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A10 Networks has released a new report with IDG Connect. Entitled ‘DDoS: A Clear and Ever Present Danger,’ the report, which surveyed 120 IT decision makers at large organizations, finds that the average company suffers 15 DDoS attacks per year, with average attacks causing 17 hours of effective downtime
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When it comes to the critical task of backing up data, nearly half of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the US say using both on-site and online solutions are important and necessary, according to a new survey by Clutch, a B2B research firm.
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A new survey amongst IT decision makers in UK businesses with one thousand or more employees reveals that 49 percent of respondents admit to retaining access to their employer’s network, often for many months after leaving the company.
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Two thirds of UK businesses experienced Internet connection failures in the last year that prevented them from trading or accessing vital online services, costing £12.3 billion in lost productivity and extra overtime, according to new research
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Data disaster recovery can be a complex process, with much that can go wrong. Farid Yavari suggests that software-defined storage can take much of the risk out of the process.
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NIST is requesting feedback on a new guidance document which aims to help organizations recover from information security incidents.
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Blue Coat Systems has revealed the initial results from an online study conducted by YouGov of 3,130 workers in various industries across the UK, Germany and France. The research offers a detailed look at how workers use cloud applications
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Despite the increasing number of data breaches and more than 3.9 billion data records worldwide being lost or stolen since 2013, organizations continue to believe that perimeter security technologies are effective against data breaches.
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More than half of UK office workers say their employers have provided no cyber security awareness training, according to ISACA’s 2016 Cyber Security Perceptions study of more than 2,000 UK consumers online.
