Tag: IT

July 25, 2022

Phishing, in which an attacker sends a deceptive email tricks the recipient into giving up information or downloading a file, is a decades-old practice that still is responsible for innumerable IT headaches. Phishing is the first step for all kinds […]

June 30, 2022

SaaS governance and security is gaining attention among IT and security leaders. This is good, given that organizations are using exponentially more software-as-a-service (SaaS) than infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) offerings. Large enterprises are using upwards of 200 different SaaS offerings, compared to […]

June 30, 2022

Cisco announced its expanded relationship with General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), a business unit of General Dynamics , to deliver Cisco Private 5G services to a broad set of government entities. GDIT has been providing comprehensive IT solutions to Federal, State, […]

June 6, 2022

Gartner Inc.’s latest poll of the public cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) market shows the segment grew 41.4% in 2021, totally $90.9 billion, up from $64.3 billion year-over-year. Amazon is still the premiere IaaS provider in the survey, followed […]

May 3, 2022

Based on their structure and components, 4G-LTE and 5G cellular protocols are more secure than Ethernet and Wi-Fi-connected IP networks. But when it comes to security, protocol isn’t everything; organizations deploying these networks need tools to ensure that those protocols […]

April 22, 2022

Nobody bats an eye these days when supply chain experts talk about how a semiconductor shortage impacts nearly every product that requires sensors. The manufacturing of smartphones and tablets, IoT devices, and other types of IT hardware are all reeling […]

February 23, 2022

Seven out of 10 businesses plan to invest in edge computing in the next 12 months, and eight out of 10 believe that 5G is “indispensable” to reaping benefits from edge, according to a new report from Google Cloud and […]

February 23, 2022

As an IT pro, it’s not often that I get to tail a suspect, track down a stolen vehicle and provide digital evidence of the thief’s getaway. But that was all part of a day’s work as some colleagues and […]

February 16, 2022

Much has been written about the cybersecurity skills gap. The field continues to suffer from a tremendous talent shortage. According to a 2021 Cybersecurity Workforce study by (ISC)2, the cybersecurity industry currently needs 3.12 million workers worldwide. It’s a problem […]

December 28, 2021

I wrote previously of what the key ingredients are for a successful travel program might include, as it was a topic which had not garnered much attention over the course of the past couple of years as pandemic took hold. […]

December 2, 2021

Wi-Fi 6 is the most sought-after wireless LAN technology by enterprises, but the global chip shortage is preventing it from getting into the hands of IT pros as quickly as desired, according to the Dell’Oro Group. The usual amount of […]

September 9, 2021

This fall, Paessler AG, a leading provider of monitoring software for complex IT and IoT infrastructure, will release a brand new solution for facility managers and building owners: the new software as a service (SaaS), “Paessler Building Monitor”, provides around-the-clock […]

April 14, 2021

A data breach can result in catastrophic consequences for any organization. Ensuring that your IT environment is safe from cyber threats can be a real challenge. To keep intruders out of your networks and data, you need more than up-to-date […]

April 2, 2021

Modern IT departments operate in a pressure cooker. Their highly distributed infrastructures are spread across legacy data centers and hybrid and multiple public clouds. Now, the Internet of Things and the edge are part of the mix. Massive amounts of […]

February 23, 2021

With the pandemic turning the business world upside down, offices look less like hives of activity and more like ghost towns. Employees have had to make do with working from home, a dangerous proposition from the perspective of any risk-averse […]

February 17, 2021

Verizon on Tuesday announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire incubed IT, the creator of a software platform providing autonomous navigation tools to administer, manage and optimize mixed fleets of robots in industrial settings. Upon closing and as […]

February 9, 2021

The security metrics that many CISOs traditionally use typically lack business context and often fail to provide a comprehensive and actionable view of how the security program decreases risk and enables the business. This can leave security teams with a […]

February 8, 2021

With most companies forced to transition to remote work, even employees far removed from IT are now actively relying on VPN gateways to secure interactions with co-workers, partners, and clients. That kind of change was hardly going to evade the […]

February 4, 2021

In the heat and excitement of business mergers, it’s a safe bet that integrating a medley of types of user endpoints and related devices is not top of mind for all executives. However, HR staff and IT administrators, who are […]

January 20, 2021

Working from home is not new. This writer has been using a home office since 2006. However, before the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work had been more of a perk than a way of doing business. Now millions upon millions of […]