As the technology channel provides more managed services, the deployment of remote monitoring and measurement (RMM) tools can help ease the strain of having to keep an eye on several client infrastructures at the same time.
The main cyber threats companies are not prepared for are: outsider attack (43%), data vulnerability (38%), insider sabotage (35%), user errors (35%), and phishing (35%), according to a Bitdefender survey on US IT decision makers.
The number of attacks companies of all sizes face every day is almost incomprehensible. This includes a near daily dose of ransomware, zero-day exploits and other malicious malware carried out through increasingly clever phishing scams
The Internet of Things is growing, and so are the warnings about the need to secure it.
Just last week, a panel of security experts said IoT will be at the center of enterprise security and infrastructure readiness for the next several years, CRN reported.
(NOTE: This story was originally posted to CRN.com Nov. 2.)
If you've been wondering whether the Internet of Things would be a welcome addition to your offerings, there's new research that should convince you to join the party.
The IoT market is perhaps more lucrative and complicated than many once thought, a study by ABI Research found. And as such, vendors are becoming more strategic in expanding their partner programs to loop VARs and system integrators into their IoT strategies, ABI says.