Fortinet launches the most affordable, secure SD-WAN appliance for SMBs
Fortinet today announced the FortiGate 40F, a new Secure SD-WAN appliance powered by Fortinet’s patented SoC4 SD-WAN ASIC for Small and Midsize Businesses (SMBs). FortiGate 40F is the most affordable Secure SD-WAN appliance on the market and features the smallest form factor of all FortiGate appliances, with options for built-in LTE or built-in WiFi to enable a wide range of organizations to... By CIO&Leader
Coronavirus-themed spam spreads Emotet malware
Emotet was the leading malware threat for the fourth month running, and was being spread during January 2020 using a Coronavirus-themed spam campaign, according to Check Point Research’s Global Threat Index for January 2020. The emails appear to be reporting where Coronavirus is spreading, or offering more information about the virus, encouraging the victim to open the attachments or click the... By CIO&Leader
Lack of confidence in strategic assumptions now the top emerging risk: Gartner
Concerns that the assumptions underpinning organizational strategy may be outdated or misaligned to current growth objectives topped business leaders’ concerns in Gartner’s latest Emerging Risks Monitor Report. Gartner surveyed 136 senior executives across industries and geographies and the results showed that “strategic assumptions” had risen to the top emerging risk in the 4Q19 Emerging... By CIO&Leader
Security professionals overconfident in the effectiveness of their security tools
Security professionals are overconfident in their tools with 50% of respondents reporting that they have experienced a security breach because one or more of their security products was not working as expected, according to Keysight Technologies’ survey, titled Security Operations Effectiveness. Keysight commissioned Dimensional Research to conduct the survey in November 2019. A total of 307... By CIO&Leader
Navigating tech-clash a key challenge for C-suite leaders
Although there’s been plenty of talk about ‘tech-lash’, or pushback against the latest technology, the reality is people are using technology more than ever. 52% of consumers say that technology plays a prominent role or is ingrained into almost all aspects of their day-to-day lives, according to Accenture’s Technology Vision Consumer Survey. In fact, 19% report that technology is so intertwined... By CIO&Leader
Majority of security professionals feel overworked in 2020: Study
83% of security professionals feel more overworked going into 2020 than they were at the beginning of 2019 and 82% said their teams were understaffed, according to Tripwire-Dimensional Research report, titled Cybersecurity Skills Gap 2020. The strain on cybersecurity teams is exacerbated by the inability to find experienced staff, and 85% acknowledged it has become more difficult over the past... By CIO&Leader
Hackers using smarter techniques to compromise email accounts: Study
Hackers are using smarter techniques, such as brand impersonation, social engineering, and phishing to steal login credentials and access an email account, according to Barracuda study. Once the account is compromised, hackers monitor and track activity to learn how the company does business, the email signatures they use, and the way financial transactions are handled, so they can launch... By CIO&Leader
Majority of Tier-1 APeJ BFSI companies to deploy intelligent automation at scale by 2022: IDC
By 2022, 75% of Tier-1 APeJ banks and insurance companies will deploy intelligent automation solutions at scale for increased automation, intelligent decision making, and improved operational efficiencies to achieve exceptional business value and deliver a more real-time and contextual customer experience, according to IDC Financial Insights. Furthermore, IDC predicts that intelligent automation... By CIO&Leader
Cybercriminals pivot toward more targeted attacks, evasive exploits
Cybercriminals are using more and more evasive tactics to target businesses and consumers, according to SonicWall’s 2020 Cyber Threat Report. “Cybercriminals are honing their ability to design, author and deploy stealth-like attacks with increasing precision, while growing their capabilities to evade detection by sandbox technology,” said SonicWall President and CEO Bill Conner. “Now more than... By CIO&Leader
Incremental growth in cloud spending hits a new high: SRG
Q4, 2019 spend on cloud infrastructure services increased by USD 2.8 billion over the previous quarter, which is by far the biggest quarterly increment the market has seen, according to Synergy Research Group. At 37%, the year-on-year growth rate is slowly trending down, but this is due to the massive scale of the market which forces growth rates to moderate. Meanwhile, Amazon growth continued to... By CIO&Leader
NEXT100 Winner Ashish Khanna appointed Oberoi Group CISO
Ashish Khanna has been appointed as the CISO of Oberoi Group. Earlier, he was Deputy Vice President - Corporate IT at the same organization. He also served as the IT Incharge at Taj Group of Hotels and Customer Support Engineer at Mahindra & Mahindra. Khanna has been a NEXT100 Winner in 2011. He completed his Senior Management Program from IIM-Calcutta, Management Development Program from... By CIO&Leader