Ransomware is among the most damaging cybersecurity threats of all time, costing the U.S. economy hundreds of billions of dollars annually — and there’s no relief in sight. Analysts predict that these digital extortion schemes will represent more than half of all global cyberattacks in 2024.
Worse yet, the attacks are becoming increasingly complex and sophisticated.
Gartner predicts that by 2028, most organizations will view the cloud as a necessity. That’s due in part to IT modernization efforts and the migration of more business-critical applications. In five years, 70 percent of workloads will be running in the cloud, up from just 25 percent today.
In 1978, a marketing manager with Digital Equipment Corporation sent an unsolicited electronic message to hundreds of ARPANET users promoting the company’s new mainframe computers. It is the first known instance of spam, and it kicked off more than four decades worth of unwelcome, unwanted and unrelenting email abuses.
Cloud and collaboration technologies have changed both the way we work and the workplace itself — and closer integration of these technologies will create new opportunities for innovation, efficiency and profitability. For smaller organizations, unified communications (UC) solutions provide the logical platform for seizing these opportunities.
Stolen or compromised credentials are the leading cause of data breaches, but password-based authentication isn’t going away anytime soon. With more than 80 percent of organizations still depending on them, passwords are easily the most prevalent method of user authentication.
Build a robust IT security infrastructure with security frameworks.
Blueprints are essential for construction projects, outlining the precise specifications that builders and contractors must follow to execute architectural and engineering plans. IT security frameworks serve a similar purpose in the world of information systems.
Approaching holiday season is the most wonderful time of the year for cybercrooks and scammers.
For all the joy and goodwill surrounding the holidays, it has unfortunately also become the high season for cybercrime. Industry analysts and law enforcement officials say cybercrime increases by as much as 60 percent between November and January.
In an ideal world, our IT security systems would be so excellent that we’d be able to thwart all manner of cyberattacks. In reality, there’s no way to fully prevent the onslaught of threats hitting networks.
Independent IT security institute AV-TEST registers more than 450,000 new malware and potentially unwanted applications every day.
The days are growing shorter, leaves are changing color and there’s a chill in the air — all sure signs that we’re in the thick of budgeting season. It’s a crucial time of year for IT organizations to evaluate evolving business and technology trends and ensure that the most critical and strategic projects receive adequate funding and attention.
Regular backups are essential to ensure that business-critical data can be recovered if needed.
Many organizations have adopted cloud-based email to eliminate the need for an onsite email server and better support their remote and mobile workforce. However, inadequate backup practices create vulnerabilities for cloud email systems and the business-critical data stored within them.
