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Why IT and Business Leaders Need to Solve Their Disconnect

Proposed SEC rules require organizations to report cybersecurity data, so companies need to solve the disconnect between IT and leadership.

July 20, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

In March, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to its rules that are designed to enhance and standardize disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance and incident reporting by publicly traded companies. However, a historic disconnect between IT and business leaders could make them difficult to implement. If adopted, the rules would […]

Microsoft Office Flaws Exploited in Nearly 80% of Malware Attacks

In Q1 2022, as many as 78.5% of malware targets Microsoft Office vulnerabilities, according to Atlas VPN research.

July 20, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Microsoft Office remains the most widely exploited software for malware delivery, according data by Atlas VPN. The primary reason is that a significant portion of Office users delay essential security updates, keeping the door open for fraudsters to inject malicious code through various loopholes, even if they are already known publicly. In Q1 2022, as […]

Study: IT Departments are Limited by Observability Issues

IT teams are forced to use several different tools for observability, but they are too narrowly focused, IDC research says.

July 20, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

As organizations add more and more technology to their IT stack, a unified view of digital infrastructure is becoming more important, but harder to achieve, according to a new study from market research firm IDC. The study, sponsored by IT management software provider Riverbed, found that nearly all of IT teams use observability tools, with […]

Education Has a Higher-Than-Average Ransomware Impact

As ransomware continues to grow, recovery costs and timelines in the education sector outpace global averages, Sophos report finds.

July 18, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

As virtually every industry sector is reporting an increase in cyberattacks and ransomware, the education sector remains one of the hardest hit of late, with recovery costs and timelines outpacing global averages, according to a new report from cybersecurity software provider Sophos. The company’s survey of 5,600 IT professionals in higher education and K-12 across […]

Gartner: Worldwide IT Spending to Grow 3% in 2022

Gartner research shows worldwide IT spending to grow 3% and purchasing preferences among CIOs to shift from ownership to service models.

July 15, 2022 Alyssa Borelli Leave a Comment

Research firm Gartner forecasts worldwide IT spending to increase 3% this year, however at a much slower pace than in 2021. Spending cutbacks on PCs, tablets and printers by consumers and spending on devices is projected to shrink by 5%. John-David Lovelock, a distinguished research vice president at Gartner, says inflation and currency exchange rates […]

Jabra on the Opportunities and Challenges of Hybrid Work

Jabra’s Gina Spencer talks about how to ensure today’s hybrid workers have seamless and enjoyable collaboration experiences.

July 15, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Editors note: My TechDecision’s sister-site Commercial Integrator has teamed up with the IMCCA, the New York-based non-profit industry association for unified communication and workplace collaboration, to produce a quarterly supplement that focuses on all things collaboration from multiple perspectives. Together, the organizations launched Collaboration Today and Tomorrow. CI: Please tell us a little about Jabra.  Gina Spencer: Jabra […]

This Week in IT: macOS Bug, New Google Cloud Offerings, Phishing Attacks, Autopatch, and More

Security research, threat trends and the general availability of Microsoft's AutoPatch highlight this week's IT news.

July 14, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Editor’s note: There is a lot going on in the world of IT, from emerging technologies to digital transformation and new cybersecurity threats. However, we can’t possibly cover it all, so we’ll bring you this curated summary of IT and enterprise technology stories each week. Microsoft Discovers macOS App Sandbox escape bug Microsoft says it […]

Microsoft Open Sources Salus SBOM Tool

Microsoft is open sourcing its SBOM tool Salus to help the IT industry better understand their dependencies on the software supply chain.

July 13, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is open sourcing its software bill of materials (SBOM) tool Salus to help the technology industry and IT decisionmakers better understand the security of their tools and their dependencies on the software supply chain. SBOMs have recently been given heightened importance after several high-profile cybersecurity flaws in popular software products have led to widespread […]

How Combined IT Management and Security Solutions Can Help Detect and Fix Vulnerabilities

Cybersecurity company Syxsense says its combined IT management and security platform can help IT teams be more efficient.

July 13, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

My TechDecisions was at RSA Conference 2022 last month, and we learned that the cybersecurity market is becoming crowded with solution providers and tools that can do many different things, including vulnerability scanning, endpoint management, patching and other critical security functions. That typically means organizations must use several different solutions to do very specific tasks […]

Elastic Issues Inaugural ESG Report

July 12, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Elastic (NYSE: ESTC), the company behind Elasticsearch, has released its inaugural environmental, social, and governance (ESG) report. The report details the ways in which the company is addressing today’s challenges with transparency and accountability to enhance the lives of its employees, customers, and society at large. In addition to outlining Elastic’s four […]