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$5 trillion threat of cyber attacks spurs investments in solutions, talent and tech
IT & Business Services M&A Market’s disclosed deal value reached a whopping $97 billion in 1H 2019 – the highest total on record for a six-month period, …

70% of educational orgs don’t have an appropriate cloud security budget
Even though cloud technologies are becoming more popular in the education sector, management is still reluctant to invest in cloud data security initiatives, a Netwrix study …

53% of enterprises have no idea if their security tools are working
The majority of organizations don’t know if the security tools they deploy are working, and are not confident they can avoid data breaches, according to AttackIQ. AttackIQ …

Business owners prioritize investment in technology over upskilling
Business owners say their strategy is to prioritize investing in technology (52%) over upskilling (24%) their workforce, according to Adecco. The research titled, People, …

Organizations expect to boost their cybersecurity investments by 34%
Annual losses from cyberattacks averaged $4.7 million in the last fiscal year — with more than one in 10 firms losing over $10 million —according to a new report from ESI …

How companies innovate as they face industry disruption
Nearly three-quarters (72%) of industry sectors experienced an increase in disruption over the past eight years, leaving $41 trillion in enterprise value (market …

How institutions, advisors, and investors think about digital assets
Institutional investors are finding appeal in digital assets and many are looking to invest more in digital assets over the next five years, according to new research from …

C-Suite execs and policy makers find cybersecurity technology investments essential
The majority of C-Suite executives and policy makers in the United States believe investing in security software, infrastructure and emerging technologies is critical to …

Global spending on digital transformation to reach $1.18 trillion in 2019
Enterprises around the world are making significant investments in the technologies and services that enable the digital transformation (DX) of their business models, products …

Worldwide IT spending to grow just 1.1% in 2019
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.79 trillion in 2019, an increase of 1.1 percent from 2018, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Currency headwinds …

SaaS spending increasing by 78 percent year-over-year
43% of the average company’s SaaS application stack changed in the last two years, according to the 2019 Annual SaaS Trends report. This is far greater than the typical …

The most effective security strategies to guard sensitive information
Today’s enterprise IT infrastructures are not largely hosted in the public cloud, nor are they SaaS-based, with security being the single largest barrier when it comes to …