Attack methods shift with an exponential rise of botnet and exploit activity: Study
As organizations are settling into long-term remote working, new attack vectors for opportunistic cyberattackers—and new challenges for network administrators have been introduced, according to Nuspire’s Q2, 2020 Quarterly Threat Landscape Report, outlining new cybercriminal activity and tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs). Now six months into the pandemic, attackers pivoted away from COVID... By CIO&Leader
MyMoneyMantra Data Lake helps it overcome COVID disruption
Even as businesses came to a screeching halt on March 25, 2020—paying heed to the Prime Minister’s call for a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of Coronavirus—some businesses in India had laid the groundwork to be adequately prepared with business continuity plans. MyMoneyMantra, a pioneer in the financial services distribution company, was able to get back into business quickly within 24... By Balaka Baruah Aggarwal
More than 8 in 10 organizations report that the impact of an Active Directory outage would be significant, severe, or catastrophic: Study
Although 97% of organizations surveyed said that Active Directory (AD) is mission-critical, more than half never actually tested their AD cyber disaster recovery process or do not have a plan in place at all, according to Semperis’ 2020 study, titled Recovering Active Directory from Cyber Disasters. This discovery is alarming given the rise of fast-moving ransomware attacks and the widespread... By CIO&Leader
Network as a Service adoption to accelerate by 38% within the next two years as businesses adapt to COVID-19: Survey
Businesses will experience profound changes as employees transition to hybrid work environments following COVID-19, in turn changing the way IT teams procure and consume networking solutions. In response to the pandemic, IT leaders are now investing more in cloud-based and AI-powered networking technologies as business recovery plans take shape, according to a global survey of 2,400 IT decision-... By CIO&Leader
Major technology companies came under bottom-line pressure in 2019: Study
Strong demand for cloud computing solutions and a significant uptick of online advertisement revenue helped cloud and internet-based solutions providers such as Amazon, Apple, Samsung Electronics, Hon Hai Precision, Alphabet and Microsoft to lead GlobalData’s list of top 25 publicly-traded global technology companies by revenue in 2019. Of the top 25, 19 companies reported year-on-year (YoY)... By CIO&Leader
More than 90% of business leaders prioritizing cloud during COVID-19 crisis: Study
More than 90% of business leaders say cloud is a priority in the COVID-19 shutdown. They are relying more on cloud technologies but are seeing more cybersecurity attacks. Half a year into the shutdown, companies are still playing catch up to optimize their remote work experience, according to Infoblox-Zogby Analytics research into the ongoing IT challenges posed by the COVID-19 shutdown. Based... By CIO&Leader
Massive gaps in cybersecurity present as employees WFH: Study
Since organizations moved to a work from home (WFH) model, the potential for cyberattacks and breaches has increased, according to Malwarebytes’ study, titled Enduring from Home: COVID-19’s Impact on Business Security. The study combines Malwarebytes telemetry with survey results from 200 IT and cybersecurity decision makers from small businesses to large enterprises to unearth new security... By CIO&Leader
Investors reimagining India data center market as capacity expected to triple by 2025: Study
India’s data center capacity is expected to grow from 375 MW in H1 2020 to 1,078 MW by 2025, presenting a USD 4.9 billion investment opportunity, according to JLL’s H1 2020 ‘(re)Imagine Data Centers Running India’s Digital Economy’ report. As per the report, the impact of data protection laws, increased shift from captive to colocation (colo) data canters and implementation of new technologies... By CIO&Leader
Remotely exploitable ICS vulnerabilities on the rise, as reliance on remote access to industrial networks increases during COVID-19: Study
More than 70% of industrial control system (ICS) vulnerabilities disclosed in the first half (1H) of 2020 can be exploited remotely, highlighting the importance of protecting internet-facing ICS devices and remote access connections, according to Claroty’s Biannual ICS Risk & Vulnerability Report. The report comprises The Claroty Research Team’s assessment of 365 ICS vulnerabilities... By CIO&Leader
IT budgets spread across many groups within organizations, creating visibility issues for IT decision-makers: Survey
IT budgets are spread across many groups within organizations, making it increasingly difficult for IT decision-makers to maintain visibility into where and how their IT budgets are being spent, according to Rackspace Technology’s survey, titled Technology Budgets: Managing Shifting Priorities. The survey examines the proliferation of IT budget management across organizations. The findings... By CIO&Leader
