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TechPro Stat of the Week: Data Breaches and Downtime

Ryan Arsenault
SEP 25, 2015 14:51 PM

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TechPro Stat of the Week: Data Breaches and Downtime

by Ryan Arsenault

Recent Aberdeen research has shown a 30-60% growth in network security services for SMBs, and for good reason. The costs of data breaches and downtime in this edition of Stat of the Week demonstrate that it’s not cheap for an SMB to not be secure.

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The Intangible Future and the Rise of the Internet File System

Friday, Aug 21, 2015

ARTICLE: Just a few years ago, we still printed out our photos, bought music on CDs, and movies on DVDs. Books, magazines, and newspapers were all printed on paper. Most people had external hard drives for backup and transferring files. We owned our media and entertainment and had full control over our real and digital lives. Does anyone remember holding up a map while driving, looking up a number in a phonebook, or using an encyclopedia? It feels awfully far away and almost unimaginable.

Rethinking Software Testing in a DevOps World

Tuesday, Aug 18, 2015

ARTICLE: Faster time to market. Some say it’s not the next big thing; it’s the only thing. Still, even with everyone pushing for DevOps, Agile and Continuous Integration, there is one key component that consistently gets lost in the shuffle — software testing.

Harnessing the Business Possibilities of the Internet of Things

Monday, Aug 24, 2015

ARTICLE: The Internet of Things (IoT) has captured many headlines over the past year, and that’s because it has captured the imagination of everyone from startup entrepreneurs to heads of well-established enterprises. What started as an Internet-controlled toaster at the 2009 Interop Conference has now blossomed into a multi-billion-dollar world of possibility.

Don’t Let an Out-of-Date Corporate Network Lead to Disasters

Thursday, Sep 17, 2015

ARTICLE: Disasters can come in many shapes and sizes. At your local movie theater, big budget disaster flicks can include earthquakes, tsunamis, and even aliens and rampaging dinosaurs. But in the world of business technology, while disaster may seem more mundane and not come with expensive special effects, the costs of technology-related disasters can be very big budget as well.

When the IoT Attacks: Four Examples of the Highest Security Stakes We’ve Seen

Thursday, Sep 24, 2015

ARTICLE: Remember the good old days? The days when a security breach just meant your credit card data was stolen from the local convenience store and used for a $2,000 propane tank shopping spree a couple thousand miles away?

The Devil’s Dictionary for IT and IT Security: Two-Factor Authentication

Monday, Sep 21, 2015

ARTICLE: Access Denied. (But I typed in the credentials right). Access Denied. (You’ve got to be kidding me. One more time.). Access Denied. (That’s it…this computer is going out the window).

The Future of Networking Will Be Written By the Leaders

Tuesday, Sep 22, 2015

ARTICLE: One of my favorite bands of all time is The Clash, and a famous quote attributed to their late band leader Joe Strummer is that “the future is unwritten.” And in most cases that is very true. For example, few people in 2005 could have successfully predicted many of the trends and realities of today, whether in the everyday world or in the realm of technology.

TechPro Stat of the Week: Data Breaches and Downtime

Friday, Sep 25, 2015

ARTICLE: Recent Aberdeen research has shown a 30-60% growth in network security services for SMBs, and for good reason. The costs of data breaches and downtime in this edition of Stat of the Week demonstrate that it’s not cheap for an SMB to not be secure.

Can Microsoft’s Renaissance Return it to the Top of the Tech World?

Friday, Oct 9, 2015

ARTICLE: When Microsoft announced their new lineup of products, including a lot of impressive hardware, it turned a lot of people’s heads. For anyone who follows tech, it’s pretty hard to not compare this to Apple’s recent product announcements and come to the conclusion that Microsoft is, at least right now, doing more interesting things than Apple.

Is Data Prep the Key to Analytical Success?

Friday, Oct 16, 2015

ARTICLE: Analytics – Everyone wants it, a lot of people use it, few people use it well. Despite the appeal and seeming ubiquity of business analytics today, the experience of the typical business user leaves a lot to be desired.

