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ISACA examines the business impact of 2013 IT trends

Rolling Meadows, Illinois, USA: ISACA, a non-profit association of 100,000 IT professionals in 180 countries, today outlined what it believes will be the key trends organisations will face in 2013. With the financial climate set to remain in ‘crisis mode’ for the foreseeable future, greater collaboration, cheaper infrastructure, information overload and BYOD will remain on the corporate agenda as trends to be addressed if the organisation is to benefit. But it won’t be ‘business as usual’ as EaaS (everything as a service) is set to make an entrance, bringing with it the ‘Internet of Things’.

: HANNAH RAFFERTY; InfoSecurity; Posted On Monday, 24 December 2012 00:57

2013 IT prediction

2012 suggested that despite everything we still don’t seem to be learning the lessons of data protection. Too much of the damage and frequency of data breaches and hacktivist attacks can be attributed to flawed approaches to how critical data is secured.

: JASON HART, VP CLOUD SOLUTIONS, SAFENET; Viewpoints; Posted On Monday, 24 December 2012 00:54

National Business Crime Solution acquires Business Crime Intelligence Bureau to step up fight against business crime

The National Business Crime Solution (NBCS) has acquired the Business Crime Intelligence Bureau (BCIB), as part of its strategy to reduce criminal activity perpetrated against businesses nationwide in both the retail and wider sectors, Vigilance can report.

: BECKY MCVICKER; InfoSecurity; Posted On Friday, 21 December 2012 10:58

ISACA survey reveals power struggle within organisations over Cloud Services

London, UK: ISACA, a non-profit association of 100,000 IT professionals in 180 countries, today released further insights from its 2012 IT Risk/Reward Barometer. The study, conducted amongst 4,500 IT professionals from 83 countries, many of whom are of senior management level or higher, reveals that organisations remain sceptical when it comes to cloud services—especially public cloud computing. The overarching trend is that businesses see numerous benefits for adopting cloud services; however, the perceived risk cause them concern.