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Corporate “no-cloud” policies will be as rare as “no-Internet” policies by 2020: Gartner
June 22, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterBy 2020, a corporate “no-cloud” policy will be as rare as a “no-Internet” policy is today, according to a new report from information technology research and advisory company Gartner, Inc. Cloud-first, and even cloud-only, is replacing the defensive no-cloud stance…
60% of digital businesses will suffer major service failures by 2020 due to inability to manage digital risk: Gartner
June 6, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterSixty per cent of digital businesses will suffer major service failures by 2020 due to the inability of IT security teams to manage digital risk, according to a special report from Gartner, Inc., an information technology research and advisory company.…
North American organizations experiencing slow shift to public cloud: Softchoice study
May 20, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterTransitioning to public cloud is a slow-moving process for most businesses, according to a new study by Softchoice, a North American IT solutions and managed services provider. Released on Tuesday, the study, titled The State of Cloud Readiness: Transformation and…
Business interruption insurance moving into IT realm: NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit speaker
May 3, 2016 Jason Contant, Online EditorMore and more, the conversation surrounding business interruption (BI) is moving from the physical aspect of BI to the information technology side of things, attendees to the NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit heard on Friday. Miki Ho, senior underwriter in the…
Worldwide IoT security spending to reach US$348 million in 2016, up 23.7% from 2015: Gartner
April 26, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterWorldwide spending on security related to the Internet of Things (IoT) will reach US$348 million in 2016, a 23.7% increase from 2015 spending of US$281.5 million, according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company based in…
Success for insurers involves “dramatic” transformation of workforces and cultures for digital world: Accenture study
April 26, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterInsurers who succeed will “do so by dramatically transforming their workforces and cultures to operate in a digital world,” according to a report released on Tuesday by Accenture, a global professional services company providing a broad range of services and…
North American workers exhibit risky cloud behavior, study finds
April 14, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterEnterprise cloud adoption has matured in recent years, but employees using cloud apps continue to display “reckless technology habits” that put their employers at risk, according to a study released on Wednesday by a North American IT solutions and managed…
Cloud technology challenging the notion of what a corporate network is: RIMS speaker
April 13, 2016 Angela Stelmakowich, EditorSAN DIEGO – Hacktivist-type attacks like those involving Sony Pictures Entertainment and Ashley Madison have gotten very personal and are coming at a time when cloud technology is transforming corporate networks, Brad Gow, senior vice president of Endurance Insurance, said…
Forecasting emerging risks expected to get tougher: Marsh/RIMS report
April 11, 2016 Angela Stelmakowich, EditorSAN DIEGO – Cyber attacks – once again identified as a top critical business risk – are expected to be a source of emerging risks, but forecasting for all emerging risks could prove more challenging over the next three years,…
Second U.S. hospital in as many months becomes victim of malware attack
March 31, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterJust over one month after the president and CEO of a hospital in Los Angeles admitted to paying about US$17,000 to hackers following a ransomware attack, another hospital in the United States has become victim of a malware attack. On…