Cyber security: Are you insured?
Cyber security was first recognized as a major global risk by World Economic Forum in its annual Global Risk Report in 2012. Since then, every year, cyber security threats—large scale cyber attacks or massive incidents of data theft/fraud—have been identified as most likely global risks by WEF. In this year’s report, cyber attacks are rated high on both on their impact and likelihood. In short,... By
Cloud Containers for IoT Applications
Latest forecasts by Gartner, Inc. states that 6.4 billion connected things will be in use worldwide in 2016, up 30 percent from 2015, and will reach 20.8 billion by 2020. In 2016, 5.5 million new things will get connected every day. With the rapid growth of Internet of Things (IoT) applications, enterprises look to platforms and services that enables them to manage and analyse the real-time... By Pankaj Nath
Email still significant channel for malicious attacks: Forcepoint Report
Email is still the initial entry point into an organization for targeted attacks, the email-attack vector delivered malicious payloads to organizations in 2015, with a focus on Office documents and zip files, says recently released 2016 Global Threat Report published by security vendor Forcepoint Security Labs. The report says Forcepoint found a 250% increase in malicious content in email in... By CIO&Leader
BI tools on top of marketers' 2016 martech shopping list
Business Intelligence (BI) tools are on top of the martech shopping list of C level executives in marketing this year. According to C-Level 216 Marketing Study published by customer analytics platform provider Black Ink. As many as 60% of the respondents listed BI tools as one of the top three martech tools to be purchased in 2016, while 57% each said marketing automation/campaign tools and... By CIO&Leader
Threats became more sophisticated in 2015: Symantec Internet Threat Report
Like physical security threats, Internet security threats are getting more serious, even as the mechanisms to fight them are getting better. But as older types of threats are beginning to be tackled effectively, newer threats—more sophisticated and targeted at newer frontiers in digital space, such as mobile—are emerging and growing rapidly, according to the findings of the latest Internet... By CIO&Leader
Corporate E-mail Hacking: A Big Challenge for Information Security
Email correspondence is second nature in today’s digital world because of all the inherent advantages it affords. The foremost among them - it provides a dated written record which can be easily located and reviewed whenever required, it can be sent in mid of the night and the recipient can go through it once she/he feel comfortable to check the mailbox. The most exciting things about e-... By Tarun Wig
Managing Contractors: Best Practices for Effectiveness
The corporate world turned to the use of contractors in order to bridge the skill gap when it came to needing personnel for ‘non-core’ ‘short duration’ activities which did not merit investment in nurturing permanent careers. Today contractors are a key part of the work force and represent scalable and often dispensable personnel to overcome a peak in demand or a need for niche services... By Satish Janardhanan
90% of the organizations have a high or medium degree of cybersecurity vulnerability: Study
As much as 90% of the respondents have a high or medium degree of vulnerability to cyber attacks, finds a new study released by Tanium and NASDAQ. The study, called The Accountability Gap: Cybersecurity & Building a Culture of Responsibility, was based on a survey of 1530 respondents across eight countries and sought to identify and understand where the gaps exist across all organizational... By CSO Forum
'Downtime more damaging than ransom in a ransomware attack'
The biggest cost to businesses suffering from ransomware attacks is not the ransom but the downtime, says a new study commissioned by Intermedia. Employee downtime lasts for days and while prevention is important, businesses need tools to avoid downtime when such attacks occur, the study further concludes. The study, carried out by Researchscape among 275 IT experts across managed service... By CIO&Leader
Dell Survey Shows Basic Data Security Concerns Remain
Six out of ten respondents (58%) in a recent study said they are more concerned about uploading critical data to the cloud now, as compared to a year back. The same survey also reveals that about 82% of decision makers have attempted to limit data access points to enhance security and only 18% are fully confident that their data is secure when employees access it remotely. This... By CIO&Leader
Global Connected Retail Market to top $50 billion by 2022
The global connected retail market size is expected to reach USD 53.75 billion by 2022 according to a new report by Grand View Research. Asia Pacific is estimated to be the most flourishing regional market growing at CAGR of nearly 25% between 2012 and 2022. “Developing countries in Asia Pacific including China and India are anticipated to witness considerable growth owing to the... By CIO&Leader