Protecting the Network from Advanced ‘Layer 7′ DDoS Attacks

Thursday, Oct 15, 2015

ARTICLE: Because your website and the supporting systems, applications, and so on are exposed to the outside world, they are ripe targets for sophisticated attacks designed either to exploit uncorrected flaws or to change the way these systems work. As application development continues to move to the cloud, such attacks will continue to be difficult to defend against.

Do You Need to Be Smarter than Me to Use Tableau?

Friday, Oct 23, 2015

ARTICLE: Tableau is typically known as a provider of interactive data visualization software with a loyal, bordering on cult-like, customer base. So this naturally got me thinking – who are these “people” and do I have the intellectual horsepower to be one of them? Do you need to be smarter than me to use Tableau?

Use Private Cloud to Make Customers an Offer They Can’t Refuse

Wednesday, Oct 28, 2015

ARTICLE: using private cloud technology to help organizations gain the benefits of business-critical enterprise applications can be a vital component of building and offering services that no smart business can refuse. - See more at: http://www.techproessentials.com/use-private-cloud-to-make-customers-an-offer-they-cant-refuse/#sthash.0UV9v5uY.dpuf

Collect, But Protect! Five Focus Areas for Greater User Privacy

Wednesday, Nov 4, 2015

ARTICLE: Data stolen from many recent breaches can be aggregated to create a full portrait of your personal information, a portrait that can be used for nefarious purposes. Privacy is dead. At least that’s what it feels like.

Use Private Cloud to Get the Enterprise Applications That You Want

Thursday, Nov 5, 2015

ARTICLE: What do companies want today? Well, many want to be able to power their business with the most advanced technologies and innovative enterprise applications and platforms.

When a Data Breach Occurs, Focus on the How, Not the Who

Friday, Nov 6, 2015

ARTICLE: There are certainly more important questions than “whodunit” for IT executives when it comes to network breaches and data theft.

The Value of Real User Measurements in the Cloud (With Examples!)

Tuesday, Nov 10, 2015

ARTICLE: So goes the old joke: ‘The great thing about standards is everybody’s got one.” There is some truth to the fact that one man’s best practices are another man’s legacy architecture that needs to be deprecated.

Answering the Hyperconverged Infrastructure Skeptics

Wednesday, Nov 11, 2015

ARTICLE: There’s no denying that hyperconverged infrastructure is a hard-to-ignore trend right now, promising to dramatically shift the way data center infrastructure is procured, deployed, and managed.

Why Unused Software is Costing Your Business

Thursday, Dec 3, 2015

ARTICLE: On average, companies are wasting 37% of their software spend — a proportion that would be deemed unacceptable in any other part of the business. In the U.S. alone, this amounts to $30 billion in wasted IT dollars. - See more at: http://techproessentials.com/why-unused-software-is-costing-your-business/#sthash.L4VG5QAQ.dpuf

Try Getting Your Work Done When ‘Tier 2′ Applications Go Down

Friday, Dec 4, 2015

ARTICLE: Have you ever used a ‘loaner’ laptop while your work machine was getting fixed or after you had forgotten it at home?

The Journey to Data-Driven Finance

Monday, Dec 7, 2015

ARTICLE: As organizations adjust strategic investments with an eye toward capturing revenue growth, today’s CFOs need every advantage to help their businesses make profitable decisions. In an environment of flat or decreasing budgets, the challenge is to move beyond typical finance functions to deliver insights and leadership to the business.

An IoT Device…To Protect Your IoT Devices

Friday, Dec 11, 2015

ARTICLE: The Internet of Things (IoT) is still such a burgeoning term in and of itself – nevermind the technology – that it may seem cumbersome, worrisome, or disingenuous to have a newfangled, connected device layered on top of other newfangled, connected devices.

Big Data Success Doesn’t Come From Big Teams

Monday, Dec 14, 2015

ARTICLE: The idea that organizations will tolerate the productivity hits and maintenance nightmares of hand-coded scripts is preposterous. Organizations that lead the pack in delivering repeatable and sustainable success recognize that automation and intelligence are critical to delivering well-managed and trustworthy analytics using Hadoop.

