How Cisco Partners Enable Customer Agility with DevNet – Cisco Blogs

How Cisco Partners Enable Customer Agility with DevNet – Cisco Blogs

“We are on the cusp of something special,” says Robert Bailkoski, CEO of Logicalis. “Combining different software and hardware solutions enables the outcomes that our customers need.” He, and other Cisco partners, have used software and automation to accelerate their business success. And as Meredith Rose, Consulting System Engineer at World Wide Technology, says. “There are no boundaries to what you can do with automation.” These Cisco partners have been skilling up their teams to…

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Data Loss Impacts 40% of SaaS App Users

Data Loss Impacts 40% of SaaS App Users

New research has found that 40% of Software as a Service (SaaS) users across a range of industries have lost data stored in their online tools.  The survey by Rewind, a provider of cloud backups for SaaS applications, was commissioned ahead of World Backup Day on March 31.  A total of 631 respondents answered questions related to how they use SaaS apps in a professional context.   Key findings were that more than half (53 percent) of…

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Dodge is using two-factor authentication to secure its most powerful muscle cars

Dodge is using two-factor authentication to secure its most powerful muscle cars

You’ll need more than just a key to drive this Hemi. Image: Dodge In an era of keyless entry, connected cars and computerized everything, you’d think that car theft would be a thing of the past. Alas, as cars have gone more high-tech, so have car thieves. Thanks to clever black market hardware, it’s possible for thieves to spoof the electronic codes that wireless key fobs use to unlock and start cars. It’s not easy…

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McAfee Partners with College to Help Address Cyber Skills Shortage

McAfee Partners with College to Help Address Cyber Skills Shortage

McAfee has announced a partnership with London South East Colleges in a bid to provide students with insights into working in the cybersecurity industry. The initiative is part of efforts to encourage younger people to pursue a career cybersecurity and address the skills gap in the sector. Earlier this week, a report from the Learning & Work Institute found that the number of students enrolling in ICT at GCSE level fell by 40% from 2015…

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How Much Does Cyber Essentials Cost in 2021? – IT Governance UK Blog

How Much Does Cyber Essentials Cost in 2021? – IT Governance UK Blog

Cyber Essentials is one of the most cost-effective ways of bolstering your organisation’s information security. The UK government-backed scheme is designed to help organisations address common weaknesses without having to spend a fortune overhauling their cyber security practices. In this blog, we explain the costs involved in Cyber Essentials certification, including consultancy fees, renewal and advancing to Cyber Essentials Plus. The cost of Cyber Essentials IASME, the certification body that oversees Cyber Essentials certification, charges…

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Business Resiliency Through A Year of Change – Cisco Blogs

Business Resiliency Through A Year of Change – Cisco Blogs

3 Million Active Networks, 8.5 Million Devices, 1 Simple to Use Platform Over the past year, as the world has faced uncertainty and hurdles, we have also seen incredible resilience, from organizations and individuals alike, as they have navigated through ongoing, unpredictable change. We have learned that we can be agile and adaptable in our working – and personal – lives. Now, as we look toward the future and what comes next, embracing transformation and…

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You’re ready to return to the office. But is your office ready? – Cisco Blogs

You’re ready to return to the office. But is your office ready? – Cisco Blogs

Things changed virtually overnight back in early 2020.   The pandemic began to spread throughout the world, and global organizations were immediately confronted with a monumental shift to remote working. Today, we stand at the precipice of another unprecedented task—managing risk as we navigate our way through the post-pandemic return to the workplace.   At Cisco, we’ve identified three significant challenges our customers face.  First, many employees—roughly 84%—want or need to return to the office as soon as possible. Some want better access to office technology. Others just need to escape the distractions of working…

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CNA Suffers “Sophisticated” Cyber-Attack

CNA Suffers “Sophisticated” Cyber-Attack

The website of insurance giant CNA is out of action following a cyber-attack that took place over the weekend. Visitors to the website of the Chicago-based firm are greeted with a notice explaining that threat actors have disrupted the company’s network.  In a statement released Tuesday evening, CNA described the assault as a “sophisticated cybersecurity attack.” The company said that certain systems, including corporate email, had been impacted. The attack triggered the global company to implement a network shutdown.   “Out…

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How to protect your organization and yourself from cryptocurrency scams

How to protect your organization and yourself from cryptocurrency scams

Crypto scams are on the rise due to the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies and the number of people in need of financial assistance during COVID-19, says Bolster. Image: iStockphoto/KeremYucel Cryptocurrencies have slowly evolved from a purely speculative instrument to a more accepted form of payment. Bitcoin is now supported at many online retailers and is being used for more traditional types of transactions. Fully aware of this transition, cybercriminals are targeting more people and organizations…

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IBM launches new services to simplify hybrid cloud security

IBM launches new services to simplify hybrid cloud security

The security services are designed to help protect data, user identities, workloads and applications across dispersed cloud and on-premises systems. Image: iStock/syahrir maulana IBM announced on Wednesday the launch of new and enhanced services to help simplify security for the hybrid cloud. The suite of services will help businesses manage their cloud security strategy, policies and controls across hybrid cloud environments by bringing together cloud-native, IBM and third-party technologies with IBM expertise to assist organizations…

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