80 percent of organizations have suffered a severe cloud security incident
A new report finds 80 percent of organizations have experienced at least one severe cloud security incident in the past year, and 41 percent say cloud native services increase complexity, further complicating their security efforts
On a positive note though the study, from developer security specialist Snyk, shows 49 percent of organizations now find deployment is faster as a result of improved cloud security.
IT leaders are out of touch with development team progress
A new study reveals that 40 percent of respondents don't know whether their development teams are behind or ahead of schedule, and 27 percent say they have trouble following the teams' progress to ensure they are meeting their goals.
The research from Couchbase, based on a survey of 650 senior IT decision makers, shows 88 percent of respondents are aware of the challenges faced by development teams.
How IT onboarding can can be crucial to retaining key workers [Q&A]
The use of IT systems is vital to the success of any business, but if employees aren't properly instructed in the use of these systems it can prevent them from performing well.
This applies particularly to certain groups like older workers, returning parents and contractors. So, what can businesses do to ensure they properly harness the skills, knowledge and expertise held by these groups?
Queen Elizabeth II -- a life packed with technological change
As you've probably learned elsewhere already, Queen Elizabeth II died yesterday at the age of 96 after an extraordinarily long reign.
For anyone under the age of 70 she has been the constant center of life in the UK, a relic of an earlier era, perhaps, but she's also lived through an age of huge and rapid technological advances.
Protecting data during digital transformation [Q&A]
In recent years, many businesses have embraced digital transformation to boost productivity and streamline operations in an attempt to create competitive advantages. But in the process of migrating critical operations to the cloud, they have exposed themselves to new risks.
With cloud apps accessible from anywhere, it not only helps your users get their work done, it also provides attackers with new vectors to exploit.
Lack of visibility is the biggest challenge for cybersecurity teams
New research from Sevco Security shows that more than 10 percent of enterprise IT assets are missing endpoint protection, and that roughly five percent are not covered by enterprise patch management solutions.
Nearly 20 percent of Windows servers lack endpoint protection, far more than Windows clients and MacOS assets, which are just over 10 percent.
SMBs turn to MSPs to improve cybersecurity
A new survey of over 500 IT decision makers at small and medium businesses, from threat detection and response specialist Vade, shows 69 percent say a serious breach had bypassed their current email security solution.
It's perhaps not surprising then that SMBs are increasingly likely to turn to managed service providers, with 96 percent of organizations either currently outsourcing at least some of their needs to MSPs or planning to do so in the future.
Website performance issues cost eCommerce businesses 10 percent of revenue
A new survey of 200 UK ecommerce leaders at enterprise organizations with more than £10m ($11.5m) revenue reveals that, on average, businesses lost 10 percent in revenue due to downtime and website performance issues in the last two years.
This is despite increased investment, with 48 percent of respondents saying their spending on eCommerce solutions has increased in the last two years, according to the study by enterprise software company Box UK.
Agile Pentesting offers developers more control and flexibility
Pentest as a Service (PtaaS) company Cobalt is today launching Agile Pentesting, a new offering that provides more control and flexibility to better meet the needs of businesses through versatile, ad hoc testing.
Agile Pentesting allows organizations to identify and address vulnerabilities at a faster, more frequent rate to minimize risk. This contrasts with what Cobalt calls 'comprehensive pentesting', which is often done in support of business drivers like compliance or M&A activity, the new offering helps accelerate customers' DevOps journeys while aligning with their CI/CD pipelines.
Talent shortages are shaping tech investment
Almost three quarters (73 percent) of senior IT leaders agree that acquiring IT talent has never been harder and 98 percent say attracting IT talent influences their organization's technology investment choices.
The research from MuleSoft also shows that 86 percent of senior IT leaders now say the experience an organization provides its employees and customers is as important as its products and services.
Understanding threat detection methods [Q&A]
Detecting threats today isn't just about deciding which methods to use, but also which data. Endpoint server and workstation logs are a start, but major blind spots still exist unless threat detection visibility extends to network and cloud as well.
In order to be effective, security teams need to look at what data to use, what the science says can be done with the data, and what to expect. We spoke to Andrew Hollister, CISO at LogRhythm to find out more.
Security awareness training goes mainstream but still needs more work
Some form of cybersecurity awareness training has been implemented in 97 percent of enterprises this year, according to a new survey of 1,900 security professionals from ThriveDX.
However, only 42 percent report involving their employees in security detection with the use of such measures as a Phishing Incident Button, while 65 percent agree that their training program needs expansion.
Almost half of education institutions see attacks on their cloud infrastructure
A new study reveals that 47 percent of educational institutions have suffered a cyberattack on their cloud infrastructure within the last 12 months.
The research from Netwrix shows that for 27 percent of these incidents in the cloud were associated with unplanned expenses being incurred to fix security gaps.
Western Europe dominates broadband speed tables
Western European countries take seven of the top ten fastest spots in the world for broadband, with Macau, Taiwan and Japan the only locations elsewhere to make it into the top ten fastest in the world.
The five places with the fastest internet in the world are: Macau (262.74Mbps), the Channel Island of Jersey (256.59Mbps), Iceland (216.56Mbps), Liechtenstein (166.22Mbps) and Gibraltar (159.90Mbps).
Cloud servers are the most common way in for cyberattacks
New data unveiled by the Atlas VPN team shows that cloud servers are now the number one way in for cyberattacks on businesses, with 41 percent of companies reporting them as the first point of entry.
The data, based on the Cyber Readiness Report 2022 by insurer Hiscox, also shows a 10 percent increase in cloud server attacks over the year before.
Ian's Bio
Ian spent almost 20 years working with computers before he discovered that writing about them was easier than fixing them. Since then he's written for a number of computer magazines and is a former editor of PC Utilities. Follow him on Mastodon
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