IT Security and Cloud Snapshot: July 2019

With two of the biggest internet outages in history hitting Cloudflare, Facebook and WhatsApp in the past week, July has already been an eventful for IT and cyber security, highlighting the increasing need for strong cyber security and IT skills.
In our latest IT industry snapshot, we are delivering the key articles and insights across cloud technology, IT security and infrastructure.

Industry News

What caused the Cloudfare outage?

This week, internet infrastructure firm Cloudflare suffered an outage that left over 10% of the global internet inaccessible.

In this new article, The Register's Richard Speed explains what was behind the outage and how cloud hosting providers can avoid making the same mistake.

Read the full explanation here

UK cyber security progress has stalled

UK businesses are failing to adopt cyber security best practices and keep up with advancing threats, according to a new report by security firm NTT Security.


See key insights from the report here

Written by: Warwick Ashford for Computer Weekly


IT Security and Cloud Insights

Is Internet of Things a Business Risk Worth Taking?

As businesses look to modernise their workforce through the adoption of IoT technology, our IT Recruitment Manager Kevin Riley evaluates the potential benefits and IT security risks presented by Internet of Things technology.



UK firms aren't insured against cyberattacks

Over 60% of businesses did not have cyber-insurance during their most recent attack, highlighting an alarming trend that is leaving organisations vulnerable to huge financial loss.


Click to read the full article by Sead Fadilpasic for IT Pro Portal


Unmissable Resource

Why multi-cloud management is a mess

Multi-cloud strategies offer plenty of benefits in the increasingly hybrid IT world.

However, as 80% of businesses steer towards a multi-cloud future, many are struggling to properly manage the process and optimise their multi-cloud strategy.

In this month's unmissable resource, Matt Asay explains the issues facing multi-cloud adoption and the management issues that businesses are wrestling with.

Find out what is making multi-cloud management such a headache

Written by: Matt Asay for TechRepublic

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