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The business case that drove your organization to adopt a host-based segmentation solution will serve as an anchor for your initial design. Consider the different components of the solution and address how each will need to be supported.
Even with the economic challenges that COVID-19 has posed for businesses, almost 38 percent of enterprises are keeping their IT budgets unchanged or actually increasing them. Getting more business value from their data lake is important for more than 95 percent of enterprises, with 61 percent saying it is very important and an additional 35 percent saying it is somewhat important.
The survey also revealed that IoT security is creating an adoption lag, with 86% of enterprises reporting that IoT deployments have been delayed or constrained due to security concerns. When asked about how IoT security concerns are being tackled, 50% of respondents cited putting IoT devices on their own private networks.
A distributed denial-of-service attack crippled the websites and systems of Minneapolis late last week, but no data appears to have been breached. Most of the systems were restored quickly, and Minneapolis CIO Fadi Fadhil said that the city had proactive measures in place to respond to and mitigate such attacks when they occur.
Businesses are are adapting IT strategies, reprioritizing cloud adoption and automated database monitoring due to the effects of a global lockdown, remote working and a focus on business continuity, according to Redgate. The report, which surveyed nearly 1,000 respondents in April 2020, reveals that while performance monitoring and backups remain the most common responsibilities for database professionals, managing security and user permissions have leapt to third and fourth place, respectively.
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Zyxel Networks announced USG FLEX, a new series of mid-range firewalls designed for SMBs to keep up with the workplace mobility, connectivity and security requirements post-pandemic. Zyxel's new USG FLEX 100, USG FLEX 200 and USG FLEX 500 firewalls feature upgraded hardware and software power that level up SMB security with up to 125 percent of firewall performance and up to an additional 500 percent Unified Threat Management performance.
"Throughout the pandemic, Aruba's AI-powered infrastructure has adapted to optimize customers' reimagined work environments at half a million customer sites worldwide, with massive teleworkforces dispatched to work from home, and for essential mobile workforces." Through Aruba-led innovations or implemented in concert with Aruba Technology Partners, these solutions use IoT and Bluetooth radios already built into Aruba access points and managed from a single pane of glass.
BitSight announced several new, innovative capabilities within its BitSight for Third-Party Risk Management solution that provide intelligent recommendations, operational guidance, and risk prioritization to enable more effective third-party cyber risk management. "Third-party ecosystems are expanding rapidly and organizations of all shapes and sizes struggle to create effective risk management programs," said Dave Fachetti, executive vice president of Strategy.
YouAttest, an innovator in the Identity Governance & Administration market, announced the general availability of YouAttest's Identity Compliance Solution, the first cloud-based tool which automates reporting and auditing services for Okta's Identity Cloud. YouAttest has joined the Okta Integration Network and its ICS products have completed certification with the Okta SSO and security methodology.