The Long (Slow, Ineffective) Arm of Protecting Consumers Against Data Breaches

Wednesday, Dec 16, 2015

ARTICLE: On December 9, 2015, it was announced that Wyndham Hotels and Resorts reached an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), because “the company’s security practices unfairly exposed the payment card information of hundreds of thousands of consumers to hackers in three separate data breaches.”

Cloud-based UC: The Choice of the New Generation of Business

Thursday, Dec 17, 2015

ARTICLE: There’s a simple test that one can do to find out if a technology has made it — if it is now fully mature and ready for primetime. Just ask, “If you were starting a brand-new business, would you implement this technology?”

The IT Year in Review 2015: Takin’ Care of Business

Friday, Dec 18, 2015

ARTICLE: Business” was a word that came up quite a bit in the 2015 IT world. There was plenty of unassuming business being taken care of on the Information Technology side, business (sadly) not being taken care of on the IT security side, and a major, earth-shattering business deal primed to shake up the world of IT as we know it.

Why Microsoft’s Focus on Cloud is Good News for Customers

Monday, Dec 21, 2015

ARTICLE: The last few months have been a turning point for Microsoft, as Office 365 raced past Google Apps to become the top productivity suite in the enterprise market.

Where Does SharePoint End, and Enterprise Content Management Begin?

Wednesday, Dec 23, 2015

ARTICLE: If you’re like most organizations, you’re probably using Microsoft SharePoint. This isn’t all that surprising, given that SharePoint is integrated with the productivity tools that many organizations use to create content (Microsoft Office and Office 365), and that it provides some very convenient capabilities for storing, syncing, and sharing those files. As a first step, SharePoint is an easy choice.

What SD-WAN Means for Network Management

Monday, Dec 28, 2015

ARTICLE: Just a few years ago, enterprise network management was much simpler. Configuration changes were rare — most equipment was configured and left as-is. If any change was needed, long and strict change management procedures were required. Then, changes were executed in manual or semi-automated network configuration updates, sufficient to maintain reliability and consistent service levels across the organization.

Are Your Analytics Tight Fit or Loose Hanging?

Wednesday, Dec 30, 2015

ARTICLE: Amid growth in the analytics space these days, it’s easy to get caught up in the allure of next-generation technology and what it can do for organizations. However, companies that stay focused on the analytical needs of their users and align the tools accordingly are dividends from those efforts.

Fighting Data Urgency: Analytics in the Palm of Your Hand

Tuesday, Dec 29, 2015

ARTICLE: Today’s decisions are all too often a fight against time. But the most powerful weapon at our disposal may just fit in the palm of our hands. Mobile capabilities for the consumption (or creation) of business insight have taken center stage for companies looking to arm a diverse workforce with timely information.

A Great Change in Mindset Needed for a More Secure IoT Environment

Monday, Jan 4, 2016

ARTICLE: With the prevalent awareness of security flaws in IoT devices, manufacturers need to rethink their strategies for marketing their products, and have an entirely new perception on the issue of security.

Enabling Mobile-First Unified Communications Through the Cloud

Tuesday, Jan 5, 2016

ARTICLE: For years now, one of the most complex and time-consuming tasks any IT department could take on was the on-premise implementation of a Unified Communications (UC) platform.

Say HaLow to the Future of WiFi at CES 2016

Friday, Jan 8, 2016

ARTICLE: The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is one of the most anticipated events of the year for true gadget nerds. Outside of company-specific events such as Apple’s WWDC or Google I/O, CES is where we see the future of the technology that we will all use in the near future.

IAM Investing for Success — Are You?

Monday, Jan 11, 2016

ARTICLE: In its research report, IAM Beyond Control, Compliance, and Cost: The Rise of the User, Aberdeen Group described how the strategic focus for enterprise identity and access management (IAM) systems has changed.

Fighting Data Urgency: Analytics in the Palm of Your Hand

Tuesday, Jan 12, 2016

BLOG POST: Today’s decisions are all too often a fight against time. But the most powerful weapon at our disposal may just fit in the palm of our hands. Mobile capabilities for the consumption (or creation) of business insight have taken center stage for companies looking to arm a diverse workforce with timely information.

