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Security software, data back-up most important elements of U.S. cybersecurity policies: Clutch survey

September 7, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Almost all polled large employers in the United States have a cybersecurity policy in place, with required security software and how to back up data being the most important elements of the policy, a recent study from research company Clutch

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“Industry-specific disruptive technologies” to contribute to increase in worldwide IT spending: Gartner

July 13, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total US$3.5 trillion, a 2.4% increase from last year, driven in part by “industry-specific disruptive technologies,” Gartner Inc. reported on Thursday. “Digital business is having a profound effect on the way business is done

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Global IoT insurance market to reach nearly US$43 billion by 2022: study

February 6, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

The global Internet of Things (IoT) insurance market is estimated to grow dramatically at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 65.89% to reach US$42.76 billion by 2022 from 2016, according to a new report from Research and Markets. The

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Worldwide IT spending forecast to grow 2.7% in 2017: Gartner

January 13, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Worldwide spending on information technology is projected to total US$3.5 trillion in 2017, a 2.7% increase from 2016, according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner, a Stamford, Conn.-based IT research and advisory company, noted in a statement on Thursday that the growth

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In world of Internet-enabled things, U.S. says security needed

November 16, 2016 Tami Abdollah - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration urged tech companies to make millions of devices safe from hacking, underscoring the risks posed by an increasingly bewildering array of internet-connected products permeating daily life, covering everything from fitness trackers to computers in automobiles.

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Worldwide IT spending forecast to decline 0.5% in 2016: Gartner

April 8, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Worldwide IT spending is forecast to total US$3.49 trillion in 2016, a decline of just 0.5% over 2015 spending of US$3.5 trillion, according to information technology research and advisory firm Gartner, Inc. The prediction is down from last quarter’s forecast