Organizations carry insurance covering a host of different risks, from accidental injury to property damage to negligence. However, a recent survey conducted by research firm Ovum found that only half of U.S. businesses have cyber insurance, and only 16 percent have cyber policies that cover all risks.
In our last post, we discussed business continuity planning tips as we enter into hurricane season. Organizations should take steps to ensure that their facilities are prepared for disaster and that employees know what to do in an emergency. They should also make sure that business-critical applications and data are protected and can be recovered quickly if needed.
Hurricane season has officially begun, and forecasters with the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration are predicting “above normal” activity with up to 17 named storms developing in the Atlantic through November. No matter how many storms actually develop, it only takes one to significantly — and perhaps permanently — disrupt your business operations.
IT security tools continue to advance at a rapid pace, as the industry races to stem the tide of cyberattacks. A new class of threat detection solutions uses real-time data analytics to spot malware and suspicious behavior older systems might miss. There are emerging tools with artificial intelligence capabilities that can automatically detect and respond to security threats.
For years, businesses have discussed moving workloads and applications to the cloud, and many surveys have seemingly supported this trend. However, a recent study from the Uptime Institute found that only about one-third of workloads are in the cloud – about the same as in 2014. In other words, 65 percent of workloads remain in the corporate data center.
Data encryption is the key to minimizing the risk of embarrassing and costly security breaches.
A seemingly endless list of high-profile data breaches has organizations worried about the threats posed by hackers. The ongoing adoption of cloud applications and storage brings concerns about the security of data on third-party systems.
It seems almost quaint that organizations once wondered whether they should move to the cloud. Today, virtually every organization is using some form of cloud, with the vast majority adopting a multi-cloud strategy.
As the name implies, a multi-cloud model involves the use of more than one cloud service.
Verteks helps the Marion County Property Appraiser with cost-effective upgrades for its servers, security, backup and phone system.
As the pace of technology change continues to accelerate, organizations in virtually every industry are struggling to keep up.
In a 2011 survey of more than 1,400 CIOs, more than half said they believed real-time communication technologies such as instant messaging and text messaging would overtake classic email within five years. That hasn’t happened, and may actually be even less likely today than it was back then.
Most people think of managed services in terms of the technology value they provide. The managed services provider (MSP) monitors and maintains the IT infrastructure to ensure optimum performance and reduce the risk of downtime or a security breach. When a problem does arise, the MSP is there to resolve it — often before end-users are even aware there’s an issue.