What is Blockchain, and is it the Key to Bitcoin’s Future?

Monday, Jan 18, 2016

ARTICLE: I’ll admit that I’m a bit of a blockhead when it comes to the term blockchain (I’m also a blockhead for a host of other reasons, but I’ll leave that for another day), a technology being brandied about quite a bit as a savior of industries including financial services. I decided to look into the technology behind the polarizing digital currency Bitcoin.

IAM Focused On Users, and Getting Results

Wednesday, Jan 20, 2016

ARTICLE: In the blog IAM Investing for Success — Are You?, Aberdeen Group described insights from its Q4 2015 study on Identity and Access Management (IAM), which examined the use, experiences, and intentions of nearly 250 organizations from a diverse set of industries with respect to this important topic.

Lack of Employee Education Means Insider Threats Won’t Stop in 2016

Monday, Jan 25, 2016

ARTICLE: As we move towards Data Protection Day this week and continue to navigate the constantly evolving security landscape where new malicious hacks are made each day, we often overlook the ones closest to home: insider threats.

SECURITY - Breaking Down the Risk of Industrial Control Systems Security

Thursday, Jan 28, 2016

ARTICLE: RSA President Amit Yoran’s has released predictions for 2016, which include the following thoughts about the increasing risk in our collective industrial control systems (ICS) security:

On-Premise to the Cloud: Keeping up with the Analytical Evolution

Thursday, Feb 4, 2016

ARTICLE: Given the natural progression of reporting and analysis to the interactivity and visual appeal of today’s business intelligence (BI) tools, it’s no surprise that the backdrop has been forced to evolve and expand as well.

Data = $$$: Spinning Straw into Gold with Analytics

Tuesday, Feb 23, 2016

ARTICLE: Who among us hasn’t seen a drastic influx in the amount of business data related to our little corner of the world? At most mid-size and enterprise-level companies, there are obligations — if not requirements — to store that information. Are we also taking strides to make that data more searchable and discoverable?

Have You Taken Your ITSM to the ‘Next Level’ (And What the Heck Does That Look Like)?

Friday, Feb 26, 2016

ARTICLE: Leading — or Best-in-Class — organizations are taking their ITSM “to the next level” by working hard and striving to improve it at every stage of the game, leveraging the communication channels and technologies that their users rely on to make everyone much more productive.

Asteroids and Earthquakes Belong in the Movies, Not in Your IT Ops

Wednesday, Mar 2, 2016

ARTICLE: While disaster for me in film is a guilty (embarrassing?) pleasure, I can’t think of too many folks that enjoy disaster in real life. And nowhere is that more apparent than in an organization’s IT operations.

Facing the Challenges of Modernizing Mainframe Data

Friday, Mar 4, 2016

ARTICLE: Over the last 25 years, mainframes have been a solid investment in term of reliability, performance, and security. It’s estimated that within the insurance industry, half of all core applications are still on a mainframe. But for insurers and other data-intensive industries that rely on mainframe applications and data, those days are coming to an end.

Breaking Down the Risk of Industrial Control Systems Security

Thursday, Mar 24, 2016

ARTICLE: RSA President Amit Yoran’s predictions for 2016 includes the following thoughts about the increasing risk in our collective industrial control systems (ICS) security.

Are Europeans More Data-Driven than the Rest of Us?

Wednesday, Apr 13, 2016

ARTICLE: Like any other technology implementation, nothing threatens effective business analytics more than the looming specter of “shelfware.” In the fight against underutilized technology, companies in Europe are leaning on their users and an increased propensity for data-driven decisions.

Rethinking Storage Virtualization: The ‘Flat Earth’ Approach

Thursday, Apr 14, 2016

ARTICLE: In 2014, virtualization surpassed 50 percent of all server workloads, according to Gartner, which believes it will reach 86 percent in 2016. That’s phenomenal for a relatively young technology. But due to other shifts in technology and the demands they produce, it’s a framework whose time has come.

BIG DATA - Are Europeans More Data-Driven than the Rest of Us?

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