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Inside the IT Security Budget Paradox
Security spending Inside the IT Security Budget Paradox Despite a major increase in high-profile IT security breaches, the amount of time and money most organizations are allocating to security remains stagnant. Where Control of the IT Security Budget Lies Respondents reported the CIO/CTO have control most often, at 37%, followed by business unit leaders, at…
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Datto Extends Its Data Protection Reach
Datto today unveiled additions to its data protection cloud service that include backup for data stored on Microsoft Office 365 and a dedicated router that managed service providers can implement to maintain connections to the Datto data protection cloud service. In addition, Datto announced support for a Linux agent and file and synchronization software from…
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Why Insider Security Threats Are a Growing Problem
Why Insider Security Threats Are a Growing Problem Why Insider Security Threats Are a Growing Problem By Gina Roos Rising Insider Threats 62% of IT security professionals said insider threats have increased in the past 12 months. Big Concerns The top sources of insider threats include insufficient data protection (53%), more data leaving the network…
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vArmour Launches Data Center Security Program
The rise of hyperconverged infrastructure inside the data center has changed the way IT organizations need to think about securing those environments. As such, traditional firewalls simply can’t keep pace with the way those data centers now operate. To address that issue, vArmour created its Distributed Security System that makes use of multiple distributed sensors…
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Quick Heal Launches North American Channel Program
An IT security vendor with millions of customers that most solution providers in North America probably never heard of today launched its first channel program for the region. Quick Heal Technologies, a Chelmsford, Mass.-based provider of the SEQRITE portfolio of IT security offerings that has already generated millions of dollars in annual revenue around the…
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Cyber-Attacks Prompt Security Pros to Take Action
Security Breaches Are Widespread 76% experienced a damaging security breach in the last year. Only 14% reported no “notable” security breaches. Top Security Risks Eight out of 10 said end users with malware and viruses are the biggest risk to security, followed by password compromise and cyber-attacks. Prevention Tops IT Issues 50% consider preventing cyber-attacks…
