Publicly disclosed cybersecurity incidents at US schools surged 18% over the past year to hit a record number of breaches, ransomware outbreaks and more, according to a new report. Non-profit the K12 Security Information Exchange claimed there were 408 such incidents in 2020, which equates to more than two per school day. The largest number (45%) were recorded as unattributed malware, class and meeting invasions, email invasion, website and social media defacement, and a large…

Organizations have invested millions in new technology over the past year, yet fewer than one in 10 businesses have trained staff in to use these tools. Little surprise, then, that employees are using them incorrectly – and getting in trouble for it. Research suggests training is lagging behind tech investment, which results in staff using workplace tools the wrong way. Image: djedzura/iStock UK businesses boosted their digital investment by an average of £1.48 million in…

With a growing number of threat sources and successful cybersecurity attacks, organizations find themselves in a tricky spot if they wish to survive cyberspace. Oftentimes, the adversaries are not the challenge; the obstacle is the organization’s culture. Just like culture influences who we are as a people, culture influences the cybersecurity tone of an organization. Every organization has its own unique fit and feel. Unfortunately, the fit and feel of an organization’s culture is not…

Commentary: Enterprises try their best to secure their data, but running on-premises mail servers arguably doesn’t do this. So why do they do it, anyway? Image: Denis Isakov, Getty Images/iStockphoto We can have a debate about how soon enterprises should embrace cloud. After all, with roughly 94% of the $3.9 trillion in global IT spending still going to on-premises software, hardware and services, we’re many years away from the last data center getting unplugged. But can…

Recognizing the different DevOps personas and understanding their unique perspectives will help to improve collaboration and drive alignment across teams and initiatives.    Despite good intentions, many traditional IT organizations struggle to show successful outcomes from DevOps initiatives quickly enough to generate and maintain momentum. Early attempts can be hampered by a steep operational learning curve, resistance to change (“we can’t because…”), and poorly aligned expectations. To avoid these pitfalls and accelerate these DevOps initiatives,…

By Dmitry Dontov, CEO and Chief Architect of Spin Technology In the wake of the global pandemic, organizations of all types and sizes have pivoted to cloud resources to accommodate the rise of distributed, remote work. Businesses have never been more reliant on the cloud than they are today. The proof is in the remarkable growth we’re seeing in cloud spending and cloud software-as-a-service (SaaS) subscriptions. Gartner forecasts public cloud services spending to grow 18.4%…