The biggest security challenges of hybrid work [Q&A]
The shift to remote and hybrid working has led to many problems for IT teams, not least that it offers an expanded attack surface. Add in the threat from cybercriminals looking to capitalize on advanced AI capabilities to create malware and you have some major challenges.
We spoke to Doug Kersten, CISO of enterprise collaboration specialist Appfire, to discuss the key security challenges product and DevOps teams face today and how to overcome them.
Over half of enterprises struggle to get insights from their data
Research released this week from Hitachi Vantara shows 55 percent of enterprises are struggling to derive meaningful insights from their data.
The survey of over 200 IT leaders across North America and Europe, carried out by Forrester Consulting, reveals ongoing challenges related to security, inflexible systems, isolated data, a skilled labor shortage, and the need for infrastructure agility.
Cloud management skills gap holds back growth
A new study of over 800 IT professionals across the US, UK and Germany finds that 72 percent of mid-size companies report a lack of cloud management skills as being a barrier to their growth.
The study from Parallels finds 64 percent of respondents have already implemented a hybrid approach, and 38 percent of all respondents plan to further embrace a hybrid cloud approach in the next year.
How the EU's new AI Act will affect businesses [Q&A]
The European Union first proposed introducing a regulatory framework for AI back in 2021, the wheels of politics inevitably grind slowly, however, and it's still working on legislation to bolster regulations on the development and use of artificial intelligence.
The proposed Artificial Intelligence Act has sparked a good deal of debate in the industry with many worried that it could harm business competitiveness.
AI delivers for marketers but comes with challenges
A new study of go-to-market (GTM) leaders finds they expect investments in AI to pay off, with 85 percent of respondents believing the fusion of AI and GTM strategy will lead to revenue growth for their organization.
The report from Seismic shows that among this group leaders predict an average of 23 percent growth will be directly attributed to AI utilization over the next five years.
Enterprises need to start planning now for post-quantum security
The power that quantum computing makes available offers benefits in many areas, but it also means cracking encryption becomes much easier, which poses an enormous threat to data and user security.
At its annual Trust Summit conference, DigiCert has released the results of a global study exploring how organizations are addressing the post-quantum computing threat and preparing for a safe post-quantum computing future.
Most enterprises expect systems to be attacked but there's confusion around responsibilities
A new survey of over 500 security and IT operations leaders worldwide shows that 61 percent believe that data loss within the next 12 months due to increasingly sophisticated attacks is ‘likely’ or ‘very likely’.
The study from Commvault, with research carried out by IDC, reveals that in many cases, senior executives/line-of-business leaders are minimally engaged in their company's cyber preparedness initiatives -- just 33 percent of CEOs or managing directors and 21 percent of other senior leaders are heavily involved.
How IT can cut its power bills and help save the planet [Q&A]
It's estimated that enterprise IT accounts for around 1.5 percent of the world's energy usage, making it a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.
But a simple switch to using more efficient solutions rather than simply throwing everything into the cloud could make a significant difference. We spoke to Dr. Jim Webber, chief scientist at native graph database leader Neo4j and visiting professor at Newcastle University, to find out more.
Over half of supplier management processes still not digitized
New research from Ivalua shows more than half (53 percent) of procurement and supplier management processes have yet to be digitized.
This is creating inefficiencies, with procurement teams estimating they are wasting 22 percent of their time each year dealing with paper-based or manual processes.
How endpoint management can support your cyber resilience strategy
Despite considerable efforts by business leaders to protect their digital assets, in today’s cybersecurity landscape, a security breach is all but inevitable. According to reports, threat actors have already compromised hundreds of millions of records in 2023, and IBM says 83 percent of businesses had more than one breach in 2022. Companies must prepare themselves to respond and seamlessly recover post-attack in this climate and starting at the endpoint could help bolster their cyber resilience.
Endpoint management plays a pivotal role in supporting a robust cyber resilience strategy. By maintaining an up-to-date inventory of all devices connected to your network, endpoint management allows for the rapid identification and isolation of potentially compromised systems, preventing the spread of security incidents and minimizing their impact.
An endpoint management approach to cyber resilience is also supported by principles found in the MITRE Corporation’s Cyber Resiliency Engineering Framework (CREF) Navigator. Their cyber resilience framework focuses on sharing an understanding of what it takes to maintain and inform preparedness and is guided by four pillars. These include:
How investing in 'prompt engineering' training can contribute to business success [Q&A]
While some might argue that generative AI is eliminating the need for certain jobs, it's also increasing the need for new roles and skills such as 'prompt engineering'.
With many people looking to upskill in this area to produce better results from AI tools like ChatGPT, and some companies creating new roles to stay ahead of AI's fast-paced developments, we spoke to Mike Loukides, vice president of content strategy for O'Reilly Media, to find out more about prompt engineering and why it’s important.
Organizations face increased challenges securing IoT devices
We reported earlier today that businesses are struggling with IoT device connectivity, another report out today shows that securing these devices is a major problem too.
The study for Keyfactor, conducted by Vanson Bourne, finds 97 percent are struggling to secure their IoT and connected products to some degree.
Seven steps to successfully migrate your enterprise data to the cloud
Amidst a challenging economic climate many businesses are unsurprisingly reviewing their spending, with research from the Institute of Directors finding most businesses are unlikely to increase investment over the next 12 months.
One area currently bucking this trend is the cloud. Research shows almost half of tech and business leaders are increasing investment in cloud-based products and services, and a third of them plan to migrate their legacy enterprise software and on-premises workloads to the cloud.
How AppSec can help enterprises make sense of cloud-native development [Q&A]
Today's application security landscape is complex and can lead to teams spending a lot of time hunting down vulnerabilities. Add in the move to cloud-based development and there's an even higher volume of code to deal with
We spoke to Shahar Man, CEO at Backslash Security, to learn more about what AppSec needs to look like in this world and how it ties in with greater use of the cloud.
Meeting the challenges of API security [Q&A]
In today's increasingly digitally-centered organizations, the development of products, services, and solutions increasingly depends on the implementation of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).
APIs have become the building blocks of modern business applications and are critical to digital transformation -- so much so that API security has become a boardroom issue.
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