Moving ahead with ISO 45001 for safety and health at work

Today is World Day for Safety and Health at Work and the ideal time to consider a new International Standard due out early next year – ISO 45001 – ISO’s first standard for occupational health and safety management systems. Latest estimates from the International Labour Organization (ILO) show that more than 6 300 people die each day… Continue reading Moving ahead with ISO 45001 for safety and health at work

Everything Is Critical Infrastructure; Learn How to Profit from It

MSPs are tasked with keeping everything running. They have an around-the-clock, constant flow of information, accessible at any time from anywhere. Each and every single business depends in some way shape or form on that network of information flowing. However, we often consider only a small subset of what users actually interact with to be… Continue reading Everything Is Critical Infrastructure; Learn How to Profit from It

2017 FEMA Individual and Community Preparedness Award Application Period Now Open

WASHINGTON – The application period for the 2017 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Individual and Community Preparedness Awards is now open. The awards highlight innovative local practices and achievements by honoring individuals, organizations and jurisdictions that have made outstanding contributions toward strengthening their community to prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate a disaster.… Continue reading 2017 FEMA Individual and Community Preparedness Award Application Period Now Open

Security Challenges Drive Growth For IAM Solutions

The world is changing fast, and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) and telecommuting are increasingly becoming the norm, not the exception. This increasingly mobile and flexible workforce creates new security challenges as more and different types of devices are being used in multiple locations. Security and risk professionals must ensure that only the right people get access to… Continue reading Security Challenges Drive Growth For IAM Solutions

North American Insurers Lead In Tech Spending

North American insurers lead the way in IT spending globally and will invest $73 billion in tech areas such as data analytics, cloud, and insurtech in 2017. Digital Insurance reports that global IT spending by insurers is slated to reach $185 billion by the end of this year, according to the Celent “IT Spending in… Continue reading North American Insurers Lead In Tech Spending

Machine Learning in Security: 4 Factors to Consider

There’s a good chance you’ve considered the implications of machine learning for your security team. As data increases, the skill gap widens, and hackers’ strategies get more complex, businesses struggle to detect and address cyberattacks. Machine learning enables behavioral analytics and cognitive security to detonate attachments before they arrive in someone’s inbox, or correlate types… Continue reading Machine Learning in Security: 4 Factors to Consider

BCI: Organizations leaving sensitive files accessible to all employees

The Business Continuity Institute There is an alarming level of exposure for corporate and sensitive files across organizations, including an average of 20% of folders per organization open to every employee, according to a new study conducted by Varonis. The Data Risk Report was the result of an analysis of 236.5 million folders containing 2.8 billion files, comprising… Continue reading BCI: Organizations leaving sensitive files accessible to all employees

Rackspace Launches Portfolio of Professional Services for AWS

Provides Architecture Best Practices, Migration Management and Cloud Automation Throughout Customers’ AWS Cloud Journey SAN ANTONIO, TX – Rackspace® today announced the expansion of its managed service offerings for the Amazon Web Services™ (AWS) Cloud to include a portfolio of Professional Services. The Fanatical Support® for AWS Professional Services are tailored to support customers who are… Continue reading Rackspace Launches Portfolio of Professional Services for AWS

New Help for Dealing with Extreme Events

A New Company, X-Events Dynamics LLC, Guides Organizations through Identification and Management of X-Events The world is exploding with uncertainty, from the effects of the rapid rise of populist geopolitics to the confusion of extreme immigration to explosive technological disasters.   A new company, X-Event Dynamics LLC (XED), has been created to bring expertise on extreme… Continue reading New Help for Dealing with Extreme Events

Over Half of Workers Say Remote Working Reboots Concentration

A change of scene lifts dwindling productivity, finds Regus research DALLAS – Remote working improves productivity levels by offering business people a much-needed change of scenery. According to the latest research commissioned by Regus, the flexible workspace provider, half of American workers (50%) suffering from cabin fever find relief by varying their work environment. To… Continue reading Over Half of Workers Say Remote Working Reboots Concentration