Wargame teaches senior leaders about strategic threats and risks
On Oct. 13 Booz Allen and the FC2 held a cybersecurity wargame simulation for senior officials in the public and private sectors at the University of South Florida, the home …
How boards calibrate strategy and risk
Corporate boards are deepening their involvement in company strategy and refining their oversight of the critical risks facing the company, according to a recent global survey …
Cyber liability insurance is becoming an increasing necessity
According to Ken Westin, senior security analyst at Tripwire, cyber liability insurance is becoming an increasing necessity for businesses and could easily become a …
Companies investing in cloud, security and Big Data are growing faster
Organizations actively using cloud, mobility, big data or security technologies are experiencing up to 53 percent higher revenue growth rates than those that have not invested …
Secure networks are the key to unlocking A2P potential
75% of mobile network operators (MNOs) do not have the measures in place to control and monetize Application-to-Person (A2P) SMS traffic that traverses their network, …
Internet of Things: Connecting the security dots from application design to post-sale
The age of Internet of Things is upon us. While it’s still early days, Gartner predicts that by 2020, the Internet of Things will be made up of 26 billion connected devices …
Don’t sink your network
Too many of today’s networks are easy to sink. One attack pierces the perimeter, and all of the organisation’s most sensitive data comes rushing out. Soon after, their logo is …
Top strategic IT predictions for 2016 and beyond
Gartner’s top predictions for 2016 look at the digital future, at an algorithmic and smart machine-driven world where people and machines must define harmonious …
CIOs agree, IT is more complex than ever
Nine out of ten UK CIOs (93%) believe that IT complexity has increased, according to Trustmarque. The research has revealed that cloud computing (66%), legacy technology (51%) …
The average cost of cybercrime escalates to $15 million per organization
A new study by the the Ponemon Institute and HP reveales a dramatic increase in the overall cost of cyber crime. The 2015 Cost of Cyber Crime Study quantifies the annual cost …
How are businesses responding to cyber risks?
Year after year, cyberattacks continue to escalate in frequency, severity and impact. However, prevention, detection methods and cybersecurity innovation are on the rise as …
It’s not just about Big Data, it’s what you do with it
Worldwide IT spending is forecast to surpass $3.6 trillion in 2016, a 1.5 percent increase from 2015, according to Gartner, Inc. The IT industry is being driven by digital …