Global IT spending to reach $3.8 trillion in 2019, up 3.2% from 2018
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.76 trillion in 2019, an increase of 3.2 percent from 2018, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. Worldwide IT spending …
GDPR-ready organizations see lowest incidence of data breaches
Organizations worldwide that invested in maturing their data privacy practices are now realizing tangible business benefits from these investments, according to Cisco’s …
83% of global respondents experienced phishing attacks in 2018
Proofpoint analyzed data from tens of millions of simulated phishing attacks sent over a one-year period, along with nearly 15,000 cybersecurity professional survey responses, …
The most effective security strategies to guard sensitive information
Today’s enterprise IT infrastructures are not largely hosted in the public cloud, nor are they SaaS-based, with security being the single largest barrier when it comes to …
Enterprises turn to MSPs to mitigate huge skills gap concerns
A huge skills gap coupled with security worries is driving IT decision makers to engage Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to handle their IT needs, according to NTT Com. Of the …
Organizations waste money storing useless IT hardware
A survey of 600 data center experts from APAC, Europe and North America reveals that two in five organizations that store their data in-house spend more than $100,000 storing …
Reimagining risk management to mitigate looming economic dangers
In a volatile market environment and with the edict to “do more with less,” many financial institutions are beginning efforts to reengineer their risk management …
Cyberattacks fueled by geopolitical tension are increasing
Billions of personal records were stolen in 2018, unearthed in breaches that successfully targeted household names in government, technology, healthcare, travel and …
Should enterprises delay efforts to remediate most vulnerabilities?
Companies today appear to have the resources needed to address all of their high-risk vulnerabilities. The research demonstrates that companies are getting smarter in how they …
Most out of date applications exposed: Shockwave, VLC and Skype top the list
More than half (55%) of PC applications installed worldwide are out-of-date, making PC users and their personal data vulnerable to security risks. Avast’s PC Trends Report …
SSDP amplification attacks rose 639%
The Nexusguard Q3 2018 Threat Report has revealed the emergence of an extremely stealthy DDoS attack pattern targeting communications service providers (CSPs). Comparison …
Cybercrime could cost companies trillions over the next five years
Companies globally could incur $5.2 trillion in additional costs and lost revenue over the next five years due to cyberattacks, as dependency on complex internet-enabled …
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