Technology Reseller - Autumn 2016 - page 6

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The ability of organisations to resist
cyber-attacks has diminished in the last
year, according to a new study by IBM
company Resilient and Ponemon.
Less than one third (32%) of 2,400
IT and security professionals surveyed for
the
2016 Cyber Resilient Organisation
say
their organisation has a high level of ‘cyber
resilience’, down from 35% in 2015. Two
thirds doubt their organisation’s ability to
recover from cyberattacks.
Barriers to achieving a high level of
Cyber Resilience include the complexity of
IT processes, cited by 46% of respondents
(up from 36% in 2015), and the
complexity of business processes, cited by
52% (up from 47% in 2015).
The international study also highlights
inadequate ‘incidence response’
processes: only a quarter of respondents
have a formal cyber security incident
response plan (CSIRP) applied consistently
across their organisation; and, of those
that do, less than half have reviewed or
updated the plan since it was put in place.
More than half (53%) of companies
have suffered at least one data breach in
the last two years; 74% have frequently
been compromised by malware, and
64% by phishing. Four out of 10 (41%)
say the time to resolve a cyber incident
has increased in the past 12 months,
compared to only 31% who say it has
gone down.
John Bruce, CEO and co-founder of
Resilient, an IBM Company, said: “This
year’s Cyber Resilience study shows that
organisations globally are still not prepared
to manage and mitigate a cyberattack.
Security leaders can drive significant
improvement by making incident response
a top priority – focusing on planning,
preparation and intelligence.”
The open cloud explained
The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization for advancing professional open
source management for mass collaboration, has published a 2016 guide to the
open cloud, its projects and technologies.
Guide to the Open Cloud: Current Trends and Open Source Projects
provides a
detailed overview of the cloud infrastructure, including projects in the areas of IaaS,
PaaS, virtualization, containers, cloud operating systems, management and automation,
unikernels, DevOps, configuration management, logging and monitoring, software-defined
networking (SDN), software-defined storage and networking for containers.
Government sponsors PHDs
in cyber securty
The UK government has renewed funding
for the Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT)
in Cyber Security at Royal Holloway,
University of London.
Part of the five-year, £1.9 billion
National Cyber Security Strategy announced
by Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip
Hammond, the grant of £3.45 million will
enable the university to fund three further
cohorts of PhD students in cyber security.
Royal Holloway currently has 37
students on the four-year CDT in Cyber
Security, with the first cohort due to
graduate in 2018. It is currently recruiting
10-12 students for the 2017/18 intake
starting in September 2017.
cybersecuritycdt/
Learning about education
with Microsoft
Tech Data and Microsoft are helping
resellers target the education sector
with the launch of an incentive scheme
that gives schools the chance to win
a class trip and with the publication
of an e-guide showcasing Microsoft
technologies for the sector.
The Microsoft EduWins campaign
is structured around three ‘lessons’,
highlighting Microsoft solutions for
Better Learning Outcomes, Safety and
Security and Simplified Deployment
and Management. Webinars covering
each theme will take place throughout
November and December.
As part of the campaign, partners can
give local schools the chance to win a
class trip and the opportunity to become
a Microsoft Showcase School, with Tech
Data creating a case study showing how
the school is using digital technology to
improve teaching and learning.
The e-Guide has been produced by
Tech Data and focuses on how Microsoft
software and devices from leading vendors,
including Acer, Asus, Dell, Fujitsu and HP,
can empower students and teachers to
achieve more.
Kirsty Guy, Public Sector Marketing
Manager at Tech Data, said: “The EduWins
campaign makes it easy for partners to
communicate the benefits of Microsoft
technologies and solutions. It uses simple
language and clear messages and we’re
convinced it’s going to have a really
positive impact. We want to get as many
resellers as possible to attend the ‘Easy
Peasy’ webinars to help them run their own
campaigns targeting schools in their area.”
Partners can register for the campaign
at
techdata.co.uk/education-asset-kit.
Cyber alert
Nearly half
(47%) of UK
organisations
feel that they
have insufficient
skills in-house
to deal with
the current
cyber threat
landscape.
(source:
Databarracks,
2016 Data
Health Check)
.
Guide to
the Open Cloud
Current trends and open sourceprojects
November 2016
AUTHORS
LibbyClark andMarkHinkle
The Linux Foundation
Norton teams up with
Synaxon
Synaxon, the channel services dealer
group, is making Norton security
solutions, including Norton Security
Standard, Norton Security Deluxe and
Norton Security Premium, available
to members via the EGIS platform. In
addition to promotions, members will
receive access to support tools such
as POS Kits, online marketing assets
and technical support.
Nick Shaw, Vice President and General
Manager EMEA, Norton, said: “Synaxon
opens up a new route to market for us to
reach and connect to a variety of IT and
office resellers. By working with Synaxon,
Norton is able to continue its focus on
channel partners and ensure we provide
them with all the tools necessary to keep
their customers protected. Synaxon’s
team are key to this strategy, and we are
looking forward to working with them.
As cybercrime continues to infiltrate
into our everyday lives, resellers are a
key cornerstone in helping to protect
consumers and their devices.”
Cyber-attack resistance weakens
Kirsty Guy: Targeting schools
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