Many CISOs still feel unprepared to deal with cyberattacks
Most Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) across the world are fearful of a potential cyberattack and don’t feel prepared to tackle one, a new report claims. Cybersecurity company Proofpoint polled and interviewed more than 1,400 CISOs across different industries for its inaugural 2021 Voice of the CISO report, and found that in the UK, 81 percent feel at risk of …
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British firms show recovery following pandemic
Despite Covid-19-induced lockdowns wreaking havoc among businesses in the UK, most managed not only to adapt to the shake-up but to thrive in it. According to a new report from Oracle NetSuite based on a poll of 2,000 employees all over Europe, 83 percent of UK businesses met or exceeded growth targets last year. Most of them don’t expect 2021 …
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Integrated tech could be the secret key to business success
Modern enterprises see a highly connected IT environment as “essential” to their success, a new report from Software AG states. However, most of them are far from making that dream a reality. Polling 950 IT leaders for its report on the state of APIs, microservices, and integration, Software AG found that 97 percent of IT leaders believe such a connected …
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New working patterns set to drive massive IT spend this year
Businesses will be spending a lot more money on productivity and collaboration tools this year, as they look to support remote and hybrid workers. This is according to a new report from Dynabook Europe, called The Hybrid Shift: Managing an increasingly remote workforce. Polling more than 1,000 senior IT decision-makers at medium to large enterprises within the UK, France, Germany, …
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Five steps to blocking ransomware in its tracks
While New Year’s Day often means waking up with a nasty hangover, the currency exchange firm Travelex had a much ruder awakening on the first day of 2020. Overnight, a ransomware attack had virtually shut down the UK-based company’s business, taking multiple internal and customer-facing systems out of service for several weeks. Eventually, according to the Wall Street Journal, the …
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Why virtual meetings will help us achieve Net Zero
The combined challenge of the ongoing pandemic and the growing climate crisis has had a profound transformational effect on our society, giving way to a variety of trends that are set to reshape the way we live and work for years to come. But perhaps the most lasting impact of Covid-19 will be how it accelerated the race to reach …
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Improving supply chain performance | ITProPortal
The supply-chain for any business is not a simple, linear chain of activities; it is a dynamic network of integrated processes, technology, and people. With many CEOs not considering supply-chains until something monumental goes wrong, organizations need to develop coherent strategies and make data-driven decisions to improve supply-chain performance. Achieving excellence in supply chain management can deliver sustainable growth and …
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Many businesses are expecting a change in how they work
Most digital leaders in the UK believe the changes to work brought upon their organization by the Covid-19 pandemic will remain in the long term. Digital infrastructure company Equinix polled 2,600 IT decision-makers from 26 countries around the world and found that more than two-thirds (69 percent) of UK respondents believe there will be “long-term changes” to where and how …
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Most executives still don’t know how to get the most out of their data
Most executives know that data is important and that it can help them make better decisions and drive better business outcomes. However, not everyone knows how to put their data to use. This is according to a new report from data integration and integrity firm Talend, which claims that, despite the importance of data, 78 percent of leaders face challenges …
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Designing a secure remote access plan
For many organizations, prior to last year, remote access was a “nice to have.” Now that we’ve all flashed forward to 2021, it’s a business continuity essential. With predictions that remote work will double its pre-pandemic levels and with cyberattacks on remote workers on the rise, it’s imperative for organizations to think through how and when they allow employees …
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