FireMon launches security process automation
As businesses dash towards digital transformation initiatives and the cloud, the pressure to secure both systems and data becomes more intense.
One answer to this is a security automation approach that enables growth while providing visibility across all cloud environments, responding to critical incidents and protecting for governance, risk and regulation compliance.
How can IT departments improve their employee experience? [Q&A]
We're all aware that there is a skills shortage and that it’s particularly acute in some areas -- such as cybersecurity. One of the ways companies can help retain the employees they have -- while making it more attractive to work there -- is by improving the employee work experience.
But what exactly does improving an employee’s work experience actually involve? We spoke to Pedro Bados, CEO of digital experience specialist Nexthink to find out.
IT departments struggle with data growth and inadequate infrastructure
There is global concern about the business impact and risk from rampant and unrestricted data growth according to a new report.
In addition the study from StorageCraft shows that the IT infrastructures of many organizations are struggling, and often failing, to deliver business continuity in the event of severe data outages.
New version of Zoho One delivers improved workflow management and more
Popular cloud-based business platform Zoho One is launching its latest update with the addition of Orchestly, a workflow management application that lets users create, manage, and optimize their business processes through an intuitive drag-and-drop interface.
Using Orchestly managers and administrators can automate and run their regular workflows, including cross-departmental workflows such as purchase approvals, content publishing, asset management, and onboarding employees.
Multi-cloud is fastest growing enterprise technology
Enterprise adoption and deployments of multi-cloud technology have grown 50 percent year-on-year according to a report from continuous intelligence specialist Sumo Logic.
As customers adopt multi-cloud, Kubernetes adoption has significantly risen too with enterprises backing the container solution to drive their multi-cloud strategies. According to the study 20 percent of customers in AWS-only environments use Kubernetes.
SD-WAN is one of the most disruptive business technologies
Software defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN) is twice as disruptive as other technologies like the cloud in the latest phase of enterprise digital transformation, according to a new report looking at every next-generation solution disrupting the IT landscape for the next six to 12 months.
The study from AVANT Analytics also finds that while SD-WAN is displacing Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) in smaller companies and at the enterprise edge, both technologies are still growing at the enterprise core. In addition the average share of broadband traffic in an SD-WAN network was about 63 percent in 2018 and is projected to grow to 70 percent in 2019.
Automated Business Glossary makes enterprise data more available
Data is a resource all enterprises have, but it's only valuable if it's accessible, searchable and understandable. As the amount of data we accumulate grows getting it into a usable form can be a real challenge.
Metadata automation specialist Octopai is looking to make data more easily accessible with the launch of its Automated Business Glossary. This uses machine learning to synthesize data across enterprises and provide one authoritative source for all business operations.
How tablets have been embraced by business
Until the first iPad launched in 2010 nobody knew they wanted a tablet. In the last few years though tablets have become one of the most popular pieces of kit.
Not only are tablets popular at home, allowing you to slouch on the sofa and update Facebook while you watch TV, they're increasingly being used in the business world too. Mobile device management company Scalefusion has produces an infographic looking at how and why business users have embraced the tablet.
Kaspersky helps enterprises protect blockchain projects
Blockchain is being widely touted as the technology to secure transactions and run large-scale, data-driven projects with more transparency and efficiency.
But projects which work with sensitive data will eventually become integrated with other business-critical systems and when that happens there’s a need to run security check and approvals. This is why Kaspersky is launching a new service that helps enterprises discover and fix security issues and discrepancies in smart-contract business logic while the blockchain project is on its way from internal innovation to part of actual business processes.
Integration with MITRE ATT&CK framework delivers improved security skills training
Traditional cyber security training is often based on out-of-date attack methodologies which means the skills learned quickly becoming outdated. While cybercriminals are continuously innovating, training for security professionals is lagging behind.
Skills development platform Immersive Labs has announced an integration that allows organizations to base cyber skills training on MITRE ATT&CK, meaning organizations can map and manage specific people’s skills, to actual risks.
Companies struggle to deliver digital transformation projects
Despite the popularity of digital transformation projects, the vast majority of organizations are still suffering failure, delays or scaled back expectations from their projects according to new research from enterprise database company Couchbase.
The study of 450 heads of digital transformation in the US, UK, France and Germany finds 86 percent say factors including reliance on a legacy technology, complexity of implementing technologies, and lack of resources and skills had prevented them from pursuing a new digital service or other project.
Security professionals now think cloud is safer than on-premise
New research from internet infrastructure company Nominet finds that 61 percent of security professionals believe the risk of a security breach is the same or lower in cloud environments compared to on-premise.
The study of nearly 300 UK and US C-level security professionals, marks a major shift in the perception of security of the cloud. However, it doesn't mean the cloud is viewed as entirely safe.
Security operations centers face high levels of staff turnover
New research from managed detection and response company CRITICALSTART finds that security operations center (SOC) analysts are being overwhelmed by alerts and this is leading to high rates of analyst turnover.
In the past year, 80 percent of respondents reported SOC turnover of more than 10 percent of analysts, with nearly half reporting between 10 and 25 percent turnover. 35 percent report losing a quarter or more of their SOC analysts in under a year.
Only a quarter of UK firms prioritize security when buying new tech
Only 24 percent of organizations are prioritizing security when it comes to technology investment according to a new report from UK-based software company Advanced.
For the report the company surveyed over 500 senior decision makers working in UK businesses, both SMEs and large enterprises, to explore the state of digital transformation. It shows that just 34 percent admit that regulatory change is triggering the purchase of new technology in their organisation, which is surprisingly low given the introduction of GDPR in May last year.
Global growth is driving a fundamental shift in enterprise IT
Organizations are going global and their infrastructures, thanks to the cloud, are going global as well. Today, mid-sized and even small companies are doing business on a global stage. Whether this global growth takes place by opening new offices or by acquiring them, one of the thorniest challenges is enabling collaboration between them, because it requires sharing large, unstructured data and application files across vast distances. And this task only becomes more complex and difficult as both files and the number of people who need to work with them simultaneously grow larger. This shift toward more companies going global creates a distinct need.
The traditional IT infrastructure -- one in which the corporate data center is located at the headquarters -- is not at all suited for providing collaboration with large files at scale. What's required is a new, disruptive technology category, with platforms that combine the control and performance of network attached storage (NAS) with the unlimited capacity and economy of the cloud.
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