Enterprises today are growing increasingly dependent on the remote workforce, which brings mutual benefits to employer and employee—but also management challenges, security risks and productivity concerns.

As more businesses adopt and manage mobile technology to keep remote workers connected, telecom and IT managers will see major developments in four key areas of enterprise mobile management—bring your own device...

The bar which has just been set for getting to grips with Android in the enterprise is higher than ever – with the launch of a new Google program.

Android Enterprise Recommended has launched with nine partners which Google says has been able to demonstrate a variety of requirements, from a ‘proven ability to deliver advanced security and management features’, as well as a consistent deployment experience and...

Hardware authentication device manufacturer Yubico has introduced two new device form factors, namely the Security Key NFC and the YubiKey Lightening connector for iPhones and iPads, at the ongoing CES 2019 event in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Manufactured in the US and Sweden, the Security Key NFC is made from reinforced fiberglass that is hermetically sealed and injection moulded into a monolithic block, which delivers remarkable...

As cybersecurity continues to be a vital area for practically every organisation, the good news is that research continues to be strong in the field.

That’s the latest finding from Crossword Cybersecurity. The company looked at almost 1,200 current and past projects from academic institutions across four continents and found several trends which had emerged since 2013.

There were...

CIOs in healthcare will without exception have cybersecurity as one of their primary focus areas for 2019 – if not their biggest priority. To help in this quest, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published a checklist of security best practices to help ensure a ‘holistic view of the intersection between cybersecurity and healthcare’, in the organisation’s own words.

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Microsoft is certainly not letting up just because it is the start of the year. The company is launching two new offerings for its enterprise-focused Microsoft 365 suite around increasing security and compliance.

The solutions, around identity and threat protection and information protection and compliance respectively, aim to tie up a few more of the disparate areas within the Microsoft enterprise portfolio. Identity and...

As CIOs look to get their organisations on board with disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and the Robotic Process Automation (RPA), it’s important to ensure that they take the right journey. After all, the path to digital transformation isn’t the same for everyone.

CIOs need to ask themselves how AI will exactly help deliver their business goals, or indeed how RPA will integrate into their infrastructure. And what about the cloud, which will no doubt become integral to AI...

It's a simple fact that data makes the modern economy turn. Being the first business to act on insights gained from pivotal pieces of information gives businesses a distinct competitive advantage. However, it's also quickly becoming a fact that the same data is being targeted by skilled cybercriminals intent on causing damage to infrastructure.   Sophisticated cyber attacks With the world facing sophisticated attacks such as the likes of WannaCry, Petya and NotPetya in 2017, cyber threats are the biggest modern technological fear. Although sectors such as financial services are most at risk, there have also been numerous high-profile attacks on utilities, oil and gas and food manufacturing...

The winter season is peak time for infection and disease across the UK.  But the old saying “prevention is better than cure“ is not only relevant to our personal health, but also to our networks and IT systems.

In corporate networks, the classic defence against malware and other external attacks is usually split-up between two solutions: a firewall and a traditional antivirus program. The firewall is similar...

Ransomware continues to be the primary attack vector small businesses face, according to a new report from business continuity and networking provider Datto.

The findings appear in the company’s latest Global State of the Channel Ransomware Report, which polled 2,400 managed service providers. According to the report, more than 55% of those polled said their clients had experienced a ransomware attack in the first six...