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89% of security leaders think traditional security approaches are failing in the face of modern threats

Published in Compliance/Governance/Risk Management Datacentre + Network Security Device Security Identity/Access Management Security + Compliance Security-as-a-Service

Research shows ‘game needs to be changed,’ with security innovation years behind that of the attackers, the board a decade behind security discussions and regulation needing more industry input.

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Costs, cyberattacks and compliance - cause for concern

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Node4 has released its Mid-Market IT Priorities Report 2021. The independent report reveals that the UK’s Mid-Market IT Leadership expects to see a shortfall in IT spend in 2022. While 52% of IT decision-makers believe their 2021 budget met the ambitions of their team, there seems to be less certainty and confidence about future finances — 61% think their budget will need to increase in 2022, but only 13% expect it to.

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Atos launches Atos OneCloud Sovereign Shield

Published in Compliance/Governance/Risk Management Security + Compliance

Atos has launched Atos OneCloud Sovereign Shield, a set of solutions, methodologies, and operational cloud services that is unique on the market, enabling clients across the world to meet the challenges of managing their data in the edge to cloud continuum, in line with the highest jurisdictional data governance requirements. Part of the Atos' OneCloud initiative, Atos OneCloud Sovereign Shield is a comprehensive edge to cloud platform ecosystem and highly secure service that improves the level of control clients have over the data they produce and exchange, helping them regain control and effectively deal with legal dependencies.

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Westcon-Comstor expands Zscaler distribution agreement

Published in Cloud + MS Compliance/Governance/Risk Management Datacentre + Network Security Security Security + Compliance

New distribution agreement set to bolster Westcon-Comstor’s Zero Trust offering in more markets across Europe with further expansion into APAC planned.

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Avast research finds growing security challenges for SMBs

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Research from Avast has found that employees in almost a third (31%) of Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) in the UK are connecting to the corporate network using personal devices that do not have any security controls in place, according to IT Decision Makers (ITDMs) within SMBs.

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Security and governance among top IT needs

Published in BC/DR Compliance/Governance/Risk Management Datacentre + Network Security Device Security Identity/Access Management Security + Compliance Security-as-a-Service Storage + Servers

This year, over half of MSPs or their end customers have been attacked by ransomware but only 53% offer backup services.

Firms missing out with do-it-yourself approach to Threat Intelligence

IDC study finds that companies are choosing to go it alone with Threat Intelligence despite growing confidence in managed security services.

Ixia report highlights cybersecurity risk to enterprise cloud operations

Companies need to stop divorcing themselves from cyber security

The 2015 Data Protection Best Practices and Risk Assessment Guides has revealed that in January to June last year over 30 per cent of data breaches involving the loss of personally identifiable information (PII) were caused by internal intrusions -- while a further 29 per cent were caused either accidentally or maliciously by employees. Richard Pharro, CEO of APM Group, gives his opinions on the issue.

Culture divide blocks unified security strategy

State of Industrial Cybersecurity report reveals only 21% of organizations achieved full maturity for ICS/OT cybersecurity and regularly inform the C-suite and board about OT cyber status.

Gartner says four vectors are transforming the security software market

The security software market is undergoing a dramatic transformation due to four key developments, according to Gartner, Inc. The use of advanced analytics, expanded ecosystems, adoption of software as a service (SaaS) and managed services, and the prospect of punitive regulations are causing enterprises to rethink their security and risk management software requirements and investments.

EMEA security appliance market returns to growth

According to IDC's Europe, Middle East, and Africa Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker, 2Q14 vendor revenue for the EMEA security appliance market reached $654.80 million, a moderate 6.2% year-on-year growth. Shipments increased marginally at 0.8% year on year to 174,771 units.

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