Cyberthreats and IT governance are top concerns for auditors in 2023
Cyberthreats and IT governance are top risk areas for internal auditors to address in their audit plans for 2023. That’s according to the Gartner 2023 Audit Plan Hot Spots Report, which identifies the top 12 risk focus areas for Chief Audit Executives (CAEs) to help them identify risks to their organisations and plan audit coverage […]
80% of software supply chains exposed to attack
Four in five (80%) IT decision makers stated that their organisation had received notification of attack or vulnerability in its supply chain of software in the last 12 months, with the operating system and web browser creating the biggest impact. That’s according to new research from BlackBerry, which shows that following a software supply chain […]
62% of consumers still choosing to use repeat passwords
Regardless of generational differences across Boomers, Millennials and Gen Z, new research shows a false sense of password security given current behaviours across the board. In addition, the LastPass fifth annual Psychology of Password findings found that while 65% of all respondents have some form of cybersecurity education – through school, work, social media, books or […]
CIOs ‘need to accelerate time to value’ from digital investments
CIOs and IT leaders must take action to accelerate time to value and drive top- and bottom-line enterprise growth from digital investments. That’s according to Gartner’s annual global survey of CIOs and technology executives, which gathered data from 2,203 CIO respondents in 81 countries and all major industries, representing approximately $15 trillion in revenue/public-sector budgets and […]
Top 5 crypto cyberthreat statistics of the last year
Firstly, cryptocurrency companies are fairly new to the market but deal with a lot of sensitive information, including the client’s funds. Secondly, crypto payments are irreversible and uncontrolled by central authorities, so it is easier for criminals to run away with stolen funds. Lastly, many newcomers are not very knowledgeable about how cryptocurrencies work, making […]
Security Information & Event Management (SIEM) spend to exceed $6.4bn by 2027
A new study from Juniper Research has found that the total business spend on SIEM (Security Identity & Event Management) will exceed $6.4 billion globally by 2027, from just over $4.4 billion in 2022. It predicts that this growth of 45% will be driven by the transition from term licence (where businesses can use SIEM […]
Only 8% of global tech workers have significant cloud-related skills
75% of tech leaders say they’re building all new products and features in the cloud moving forward, but only 8% of technologists have significant cloud-related skills and experience. Additionally, 64% say that they are new to cloud learning and are looking to build basic cloud fluency. That’s according to Pluralsight’s 2022 State of Cloud Report, which […]
75% of UK businesses see C-suite as key security advocates
Rackspace Technology research has highlighted the impact the past five years of global cyber threats have had on the relationship between an organisation’s security team and its C-suite. The second annual cybersecurity research report found that more than half of UK business leaders (56%) now include cybersecurity attacks as one of their three main business […]
49% of UK organisations experience high-business-impact outages at least weekly
With cloud adoption, cloud-native application architectures, and cybersecurity threats on the rise, the biggest driver for observability in the UK was an increased focus on security, governance, risk and compliance. That’s according to New Relic’s second annual study on the state of observability, which surveyed 1,600+ practitioners and IT decision-makers across 14 regions. Nearly three-quarters of respondents said […]
Geopolitical risk ‘will provide CIOs with new leadership opportunities’
Technology governance issues emanating from cross-country politics have led to digital geopolitics rapidly becoming an issue that multinational CIOs must step up to lead, according to Gartner. Forty-one percent of Boards of Directors view geopolitical power shifts and turbulence as one of the biggest risks to performance, according to a Gartner survey. Gartner predicts that […]