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Worldwide spending on IT security products and services to reach US$86.4 billion in 2017: Gartner

August 22, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Worldwide spending on information technology security products and services will reach US$86.4 billion in 2017, an increase of 7% over 2016, according to the latest forecast from Gartner, Inc.
Spending is expected to continue its growth to US$93 billion in 2018, the Stamford, Conn.-based research and advisory company said in a press release last week.
Within the infrastructure protection segment, Gartner forecasts fast growth in the security testing market (albeit from a small base) due to continued data breaches and growing demands for application security testing as part of…

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Web applications the soft underbelly of organizations: Alert Logic report

August 17, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Web applications are the soft underbelly of organizations, including in the financial services and insurance sectors, with injection-style attacks leading the pack, a new report from Alert Logic has found. Alert Logic, a provider of security and compliance solutions for

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North American organizations experiencing slow shift to public cloud: Softchoice study

May 20, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Transitioning 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