Information Technology

Databarracks: Cyber attacks are now the #1 cause of data loss

New research by Databarracks has shown that 38% of organizations reported cyber attack and internal breaches as a cause of data loss in 2022.

The findings come from the annual Data Health Check, a survey of 400 IT decision makers. This year’s survey focused on themes of Ransomware, Cyber, Backup, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity.

New research: Fashion shoppers’ post-purchase selfies are key to cutting the rising volume of online returns

61% of US and UK consumers say seeing visual user-generated content (UGC) from other customers can reduce the growing number of fashion ecommerce returns which is hitting retailers’ profitability and sustainability goals. And around half of consumers now accept that returning online fashion purchases is bad for the environment

Infovista announces availability of Ativa™ Automated Assurance and Operations suite with catalog of use case-based solutions

Cloud-native by design, Ativa™ suite enables CSPs and enterprises to automate 5G slicing operations, IoT, voice, broadband, enterprise services across digital experiences, apps, services, networks and infrastructure

Redgate survey identifies key database monitoring challenges businesses should focus on in fast-growing Financial Services sector

A sector analysis of the results from a major database monitoring survey has revealed how and why the growth, complexity, and management of database estates in Financial Services is different to other industry sectors. The results clarify the areas businesses in the sector should consider when including their database estates in digital transformation initiatives.

The global monitoring survey of 2,500 IT professionals and C-level executives was undertaken by Redgate in 2021 to discover the scenarios and challenges organizations face when monitoring their database estates. The large number of responses also provided the opportunity to dig a little deeper and compare the similarities and differences across industry sectors.

Catalogic Software Introduces Newest Version of DPX with Proactive Ransomware Protection

DPX 4.8.1 includes GuardMode for greater cyber-resiliency and DPX vPlus providing data protection for Microsoft 365 and open virtualization platforms.

Woodcliff Lake, NJ — July 12, 2022 — Catalogic Software, a leading provider of smart data protection solutions, today announced the release and general availability of the newest version of Catalogic DPX, the company’s enterprise data protection software. DPX 4.8.1 introduces GuardMode, a feature providing early detection of ransomware and DPX vPlus, cloud data protection for Microsoft 365 and other open virtualization platforms.

Crossword Cybersecurity’s Identiproof demonstrates early commitment to Open Badges V3 in the Jobs for the Future Plugfest

7 July 2022 – London, UK - Crossword Cybersecurity Plc (AIM:CCS, “Crossword”, the “Company” or the “Group”), the cybersecurity solutions company focused on cyber strategy and risk, is pleased to announce that its Identiproof verifiable credentials (VC) product has successfully achieved its first milestone at the recently held Jobs for the Future (JFF) Plugfest. The plugfest focused on making verified digital Learning and Employment Records (LERs) more widely and safely accessible to a larger number of employers via digital wallets. Twenty companies from the USA, Europe and Australasia participated in the first JFF Plugfest held on 6 June 2022.

EMQ Officially Announces ‘EMQX 5.0’ With Support For 100M+ IoT Connections

STOCKHOLM, July 6, 2022 -- EMQ, the world’s leading provider of open-source IoT data infrastructure, officially announced the latest release of its IoT platform and MQTT broker, EMQX 5.0. (View and download EMQX 5.0 at emqx.com and Github.)

The latest version has been verified in test scenarios to scale to 100 million concurrent device connections, which is a critically important milestone for IoT designers. It also comes with plenty of exciting new features and huge performance improvements, including a more powerful rule engine, enhanced security management, Mria database extension, and much more to enhance the scalability of IoT applications.

Over half of small companies aren’t taking any precautions against a possible Russian cyber attack

New research from Databarracks has revealed that 58% of small companies (less than 50 employees) were not taking any precautions against a possible Russian cyber attack.

The findings are from Databarracks’ 2022 Data Health Check survey of 400 IT decision makers. This year’s survey focused on themes of Ransomware, Cyber, Backup, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity.

Barnaby Mote, Managing Director of Databarracks, commented “The current risk of cyber attack is high. All organizations, regardless of size, should be taking extra precautions to protect their data.”

By comparison, only 19% of large organizations (500+ employees) surveyed said they weren’t taking any precautions.

WSO2 is Named a Leader in Two G2 Summer 2022 Grid Reports

WSO2 API Manager is a Leader in the Summer 2022 G2 Grid Report for API Management; WSO2 Identity Server is a Leader in the Summer 2022 G2 Grid Report for Identity and Access Management

London, UK – 29th June, 2022 – WSO2, a leader in digital transformation technology, today announced that two of its products have been recognised as leaders by G2, the world’s largest and most trusted software marketplace. WSO2 API Manager has been named a Leader in the Summer 2022 G2 Grid Report for API Management while WSO2 Identity Server has been named a Leader in the Summer 2022 G2 Grid Report for Identity and Access Management (IAM).

Ransomware volume already doubled 2021 total by end of Q1 2022 says WatchGuard Threat Lab Report

28 June 2022 – Ransomware detections in the first quarter of this year doubled the total volume reported for 2021, according to the latest quarterly Internet Security Report from the WatchGuard Threat Lab. Researchers also found that the Emotet botnet came back in a big way, the infamous Log4Shell vulnerability tripled its attack efforts and malicious cryptomining activity increased.