Attacks on UK firms surged five-fold during the pandemic and now cost way more than the global average, according to Accenture. The global consultancy polled 500 UK executives to compile its State of Cybersecurity Resilience 2021 study. It found that large organizations experienced 885 attempted cyber-attacks in 2020 – up from 156 the previous year and more than triple the global average of 270. They’re also more expensive than elsewhere. Accenture calculated that incidents and breaches cost…

When it comes to cybersecurity governance and management, there is no “one size fits all” approach. Today’s CISOs have a far wider range of responsibilities than their predecessors as heads of IT security. The CISO role is no longer purely technical, focused on hardware and endpoint protection and on operations within the organisational perimeter. Today’s CISO is as likely to be involved with software security, cloud applications, security awareness, and user training. Reporting lines are…

By Tyler Affolter When enterprises were forced to sharply accelerate their fulltime remote site strategies in early 2020, there was an interesting split in perceived effectiveness. Enterprises at the time reacted to the pandemic by leveraging and trying to scale existing technologies (VPN, bandwidth), which was challenging and expensive. This caused them to look closely at alternative options that would allow remote working at scale. Coming out of the pandemic, organizations then made long-term decisions…

If you feel like you’ve been hearing a lot about digital transformation and Value Stream Management in recent months, it’s for good reason: New research reveals 96% of organizations have started adopting digital transformation initiatives. When asked how they’ll enhance their transformation effectiveness, “improving product lifecycles,” a core value proposition of Value Stream Management, was the top-rated response. In this article, I’ll provide a look at the findings from this research and outline what Value…

A trio of healthcare providers in New Jersey has agreed to pay $425,000 and adopt new security measures to settle a legal claim involving a double data breach.  The state of New Jersey alleged that Regional Cancer Care Associates LLC, RCCA MSO LLC, and RCCA MD LLC (collectively “RCCA”) failed to adequately safeguard the personal data and protected health information (PHI) of thousands of cancer patients. More than 105,200 patients (including 80,333 New Jersey residents) were affected…