Insurance Rate Declines Moderate as Cyber Shines

Global insurance rates declined for the 15th consecutive quarter, remaining competitive for most of 2016, according to the Marsh Global Insurance Market Index, Q4, 2016, which tracks industry data. Insurance rate decreases moderated in the fourth consecutive quarter as global property rates continue to drop at a greater rate than other lines, mainly due to… Continue reading Insurance Rate Declines Moderate as Cyber Shines

KORE and Able Device Announce Agreement to Deploy Enterprise Customer Pilots for SIMbae™

Innovative SIM-Based Solution Provides Value Added Tools to Simplify IoT Deployments   BARCELONA, Spain & ALPHARETTA, Ga. – KORE, the people powering the Internet-of-Things (IoT) innovations and opportunities, and Able Device, a pioneer in SIM-based IoT and M2M application technology, today announced an agreement to deploy enterprise customer pilots that embed Able Device’s flagship offering,… Continue reading KORE and Able Device Announce Agreement to Deploy Enterprise Customer Pilots for SIMbae™

ADVA Optical Networking Announces Major Customer Engagements With Voyager White Box Solution

Facebook-Designed Open Optical Packet Transport System Rapidly Moves From Concept to Commercial Testing MUNICH, Germany – ADVA Optical Networking announced today that it is working with nine customers on trials of the Facebook-designed Voyager solution. A mixture of Tier 1 service providers and large enterprises are using the open optical packet transport system in a range… Continue reading ADVA Optical Networking Announces Major Customer Engagements With Voyager White Box Solution

New York Intros New Cyber Security Rules for Financial Companies

The State of New York recently announced new regulations [PDF], set to take effect on March 1, that require banks, insurance companies and other financial services companies to establish and maintain cyber security programs that meet specific standards. “As our global financial network becomes even more interconnected and entities around the world increasingly suffer information… Continue reading New York Intros New Cyber Security Rules for Financial Companies

Uber Case Highlights Employment Liability Risk

By now you’ll have read the troubling tale of alleged workplace sexual harassment as told by a former Uber employee on her personal blog. As the LA Times reports, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has called in former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct an independent investigation and claimed that the blog post was the… Continue reading Uber Case Highlights Employment Liability Risk

BCI: Incident micromanagement – good or bad?

The Business Continuity Institute Yesterday I attended the Scottish Continuity Resilient Scotland Conference at the RBS Headquarters in Edinburgh. The opening speaker was John Swinney MSP, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills. He began by talking about the need for resilience in Scotland, as well as the risk from cyber attacks… Continue reading BCI: Incident micromanagement – good or bad?

BCI: Play your part in building a resilient organization

The Business Continuity Institute The countdown has begun for Business Continuity Awareness Week (15th – 19th May 2017). We are only a few months away, and now we have published the posters that will be used to promote the week. The theme for BCAW this year is cyber security, and we have produced a series of… Continue reading BCI: Play your part in building a resilient organization

Panzura Launches Freedom Partner Program to Enable Solution Providers to Capitalize on Massive Shift to Cloud

CAMPBELL, Calif. – Panzura® today announced the immediate availability of the Freedom Partner Program, a comprehensive new program that enables solution providers to capitalize on the massive shift of IT infrastructure to the cloud. Building on the recent Panzura Freedom product line announcement, the Freedom Partner Program enables solution providers to assist customers in solving… Continue reading Panzura Launches Freedom Partner Program to Enable Solution Providers to Capitalize on Massive Shift to Cloud

Email Delivery Platform Mailgun Spins Out from Rackspace, Raises $50M in Financing

Email automation platform Mailgun has raised $50 million in financing as it spins out from Rackspace and becomes an independent company. Rackspace acquired Mailgun in August 2012 to add an easy-to-use email delivery service for developers. Mailgun offers a set of APIs that allows users to send, receive and track emails from within their applications. The… Continue reading Email Delivery Platform Mailgun Spins Out from Rackspace, Raises $50M in Financing