July 2020

For the third consecutive year, Aspera is recognized by Gartner for its completeness of vision and ability to execute for its flagship SAM product SmartTrack.

Aachen, July 28, 2020 – Aspera, a leading provider of solutions and services for Software Asset Management (SAM), and part of the USU Group, is the sole company to be placed as a Challenger in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for SAM Tools. For the third year in a row, Gartner analysis recognizes Aspera for its ability to execute and completeness of vision in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for SAM Tools.

New research from Databarracks reveals organisations are benefiting from increased investment in IT security and cyber testing

New research from Databarracks has revealed that, for the first time, cyber-attacks have decreased as a cause of data loss (down from 17% in 2019 to 13% in 2020).

The findings are taken from Databarracks’ annual Data Health Check survey which has run since 2008. The survey questions over 400 IT decision-makers in the UK on a series of critical issues relating to IT, security, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity practices.

Research from Netacea reveals businesses don’t understand up to half of the traffic on their sites

Manchester, 16th July 2020—Research from Netacea, the bot detection and mitigation specialists, has found that many businesses are at risk from bot attacks—despite an awareness of the problem and a widely held belief that they have the problem under control.

Phishing attacks are regarded as the greatest cyber threat

15 July 2020: In a survey of UK cyber security, IT and business professionals, 86% of businesses expect cyber threats to increase over the next 12 months. The survey, commissioned by WatchGuard Technologies, also reveals that 44% of organisations have experienced a cyber attack over the last year – and alarmingly, another 11% either didn’t know, or were unsure whether they had been targeted.

New research reveals 61% of organisations have a business continuity plan in place, up from 54% last year; 89% of organisations have confidence in their DR plans

Databarracks, today announces the release of the 2020 Data Health Check. Running since 2008, the annual report questions over 400 IT decision-makers in the UK on critical issues relating to IT resilience, cybersecurity, cloud and remote working.

Peter Groucutt, Managing Director of Databarracks, said: “It’s been a year of unprecedented disruption.

LONDON AND DUBLIN – 14th July 2020 — Threatscape, the leading cyber-security service provider, today announced that it has won Security and Compliance Partner of the Year in the 2020 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards. The company was honoured among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology.

IMImobile recognized as 1 of only 7 technology providers in both Real-Time Interaction Management and Mobile Engagement Automation categories

LONDON, 14 July 2020 – Global cloud communications software and solutions provider IMImobile PLC, today announced that it has been named in both the Now Tech: Real-Time Interaction Management, Q2 2020 Report and the Now Tech: Mobile Engagement Automation, Q2 2020 Report published by Forrester Research, Inc.