentage of IT and cloud professionals are concerned about maintaining …
You have to consider cybersecurity at all points of a cloud migration
Human error and complex cloud deployments open the door to a wide range of cyber threats, according to Trend Micro. Cloud security issues Gartner predicts that by 2021, over …
Enterprises regard the cloud as critical for innovation, but struggle with security
Most enterprises (85%) believe embracing the public cloud is critical to fuel innovation, but the majority are not equipped to operate in the cloud securely, according to a …
Encryption is finally being used primarily to protect personal data rather than just for compliance
As organizations accelerate digital initiatives such as cloud and the IoT, and data volumes and types continue to rise, IT professionals cite protection of customer personal …