85% of CISOs admit they sacrificed cybersecurity to enable employees to work remotely: Survey
Every fourth organization feels that they are exposed to more risks than before the pandemic, according to Netwrix’s 2020 Cyber Threats Report. Of them, 63% reported an increase in the frequency of cyberattacks and 60% found new security gaps as a result of the transition to remote work. What is more worrisome is that 85% of CISOs said that they had sacrificed cybersecurity to quickly enable... By CIO&Leader
COVID-19 spam, phishing emails, plagued users in first half of 2020: Study
While the COVID-19 outbreak has disrupted the lives and operations of many people and organizations, the pandemic failed to interrupt the onslaught of spam and phishing emails targeting people’s inboxes, according to an attack landscape update by F-Secure. According to F-Secure’s Attack Landscape H1 2020 report, which examines developments with online threats during the first half of... By CIO&Leader
Mantra to choose the appropriate DDoS mitigation strategy - Keep it Simple
The cyber industry offers a plenitude of DDoS mitigation solutions. Competition may be misleading as providers highlight terms, such as mitigation capacity, layered protections or time-to-mitigate. DDoS Mitigation Strategies in a Nutshell There are several options from which you can choose a DDoS mitigation strategy: On-Premises DDoS Appliance: A DDoS detection and mitigation... By Nikhil Taneja
Indian SMBs can account for about 30% share of India's public cloud market: Study
As the country continues embracing the cultural and behavioural shift towards digitalization, businesses (large, medium, small, micro) also continue to be disrupted by advanced technologies and the COVID-19 pandemic has fast-tracked digital transformation of companies across all verticals. In this context, the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) recently released... By CIO&Leader
Cloud ecosystem revenues up 20% to USD 187 Billion: SRG
Across four key cloud service and infrastructure market segments, operator and vendor revenues for the first half of 2020 were USD 187 billion, having grown by 20% from the first half of 2019, according to new data from Synergy Research Group. The biggest growth was seen in cloud infrastructure services, comprising IaaS, PaaS and hosted private cloud services. First half revenue from these... By CIO&Leader
AWS and Alibaba lead the APAC cloud market: SRG
Amazon (AWS) and Alibaba are clear leaders in the APAC region cloud market, based on quarterly revenues, according to new Q2 data from Synergy Research Group. Amazon is the frontrunner in four of the five APAC sub-regions, while Alibaba has a strong lead in China and is also well placed in the rest of East Asia, South & Southeast Asia and Oceania. Microsoft is ranked second in three of the... By CIO&Leader
Security and risk leaders must balance risk, trust and opportunity to succeed in uncertain times: Gartner
In the current uncertain environment, security and risk leaders must focus on balancing risk, trust and opportunity to help maintain the ability of their organizations to function as a trusted participant in the digital economy, according to Gartner. “Through the first half of 2020, defining risk appetite has become even more of a challenge for security leaders,” said Jeffrey Wheatman,... By CIO&Leader
5G or Wi-Fi 6: What will power the enterprise network?
Each new generation of technology is accompanied by speculations about its competitive advantages and what it offers as an opportunity. The arrival of 5G and Wi-Fi 6 are no different, as businesses obsessed with speed and agility deliberate whether 5G or Wi-Fi 6 should be the preferred technology for enterprises. Will the quest for digital transformation touch an inflection point with advanced... By Balaka Baruah Aggarwal
65% of the world's population to have its personal data covered under modern privacy regulations by 2023: Gartner
By 2023, 65% of the world’s population will have its personal data covered under modern privacy regulations, up from 10% in 2020, according to Gartner. “With more countries introducing modern privacy laws in the same vein as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the world has reached a threshold where the European baseline for handling personal information is now the... By CIO&Leader
Database monitoring shown to improve DevOps success for financial services: Study
The financial services sector is outperforming other industries, both in its adoption of database DevOps, and its use of monitoring to track database performance and deployments, according to a Financial Services edition of Redgate’s 2020 State of Database Monitoring Report. Respondents were surveyed in April 2020 while most were in lockdown due to COVID-19. Those responses form the foundation... By CIO&Leader
COVID-19 redefined enterprise networking spending of enterprises across Asia-Pacific: Study
The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic continues to persist, as a result of which enterprises are now focussing on remote accessibility and connectivity features for business continuity. Driven by these factors, the enterprise networking spending in Asia-Pacific is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.6% between 2019 and 2024 to reach USD 129bn in 2024, according to GlobalData... By CIO&Leader