Year: 2016
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Reliance on IT Security Services on the Rise
Categories: SecurityIT security services Reliance on IT Security Services on the Rise The growing volume and complexity of cyber-attacks appears finally to be pushing more organizations to rely on external IT security expertise. Number of Serious Cyber-attacks Just over a third (37%) of respondents from companies of all sizes report knowing their organization was a victim… Read more
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SolarWinds MSP Formed After LogicNow Acquisition
Categories: Managed ServicesFollowing the acquisition of LogicNow, a provider of a managed services provider platform earlier this year, SolarWinds has formed a dedicated MSP business unit that combines its existing N-able MSP platform with LogicNow under a single entity. The new unit, dubbed SolarWinds MSP, will be using SolarWinds’ portfolio of IT management software to launch a… Read more
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Organizations Should Improve Their Security Hygiene
Categories: SecurityStorage and security Organizations Should Improve Their Security Hygiene Companies are undermining security strides they’ve made because they don’t properly enforce best practices concerning privileged accounts and data stored in the cloud. Making Progress Against Cyber-Attacks A full 82% of respondents believe the security industry in general is making progress against cyber-attacks. Misplaced Budgets 71%… Read more
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VMware and AWS: Frenemies in the Cloud
For a long time now, VMware and Amazon Web Services have been antagonists in the age the cloud. AWS is built on an implementation of the open-source Xen hypervisor that VMware views as a threat to its enterprise empire. What’s more, AWS has been calling for the obsolescence of all forms of on-premise IT since… Read more
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How Cloud, BYOD Strategies Create Insider Threats
Categories: SecurityHow Cloud, BYOD Strategies Create Insider Threats How Cloud, BYOD Strategies Create Insider Threats Although adoption of the cloud and BYOD practices is generally perceived as positive for businesses, these shifts can fuel insider threats, a poll of cyber-security pros finds. Big Threats One in three organizations have experienced an insider attack in the last… Read more
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TCA Aims to Bridge IT and Telecom Channels
Categories: News and TrendsVisitors to www.tcasite.org are greeted with an invitation to join the Technology Channel Association, “the first-ever trade association for the indirect channel.” They will also learn that “the TCA represents the interests of the Vendor community and provides the indirect sales channel with a unified voice which can be heard at the appropriate levels within… Read more