Some 1.5 billion people are estimated to be working remotely. This means that employees are accessing an increasing volume of personal and often sensitive data outside the office to perform their duties while also complying with social distancing measures. With many organizations rushing to implement new remote working strategies, data protection can be overlooked, with … Read more
According to SHRM’s COVID-19 Business Index, almost three-quarters of US employees are currently working from home and globally, 25 to 30% of the workforce are estimated to continue working from home by the end of 2021 and post-COVID-19 according to Global Workplace Analytics. In fact, according to Gallup Research, more than half of the office … Read more
James Ennis founded Ennis Fabrics in 1972 knowing that there was a better way to service customers in the textiles and supplies industry. He knew there was a better way to provide customers with what they needed when they needed it. Today, Ennis Fabrics have over 9,000 products that are distributed throughout North America and … Read more
COVID-19 has accelerated an existing work-from-home trend which will arguably continue in the years to come. This, however, put sensitive company data at risk as many at-home workers to not necessarily understand security best practices related to their data, devices and networks. Hardware failure as the number 1 cause of downtime Considering the role of … Read more
Cloud misconfigurations and stolen or compromised credentials are costing businesses trillions of dollars every year. It is estimated that the lost business cost is “nearly 40% of the average total cost of a data breach, increasing from $1.42 million in 2019 to $1.52 million in 2020”. Furthermore, lost and stolen credentials, along with cloud misconfigurations … Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly put the spotlight on business continuity and highlighted the need to have a business continuity strategy should a disruptive event occur. During lockdown and because of the various restrictions, many businesses ceased operating while others continued to render services and deliver products. Although business continuity plans may not have foreseen … Read more
Cohesity Download report Rubrik Download report Veaam Download report Organizations are progressively moving toward public cloud and with this comes increased concerns over ransomware and the complexities associated with backup and data management. This scenario is forcing business and IT leaders to either rearchitect their backup infrastructure or explore alternative solutions. This year’s Gartner Magic … Read more
Of the many lessons we can take from the current pandemic, perhaps the most decisive one is ensuring that our business operations are founded on resilience. Having business continuity and disaster recovery plans in place is half the battle. The British Standards Institution (BSI) BS 65000 – Guidance on Organizational Resilience defines organizational resilience as … Read more
Data is the essence of any modern-day organization and often lays the foundation for business growth and productivity. Consequently, to keep data secure and have a robust backup and recovery plan in place in the event of a disruptive event such as the global COVID-19 pandemic, should be a top priority for all business leaders. … Read more
When COVID-19 and it’s accompanying lockdown arrived on the doorstep of many organizations, some companies were more prepared to work from home than others as the former companies already had software-as-a-service (SaaS) infrastructure in place. With experts suggesting that lockdowns could last for the next 2 years so as to combat the outbreak and Gartner’s … Read more
