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IT downtime cuts enterprise profit by 9%, says study

CIO

For the study, titled “The Hidden Costs of Downtime,” Oxford Economics quizzed executives from Global 2000 companies about the causes and costs of downtime in IT systems. Almost a quarter of the estimated cost of downtime — $49 million of the estimated $200 million average for Global 2000 companies — was due to lost revenue, the study found.

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IT downtime cuts enterprise profit by 9%, says study

CIO

For the study, titled “The Hidden Costs of Downtime,” Oxford Economics quizzed executives from Global 2000 companies about the causes and costs of downtime in IT systems. Almost a quarter of the estimated cost of downtime — $49 million of the estimated $200 million average for Global 2000 companies — was due to lost revenue, the study found.

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A Practical History of the Firewall – Part 3: Performance Takes Center Stage

Firemon

The Rise of the ASIC The Appliance Becomes the Standard Security Goes Mainstream Book a Demo Jody Brazil CEO at FireMon By the early 2000s, proxies had lost, and stateful inspection dominated the market. In addition, Netscreen introduced a security-specific ASIC for firewall decision packet processing.

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Infinidat and Kyndryl Deliver Modern Data Protection, Cyber Resiliency, and Primary Storage for a Fortune Global 500 Enterprise

Infinidat

The InfiniGuard platform includes our award-winning InfiniSafe® cyber storage resilience and recovery technology, which provides a comprehensive set of cyber resilience tools to help thwart cyberattacks, such as ransomware and malware. It was a favorable project from the start.

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The changing face of cybersecurity threats in 2023

CIO

While the group’s goals were unclear and differing – fluctuating between amusement, monetary gain, and notoriety – at various times, it again brought to the fore the persistent gaps in security at even the biggest and most informed companies. Let’s revisit the most prevalent security threats and see how they’re evolving in 2023.

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Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear: Reflecting on the Cybersecurity Threats from 2019

Tenable

Tenable’s Security Response Team reviews the biggest cybersecurity threats of 2019. With 2019 coming to an end, the Tenable Security Response Team reflects on the vulnerabilities and threats that had a major impact over the last year. The flaw gained so much attention that both Microsoft and the U.S.

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Cyber Canon Book Review: Zero Day Threat: The Shocking Truth of How Banks and Credit Bureaus Help Cyber Crooks Steal Your Money and Identity

Palo Alto Networks

Bottom Line: I don’t recommend this book for the Cybersecurity Canon Hall of Fame, but if you are interested in the topic, this is a good one to read. Review: When I started focusing on cybersecurity back in the early 2000s, we faced a series of routine attacks like the Melissa virus, Love Bug and Anna Kournikova.