Print.IT Reseller - issue 81

BULLETIN IT directors expect bigger budgets Research from IT asset disposal company DSA Connect, reveals more than three in five IT directors (62%) believe their employer’s IT budget will increase for 2021. Nearly half (48%) cite the need to invest in more cloud technology as a key reason for this, and this is closely followed by 45% who believe the additional funds will be used to provide greater IT support to staff working from home. A further 7% say it’s because they have been hit by more cyber-attacks during the COVID-19 crisis and therefore need bigger budgets to invest in IT to provide greater security. Just 12% of IT directors interviewed said they expect their budgets to fall next year, with the majority blaming a fall in revenue/profits for this. www.dsa-connect.co.uk Lockdown 3.0 presents a security risk As the UK continues its third lockdown, business IT infrastructure protection is under increasing threat, as almost three- quarters of CISOs recognise that their employees are less likely to adhere to cybersecurity measures while working remotely. While the resultant peril is coming from inside staff members’ homes, executives believe security vendors have a role to play in making remote working practices safer. Kaspersky’s research conducted with both security leaders and employees highlights concerns around lockdown-induced cybersecurity challenges. The survey revealed that more than one-third of UK employees are less sure of security measures when working from home, while a similar percentage feel that following their employer’s security protocols is less important when working remotely. One in 10 either don’t know if their devices are connected securely at home, or admit that they aren’t. While this danger isn’t necessarily a new revelation, it is a new outlook on the dynamic between vendors, businesses and their employees, and is an especially pressing concern given that widespread working from home is set to continue throughout 2021. www.kaspersky.com Increase in cyber-attacks 21% of businesses say they have suffered a cyber related loss in the last three years, and just over two thirds (69%) say this happened in the past 12 months, according to outsourced insurance buyer and claims resolution expert, Mactavish. Mactavish’s research found that 41% of businesses claim that since the coronavirus crisis started, the level of potential cyber-attacks they are facing has increased. In terms of what types of cyber-attacks businesses say they have experienced over the past three years, 56% say they have received email-based scams, followed by 31% who say they have been targeted with malware, and 11% with potential data theft. Of those businesses interviewed who have suffered a cyber-attack in the past three years, 69% said its impact was significant or very significant. www.mactavishgroup.com Home workers putting employers at risk A study conducted by confidential shredding and records management company Go Shred, suggests that home workers in the UK are potentially breaching GDPR regulations by printing work related documents at home. The top five items home workers admit to printing at home are: meeting notes/agendas (42%), internal documents including procedure manuals (32%), contracts and commercial documents (30%), receipts/expense forms (27%) and industry related copy (e.g. press release/brochure copy/articles/student work to proof) (24%). A fifth of home workers that have printed at home admit to printing confidential employee information including payroll, addresses, medical information and 13% have even printed CVs or application forms. When asked whether they have disposed of any printed documents since working from home, nearly a quarter said they haven’t disposed of them yet as they plan to take them back to the office and a further 24% say they used a home shredding machine but then disposed of the documents in their own waste. 9% of home workers who have printed work related documents at home say they haven’t disposed of them yet but they do plan to in some way but 8% say they have no plans at all to dispose of the work related documents they have printed at home. 7% of home workers admit they haven’t disposed of any work related documents as they don’t know how to. www.goshred.co.uk PRINTITRESELLER.UK 7 01732 75972 5 1680 We can buy your unused toners As a Managed Print Service provider, we understand how important it is to deliver the best value and performance to your customers. After all, your business is all about helping your customers to reduce costs, optimise efficiency and automate processes. Our dedicated team at The Jolly Savage work closely with many Managed Print Service businesses to handle their customers’ surplus toner stock; if you have unused toners that you are interested in selling, contact us today for a no obligation quote. Are you a Managed Print Service provider? 01462 60 50 50 · [email protected] · www.thejollysavage.co.uk