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Weighing up the email security threat in EMEA

Tue, 12th Jun 2018
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Barracuda's SVP shares some startling new research - 80% of EMEA organisations faced an email attack last year, while 73% believe they're increasing.
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The hard question from Lenovo: Is your data centre sustainable?

Tue, 12th Jun 2018
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Lenovo Data Centre Group's Rob Makin shares how organisations that embrace a green data centre strategy will be the winners long term.
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Welcome to the cyber-regulatory market of 2018 and beyond

Tue, 12th Jun 2018
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The cyber-regulatory environment is growing exponentially, to the point where we are seeing the maturity of a brand new market.
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​Expert says pay-as-you-go cybersecurity model is the future

Mon, 11th Jun 2018
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The consumption model for IT resources and services offers financial benefits and should be applied to cybersecurity, according to industry experts.
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Self-driving cars are cool, but what about the self-driving data centre?

Mon, 11th Jun 2018
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storage
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converged infrastructure
Pure Storage's regional vice president discusses how a self-driving data centre is self-managing, optimising, and restoring - much cooler than a car.
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Catching up on the new breed of digital extortion

Mon, 11th Jun 2018
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ddos
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manufacturing
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iot
With Asia Pacific facing 40% of global ransomware threats, digital extortion is evolving beyond ransomware, putting the manufacturing sector at high risk.
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Phishing declines, but targets increase - report

Mon, 11th Jun 2018
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phishing
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email security
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For the second quarter in a row, Q1 saw a slight decrease of over 2% in overall phishing detections from Q4 of 2017.
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The war on infrastructure: DDoS is designed to disrupt

Mon, 11th Jun 2018
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The reality is that many of the DDoS attacks happening today are designed to disrupt - not to steal something.
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Back to basics: 4 common sense steps to avoid a software attack

Fri, 8th Jun 2018
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cybersecurity
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software
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Flexera's SVP for EMEA shares inside information into why businesses are more at risk than ever and what they can do to better protect themselves.
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How virtual services drive real local internet breakout benefits

Fri, 8th Jun 2018
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network infrastructure
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sdn
How the rise of SD-WAN has simplified local internet breakout deployments, and why security is still a pervasive issue.
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How MSPs help SMBs cut cost and manage risk - Datto

Fri, 8th Jun 2018
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document management
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martech
They're evolving into virtual CIOs, serving their SMB clients in much the same way as a conventional, in-house CIO.
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Making an impact with data: top tips for CDOs

Thu, 7th Jun 2018
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Chief Data Officers must reframe their approach to data, shifting from static stores to dynamic flows, leveraging real-time insights for operational impact.
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Workplace culture: The first line of infosec defence

Thu, 7th Jun 2018
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A company's greatest data security threat isn't tech-related; it's a lax workplace culture. Here are four essential steps to fortify your organisation.
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Enhancing business intelligence with application intelligence

Wed, 6th Jun 2018
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Taking a look at the intersection between business analytics and application analytics and how they can generate business impact.
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Securing the cloud in the face of skills shortages

Wed, 6th Jun 2018
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With a shortage of skills to tackle immediate cybersecurity threats, especially in the cloud, companies need to look beyond traditional methods.
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Why a data consolidation strategy is the best approach to GDPR compliance

Wed, 6th Jun 2018
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data analytics
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martech
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supply chain
For most organisations, the only way to effectively comply with GDPR is to adopt a strategy of data consolidation.
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How Big Data is slowly destroying our environment

Wed, 6th Jun 2018
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
I started my career around 30 years ago at one of the largest investment banks on Wall Street. Their data center was huge.
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Why agility matters in the war against cybercrime

Wed, 6th Jun 2018
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Endace's EMEA senior director shares why agility is fundamental to cybersecurity, enforcing that if it isn't top of the agenda, it should be.
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Data center sustainability: The hunt for renewables is on at an enterprise level

Tue, 5th Jun 2018
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power / energy
Ten years ago, you wouldn't be able to source a utility-scale solar project that was cost-neutral to the price of utility power. Today it's possible.
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Vulnerability, breach, and patch: Break the vicious cycle

Tue, 5th Jun 2018
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data protection
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risk & compliance
As cybercriminals target data-rich organisations, businesses must move from threat-centric to data-centric cybersecurity models to break the cycle of breaches.