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IT training can help employees to understand the features of new security software deployments in a climate of advancing technologies and modes of delivery. Business analyst Gartner notes how security software deployments are changing with time – including some ‘security as a service’ (SaaS) approaches to provision that could be preferred by companies keen on [...]

When you’re investing in secure online backup, it’s important to check the levels of security you can expect – but most companies fail to do so, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers report. The analyst found 56% of cloud storage customers do not check the security offered by external providers. This is in spite of the fact [...]

Data security for mobile devices is a growing concern for many companies that allow employees to work from home, or from different offices, with a need to transfer sensitive files between different locations on a physical disk. While it may be tempting to allow employees to use devices they are familiar with, or carry with [...]

Cloud computing is likely to be on many firms’ agendas in the next few days as panic-buying has left petrol stations across the UK empty of fuel. With many workers’ commutes thrown into doubt, the prospect of half-empty offices is an extreme but viable concern for employers. However, there is no reason why many might [...]

Document management – in particular the digitisation and storage of paper documents in electronic form – is taking place at two clear but very different speeds in big businesses, according to Aberdeen Group. The divide seems to be between banking organisations, where speed is of the essence and large-scale document capture is taking place on [...]

Cloud storage could be the ideal solution for organisations hit by rising external disk storage prices in the months to come. In the fourth quarter of 2011, global disk storage revenues rose by 3.5% compared with the same period of the previous year, while external disk storage outpaced the rest of the market at 7.7% [...]

A quarter of firms already use cloud computing to support their business intelligence operations, or intend to do so in the future, reports Gartner. Nearly 1,400 business users of BI platforms and IT managers were approached by Gartner in its recent survey. More than one in four – 27% of those queried – either had [...]

Online backup can help companies to put in place business continuity plans that cater for the most likely causes of interruption. According to a recent survey from the British Insurance Brokers’ Association and the Cabinet Office, flooding accounts for 41% of all business emergencies, followed by fire at 33%. Together they account for almost three [...]

Data protection and payment security are among the key issues identified in a European Commission Green Paper on the future of electronic payments, or e-payments. They rank alongside: service provider interoperability; transparent pricing of payment services; technical standardisation; and market access for new start-ups. By tackling all of these concerns, the Commission suggests it should [...]