The 2019 Global DNS Threat Report, conducted by IDC and sponsored by EfficientIP, states that over the past year, organizations faced on average more than nine DNS attacks, an increase of 34 percent. Costs went up 49 percent, meaning that one in five businesses lost over $1 million per attack.
Almost two-thirds (63 percent) of organizations now allow technology to be managed outside the IT department, a shift that brings with it both significant business advantages and increased privacy and security risks, according to the 2019 Harvey Nash/KPMG CIO Survey.
This article by Dave Bermingham provides some practical guidance to help system and database administrators tasked with creating business continuity and disaster recovery plans.
The traditional ‘Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape’ (D2D2T) backup model is no longer adequate for always-on enterprises requiring rapid restore data and is being replaced by Flash-to-Flash-to-Cloud (F2F2C) says Peter Gadd…
Exabeam has released its annual ‘State of the SOC’ report, identifying shifting roles and responsibilities as one of the most pressing challenges for security operations centre / center (SOC) managers.
As organizations increasingly focus on building resilience in the face of a shifting threat landscape, one of the key areas of concentration is the technology environment, including the data stored on the IT systems.
A new academic paper takes a look at cyber security cultures within businesses and asks whether increasing restrictions are having damaging impacts on productivity.
Forrester has published a new report which highlights research into when and why organizations pay ransoms following ransomware attacks. The report, ‘Forrester's Guide To Paying Ransomware’ says that while conventional wisdom is that organizations should never pay ransoms, it can in fact ‘be a valid recovery option based on business need and circumstances’.
Global businesses continue to house ‘dark data’ within their organizations, creating a honeypot for cybercriminals, finds ‘The Value of Data’ study, conducted by Vanson Bourne for Veritas.
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Business continuity can be defined as 'the processes, procedures, decisions and activities to ensure that an organization can continue to function through an operational interruption'. Read more about the basics of business continuity here.
