Information Technology

Protecting Against the Hidden Healthcare Risk: Printing and Imaging Devices

  • By Mark Gross, Senior Product Manager at Kofax

Healthcare data breaches are often the result of unsecure devices and the failure of employees to follow best practices. Two-thirds of UK healthcare organisations reported a breach in 2019, according to a cybersecurity survey conducted by Clearswift. According to the think tank, Parliament Street’s analysis of 68 UK National Health Service (NHS) trusts, 162,000 documents went missing in the fiscal year 2017-2018. This is in addition to 702,000 pieces of paperwork the trusts had already known to be lost.

Confirmit Announces Third Annual 2020 AIR Award Winners

Market Research businesses celebrated for innovative approaches to enhancing business performance

London, UK, Oslo, Norway, and New York, NY — 6 October 2020 — Confirmit today announced the winners of the 2020 AIR (Achievement in Insight and Research) Awards. The annual AIR Awards recognise Confirmit customers committed to innovation and the advancement of the Market Research industry. As industry leaders, the AIR award winners creatively unlock powerful people, market, and brand insights to fuel action.

Managing end-to-end data flow is the key to IoT success, says Speedcast

SYDNEY — September 30, 2020 — “Industries worldwide are facing unprecedented and rapid expansion as the number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices is expected to grow to over 75 billion by 2025 and achieve a market worth US $14 trillion worldwide by 2030. Despite this, a staggering 76 percent of IoT projects either stall at the proof-of-concept stage or fail to achieve their objectives,” said Martin Killian, Sr. IoT Solutions Architect at Speedcast.

Half of Organizations Experienced Security Incidents While Working Remotely, Reveals New Data

September 29, 2020 – SAN FRANCISCO – A new report from email security company Tessian reveals that 75% of IT decision makers believe the future of work will be remote or “hybrid” - where employees choose to split their time between working in the office and anywhere else they’d like. As businesses try to deliver a seamless hybrid experience, Tessian’s Securing the Future of Hybrid Working report reveals the security risks they must overcome and the pressures on IT teams.

A New Look for the Modern Workforce

Europe Revealed as The World’s Enterprise Data Superpower According to New Study

DUBLIN, 28 September 2020 – Europe is the world’s enterprise data super-power, outpacing North America, according to new research released today from Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR).

The research comes as the world readies itself for growth brought about by the fourth industrial revolution, or Industry 4.0. According to recent research from McKinsey and the World Economic Forum[1], Industry 4.0 has the potential to create USD 3.7 trillion in value by 2025. As digital transformation accelerates, Europe’s place as one of the world’s primary centers of enterprise data puts it in a strong position to capitalize on this growth.

SANDSIV Publishes Landmark Research on Digital Transformation Measurement

White paper presents new metrics for measuring, improving digitization efforts

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, 24.09.2020 – For years, companies have sought to digitize the customer experience. But what exactly does such digital transformation entail? And how can companies measure its impact on customer sentiment? SANDSIV, makers of sandsiv+, the world’s most advanced customer-intelligence software platform, discuss these questions and provide some compelling answers in a white paper written by Federico Cesconi and Gian Paolo Franzoni.

WatchGuard Research Finds 12% Spike in Evasive Threats Despite Decrease in Overall Malware Volume

24 September 2020 – In its latest Internet Security Report, WatchGuard Technologies found that despite an 8% decrease in overall malware detections in Q2 2020, 70% of all attacks involved zero day malware - variants that circumvent antivirus signatures, which represents a 12% increase over the previous quarter.

Eric Dalius shares crucial data management best practices for small business owners

Today, data is omnipresent. Irrespective of the small business industry vertical, it is essential for a business to come up with ways to utilize data for improving business processes. It is imperative to know about the best practices for data management. Additionally, companies should have an effortless data analysis and have robust encryption to secure sensitive customer data. 

Do you want to leverage your business data? If yes, Eric Dalius highlights the best practices for data management.

The 2020 Outbound Email Data Breach Report Finds Growing Email Volumes and Stressed Employees are Causing Rising Breach Risk

Research by Egress reveals organisations suffer outbound email data breaches approximately every 12 working hours

London, UK – Wednesday 16th September 2020: Egress, the leading provider of human layer data security solutions, today released their 2020 Outbound Email Data Breach Report, which highlights the true scale of data security risks related to email use. 93% of IT leaders surveyed said that their organisation had suffered data breaches through outbound email in the last 12 months. On average, the survey found, an email data breach happens approximately every 12 working hours.*