A recent study by Dimensional Research evaluated the confidence of IT professionals in detecting a cyber attack in progress. While the majority indicated high levels of confidence in their ability to detect a data breach, they were unsure how long it would take automated tools to discover key indicators of compromise.
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Half of IT Pros Managing Patches Can’t Keep Up
A study evaluating the attitudes of over 480 IT professionals involved in patch management has found that 50% of their teams struggle to keep up the growing volume of patches.
Among other findings of the study:
Ransomware Attack Hits MedStar Health
Hackers are increasingly targeting the healthcare industry by locking up critical information until a ransom is paid.
MedStar Health Inc. based in Columbia, Maryland recently experienced this type of attack to several of its clinical IT systems. Hackers encrypted patient data and demanded a payment of $19,000 in bit coin currency in exchange for the digital key that would release the data.
FTC Regulators Focusing on PCI Audit Compliance
With data breaches on the rise, the Federal Trade Commission is stepping up enforcement of cyber security audit procedures. Specifically, the FTC is taking a closer look at payments processing and how auditors measure compliance with industry standards. Continue reading
VDI Overcomes Scalability and Expansion Challenges
Market conditions are constantly changing – new players, mergers, reorganizations, and boosting growth quickly to capture new revenue streams before the competition. Continue reading
Security’s Weak Link: Your Own Employees
While the FBI tussles with Apple over breaking the encryption of an iPhone used by the San Bernardino terrorists, the nation’s premier law enforcement agency finds itself grappling with a security breach of its own. Continue reading
VDI Extends Access and Security to BYOD Users
As more employees use their own personal devices to perform work tasks, rather than use a corporate-owned and managed device, there are a few IT challenges businesses need to overcome. Continue reading
Still Using Tape for Offsite Backup?
As more organizations migrate from tape to disk as their primary onsite backup media, a growing number of them are turning to disk for their offsite retention as well. Not any disk solution will do, of course. What’s needed are speed and reliability for both backup and restore processes.
ExaGrid, for example, provides features that make its solution a compelling choice for offsite disk backups…
Effective Security through Context-Aware Analytics
In light of recent, well-publicized hack attacks on Fortune 500 companies and Federal government agencies, implementing effective security to protect data and networks is now a top concern among organizations of all types.
What’s not working is the usual practice of denying access and placing barriers between users and resources, which often forces employees to find workarounds to get their jobs done – a situation that can result in greater risk exposure.
More VDI Usage Coming from Mobile Devices
Worker mobility is playing an increasing role in driving companies to a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, according to a report issued by Enterprise Management Associates.
Some of the key findings in the EMA study include…
