The BlackBerry 2022 Threat Report is not a simple retrospective of the cyberattacks of 2021. It is a high-level look at issues affecting cybersecurity across the globe, both directly and indirectly. It covers elements of critical infrastructure exploitation, adversarial artificial intelligence (AI), initial access brokers (IABs), critical event management (CEM), extended detection and response (XDR), ...
Network firewalls are a critical line of defense in securing enterprise networks and protecting their vital data. The rapid transition to cloud infrastructure makes managing networks quite complex and cumbersome, leaving security and information technology (IT) teams with the overwhelming task of determining proper restrictions and access. Since 1984, Cisco Systems (Cisco) has served as ...
Cisco commissioned Forrester Consulting to conduct a Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) study and examine the potential return on investment (ROI) enterprises may realize by deploying Secure Firewall. The purpose of this study is to provide readers with a framework to evaluate the potential financial impact of Secure Firewall on their organizations. To better understand the ...
The overall frequency of ransomware detections might be leveling off, but the sophistication, aggressiveness, and impact of this threat continues relentlessly. Threat actors continue to pound away at organizations with a variety of new and previously seen ransomware strains, often leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. The U.S. Treasury says ransomware payouts in ...
Ransomware has become a popular weapon in the hands of malicious actors who try to harm governments, businesses, and individuals daily. Ransomware is the final stage of a more complex attack. The security breach could have already happened a long time ago. Considering the range and volume of cyberattacks that organizations face daily, a disjointed ...
The last two years have seen IT rise to the challenge of rapidly supporting new ways of working and collaborating, both in-office and remotely. Forward-looking organizations are rethinking how they deploy and optimize IT resources, and a growing percentage are turning to trusted partners for help. New IDC research examines how organizations are moving important ...
Improved cyber-resilency capabilties help to reduce risk. But does an organization’s level of cyber-resiliency maturity also help foster innovation and deliver greater business success? To answer this question, ESG surveyed 750 IT decision makers and then segmented the respondents into cyber-resiliency stages. In comparing technology and business performance both quantitatively and qualitatively across these cohorts, ...
The pace of digital transformation has never been faster, and nowhere is feeling the impact of that shift more than the workplace. By creating fluid, hybrid work experiences, organizations are able to empower employees to be equally productive in the office, at home, or anywhere in between. If you want to design the best hybrid ...
The medical internet of things (IoT) market is expected to reach $158 billion in valuation in 2022, up from its 2017 value of $41 billion. As healthcare facilities continue to add IoT devices, this article discusses the necessity of Wi-Fi 6 for providing contextual health data to improve patient outcomes in modern healthcare facilities.
Customer loyalty is one of the ultimate goals for virtually every company across every industry. Gaining and maintaining customer loyalty requires firms to keep up with the rapidly changing needs of their clientele as well as monitoring and adapting to changing business dynamics. This allows firms to monitor, predict, and adapt their activities to keep-up ...