Nathan Eddy

Two-thirds of adults in the United States are at least somewhat likely to stop doing business with a company that has suffered a cyber-security breach, according to a report commissioned by IT security specialist Centrify. That number is even higher in the UK, where 75 percent said they are somewhat likely to stop doing business […]

Close to two-thirds (60 percent) of knowledge workers in small and medium businesses (SMBs) in the U.S., UK and Germany now use on-demand tools—technology that is Internet or cloud-based—in their professional roles, according to a Unify survey of 5,000 British, American and German SMB knowledge workers. This figure is higher than in companies with 500 […]

Businesses are failing to appreciate the growing challenges of protecting their data and, as a result, are experiencing the economic impact of data loss. That’s according to EMC’s Global Data Protection Index 2016, an independent study by Vanson Bourne of enterprise backup in 18 countries around the world. The study identified three major emerging data […]

With North America and Asia in the lead, 5G commercial services will launch in 2020, and there will be 24 million 5G subscriptions worldwide at the end of 2021 for mobile and fixed broadband services. That’s according to a report from IT research firm Ovum. The inaugural “5G Subscription Forecasts” report predicts North America and […]

Encryption specialist for email and files Virtru announced the ability to search full body encrypted text without sacrificing data security or privacy. This means users of its security platform can search for content contained in the encrypted body of an email message or file, not just metadata found in the subject line, and do so […]

Business owners in the United States recognize the severity of ransomware and the potential disruption to business operations, yet 84 percent say they would not pay in the event of an attack, according to a survey by data security and identity theft protection firm IDT911. However, a third of the 1,035 small to medium-size business […]

Nearly three-quarters (72 percent) of organizations are not confident in their ability to manage and control employee access to confidential documents and files, according to a Fasoo-sponsored survey of 637 U.S. IT security practitioners conducted by the Ponemon Institute. According to the report, the primary cause of data breaches experienced by companies is careless employees […]

Although admitting that an inability to adapt to a new digital world could result in commercial failure, organizations struggle with obstacles that are slowing them down, such as a lack of a holistic understanding of the business, and are putting customer relationships and their ability to compete at risk, according to new research from Bizagi, […]

Big data analytics specialist Kyvos Insights announced the availability of the next major version of Kyvos—a scalable, self-service analytics solution that builds on its native integration and support for the Hadoop platform. The latest release incorporates advanced security support, improved performance and scalability, and additional integration with business intelligence (BI) tools. “One of the big […]

Although 61 percent of U.S. adults are willing to receive non-urgent health care advice, exams or counseling in a virtual setting, just 16 percent have used virtual health, according to a Xerox survey of 2,033 U.S. adults ages 18 and older. According to the research, 77 percent are excited about the possibility of receiving health […]

Adaptive access control specialist SecureAuth has unveiled its Threat Service, which provides a real-time watchtower and shield against the risks targeting customer resources. By leveraging information from a network of 11 million advanced threat sensors, the service determines whether an IP address is associated with known bad actors or anonymity infrastructure. The platform also provides […]

Secure file specialist CTERA Networks announced enhanced enterprise file sync and share (EFSS) and endpoint backup features for its Enterprise File Services Platform to ensure military-grade security. The platform is a private cloud IT-as-a-service platform for storing, syncing, sharing, protecting and governing data across endpoints, remote offices and servers. Deployed behind the firewall leveraging any […]