Tag: security

July 6, 2023

Network connectivity and security are key areas for IT investment as well as potential barriers to global success, according to new research. Nearly half of CIOs claim that establishing and managing connectivity in new markets is the single most critical […]

March 15, 2023

The post-pandemic reality. Macroeconomic turbulence. Explosive technology innovations. Generational shifts in technological expectations. All these forces and more drive rapid, often confusing change in organizations large and small. With every such change comes opportunity–for bad actors looking to game the […]

March 7, 2023

Security leaders are embracing zero trust, with the vast majority of organizations either implementing or planning to adopt the strategy. The 2022 State of Zero-Trust Security report found that 97% of those surveyed either have or plan to have a […]

March 1, 2023

At a time when businesses are pushing the limits of digital transformation and modernization, security, particularly in the mainframe, is critical. But while most firms know this, research has shown that widespread understanding has not manifested much in the way […]

February 7, 2023

Marketers want 360-degree views of customers in order to provide them with the most enticing, personalized messaging. But to have such a comprehensive view of customers, marketers need comprehensive data from a variety of sources. However, collecting, merging and analyzing […]

December 6, 2022

It’s a fact that most enterprises put security teams and tools in a silo. It drives me nuts when I see these bad habits carried over to cloud computing security. I covered this topic three years ago, and for the […]

October 10, 2022

Containers have quickly become a fundamental part of DevOps. Their lightweight and portable nature makes them attractive to all sizes of organisation, from small startups trying to reduce costs to large multibillion-pound companies wanting to ensure service availability. Compared with […]

September 21, 2022

Good cyber hygiene helps the security team reduce risk. So it’s not surprising that the line between IT operations and security is increasingly blurred. Let’s take a closer look. One of the core principles in IT operations is “you can’t […]

September 14, 2022

The world is going multi-cloud. Enterprises are leveraging the benefits of multi-cloud services to improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, and drive faster innovation. What does this mean for data privacy? With data residing in multiple locations, it’s more important than […]

June 1, 2022

A global survey conducted by Coleman Parkes for Dynatrace has found that multicloud deployments are making IT security more complex. The survey, based on a poll of 1,300 chief information security officers (CISOs) in organisations with more than 1,000 employees, […]

May 19, 2022

Pressure is mounting among CIOs worldwide. Just as leaders are being called to secure complex and changing infrastructures, it has also become imperative to operate under local and global compliance mandates with increasingly sharp teeth. Meanwhile, industries have transitioned to […]

April 28, 2022

Most regulatory acts require that owners of sensitive data must always know where the data is currently stored, what state it’s in, and how well protected it is. Two primary concerns surround the importance of having this knowledge — security […]

April 28, 2022

Your challenge: how to manage millions of dynamic, distributed and diverse assets. It is ever more challenging for IT teams to secure globally distributed workforces as well as the growing volume of assets “hiding in the shadows.” These factors make […]

February 1, 2022

Historically, Database Management systems (DBMS) were simple software programs and associated hardware that allowed users to access data from different geographical locations. The system offers its users the ability to store data without concerns about structural changes, or the data’s […]

December 21, 2021

In networking and security, there has been a tendency to equate the term “working from anywhere” with “working from home,” partly because the need for remote access went mainstream when the pandemic suddenly caused many employees to work from home […]

November 29, 2021

At some companies, it seems as though IT teams have transformed from company scapegoat to company G.O.A.T. (greatest of all time). Amidst a momentous digital transformation, IT teams were essential in easing the massive business disruptions of 2020 and 2021 […]

November 19, 2021

Valtix recently released research that multicloud will be a strategic priority in 2022, according to the vast majority of more than 200 IT leaders in the United States who participated in the study. Security is top of mind, with only […]

November 5, 2021

Three states in the U.S. have comprehensive data privacy laws. Nearly 20 states have had laws fail in legislative sessions. And another handful or so are currently trying, according to the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). What’s a marketer […]

November 1, 2021

The global pandemic unexpectedly forced many organizations to quickly adapt to remote working, accelerating the transition to a distributed workforce. This trend, coupled with the recent surge of cyberattacks carried out across business sectors, has left organizations scrambling to secure […]

October 11, 2021

It’s the time of year when most enterprises are involved in a more-or-less-formal technology review cycle, as a preparatory step for next year’s budgeting. They’ve done this for decades, and it’s interesting to me that in any given year, enterprises […]