Almost half of companies do not have a proper security policy in place
Cybercrime is on the rise, yet almost half of all organizations don’t have a cybersecurity policy, leaving employees without guidelines on how to defend against attack. According to a new report from the British Assessment Bureau, called “The Invisible Digital Threat: Why hackers aren’t the greatest threat to your cybersecurity”, 46 percent of firms don’t have a cybersecurity policy. A …
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Millions of UK workers don’t have the proper digital skills they need
Around half of the UK’s workforce, approximately 17 million people, are lacking what’s known as Essential Digital Skills (EDS), collective FutureDotNow has said in a new report. FutureDotNow is a coalition of leading organizations focused on accelerating the UK’s workplace digital skills at scale, and says its report found people without EDS are present, in large numbers, in industries such …
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Many firms do not enforce proper password rotation policies
Security best practice dictates that it’s important for employees to regularly change their password. However, a new report from VPNOverview suggests that most organizations don’t even have a password rotation policy in place. What’s more, even if the necessary policies are implemented, many businesses fail to enforce them, while employees are likely to prioritize convenience over security. Polling 1,247 workplaces …
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Barely any SMBs have proper security protection in place
Cyberattacks against large enterprises usually provide the material for headlines, but that doesn’t mean small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) are any less vulnerable. As a matter of fact, a new report from NordVPN suggests SMBs are the “sweet spot” for criminals, for a number of reasons. For one, SMBs don’t often believe they are an attractive target. Many SMB decision-makers …
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Most IoT projects fail to deliver any proper value
Most businesses, despite understanding the benefits Internet of Things (IoT) can bring, are still struggling to tap into any value from their IoT projects. This is according to a new report from Cognizant and Forrester, which bases its findings on a poll of 550 C-level executives, IT executives, directors and functional managers at companies in the US and EMEA. According …
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