What is fueling container and multicloud adoption? [Q&A]
Containers and cloud native applications are transforming how quickly and reliably organizations can bring ideas to market, while also providing the key building blocks for multicloud strategies.
But for all the speed, agility, and elasticity these technologies promise, they also create a complexity tipping point. Across industries, IT staff looking to deliver on the benefits of container and multicloud strategies -- without being overwhelmed by complexity -- are increasingly turning towards workload automation.
15 percent of IT professionals have more data sources than they can count
Data is essential for modern business, but managing it effectively can be difficult. Big data can be just too big to handle.
A new survey from unified operations specialist Ivanti looks at the challenges IT professionals face when it comes to silos, data and implementation.
Slow database deployment creates bottleneck for software delivery
Deploying database changes is complex and demanding and combined with growing pressure to deliver application updates faster is creating a problem for businesses.
According to a survey by database automation company Datical 91 percent of respondents report they have to re-work database changes multiple times before they are ready for production deployment.
Third party risk is biggest enterprise cyber threat
As supply chains become more integrated and businesses rely more on using the cloud, so the risk that they face also increases.
A new study commissioned by vendor monitoring company RiskRecon and conducted by the Cyentia Institute shows that 84 percent of organizations host critical or sensitive assets with third parties.
The rapid rise of the social media influencer
One of the key trends of the last few years has been the growth of influencer marketing via sponsored content on social media.
New research from marketing platform Socialbakers into Instagram marketing shows that in North America, influencer-sponsored posts have grown by over 150 percent from 2018 to 2019.
Dark Web-leaked banking credentials leap 129 percent
A new report into the financial services threat landscape shows that there has been a huge increase in the number of banking credential leaks, while instances of compromised credit cards increased by 212 percent year-on-year.
The report from threat protection platform IntSights reveals many of the leaked credentials came from the Collection #1 database of over 773 million unique email addresses and 21 million unique passwords released onto the Dark Web in January this year.
More than half of companies have sensitive files open to all employees
The latest data risk report from security company Varonis reveals that 53 percent of companies have at least 1,000 sensitive files open to all employees, putting them at risk of data breaches.
Keeping old sensitive data that risks fines under HIPAA, GDPR and the upcoming CCPA is a problem too. The report finds over half of data is stale and 87 percent of companies have over 1,000 stale sensitive files, with 71 percent having over 5,000 stale sensitive files.
Automated governance platform helps businesses use data safely
Data privacy is a major concern for businesses, made more acute by the raft of new compliance and data protection rules appearing around the world.
Immuta is launching a platform with no-code, automated governance features that enable business analysts and data scientists to securely share and collaborate with data, dashboards, and scripts without fear of violating data policy and industry regulations.
Free test checks website security and PCI DSS compliance
Good website security is essential to give customers confidence in your business, but for smaller organizations testing can prove difficult.
To address this issue, security testing and risk rating company ImmuniWeb is launching a free website security test that can be used by anyone.
Email threats become more focused and malware gets harder to detect
Spam emails containing malware significantly dropped in 2018, to just six percent, down from 26 percent in 2017. But at the same time malware is becoming more sophisticated and harder to detect.
These are among the findings of the latest Global Security Report from Trustwave. The largest single category of malware encountered is downloaders at 13 percent.
Ransomware detections up 200 percent with businesses the main target
The latest quarterly threat research from Malwarebytes for Q1 2019 reveals a 200 percent jump in ransomware and continued increase in business targets for cyberthreats.
This shift back to ransomware comes in the wake of a continued decline in cryptomining, as well as an increased focus on mobile attacks and large-scale business invasions.
Virtual support agent streamlines service desk management
One of the biggest challenges for service desk teams is striking the right balance between business-critical projects and keeping up with everyday problems and requests.
To help relieve this problem, ManageEngine, the IT management division of Zoho, is incorporating Zia, Zoho's AI assistant, as a virtual IT support agent in its cloud-based service desk software, ServiceDesk Plus.
IoT devices put healthcare networks at risk
The proliferation of healthcare Internet-of-things devices, along with unpartitioned networks, insufficient access controls and the reliance on legacy systems, has exposed a vulnerable attack surface that can be exploited by cybercriminals, according to a new report.
The study by network threat detection specialist Vectra also shows gaps in policies and procedures can result in errors by healthcare staff members.
AI-powered predictive engagement helps businesses keep customers
New research from customer engagement company Freshworks reveals that 56 percent of consumers are willing to drop a brand after a single bad experience.
The survey of 3,000 individual consumers across the US, UK, Germany, France, India, and Australia, demonstrates that 69 percent have a clear preference for brands that offer proactive notifications and service.
Employees put sensitive data at risk in workplace chat sessions
Around a quarter of employees share confidential information via chat sessions, and a similar number talk badly about their boss, while 78 percent wouldn’t care if some of this information was exposed publicly.
These are among the findings of a new study by secure collaboration platform Symphony which surveyed over 1,500 employees in the US and UK about their workplace communication habits.
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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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