Print.IT Reseller - issue 77

BULLETIN Cybersecurity talent shortage A new report by global recruiter Robert Walters and data provider Vacancysoft – Cybersecurity: Building Business Resilience, revealed that half of the companies polled, do not have adequate cybersecurity provision to allow for 100% remote working. 58% of tech hiring managers list info-security as their most required skillset right now – yet only 10% of tech professionals in the UK possess the right skills to help plug the gap. Despite hiring freezes across the board during lockdown – including general IT roles which were down by -40% for the first half of this year – cybersecurity bucked the trend and job volumes increased by +6%. James Chaplin, CEO of Vacancysoft, said: “The rapid pace of digital transformation bought on by COVID-19 led to a surge in recruitment at the beginning of this year. As a result, cybersecurity is becoming an ever-greater part of the technology function.” www.robertwalters.co.uk www.vacancysoft.com Digital agility biggest opportunity The latest Global Business Barometer, based on a survey and analysis conducted by The Economist Intelligence Unit and supported by SAS shows that as of late June, the possibility of U-shaped economic recovery remains possible. Tech spending is up – technology firms had a higher than average propensity than to assert spending increases, an attitude which is promising for hopes of a U-shaped recovery. Out of all of the ways for companies to become more resilient, greater digital agility was cited by 50% of respondents as being the biggest opportunity. That was followed by better customer experience at 45% and more innovative offerings at 42%. It could be seen as worrying to find strategic planning and business continuity somewhat lower down the list. A global pandemic was not an unknown risk prior to COVID-19, yet few seemed prepared. This often resulted in a scramble for ad-hoc solutions – digital being chief among them – rather than a methodical, step-by-step response. www.eiuperspectives.economist.com Cyber-attacks on the rise Tenable has published a global industry study that revealed the vast majority of UK organisations (96%) have experienced a business-impacting cyber-attack in the past 12 months, according to both business and security executives. The data is drawn from ‘ The Rise of the Business-Aligned Security Executive ,’ a commissioned study of more than 800 global business and cybersecurity leaders, including 103 respondents in the UK, conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Tenable. As cybercriminals continue their relentless attacks, 63% of respondents in the UK have witnessed a dramatic increase in the number of business-impacting cyber-attacks over the past two years. Unfortunately, these attacks had damaging effects, with organisations reporting loss of employee data (44%), financial loss or theft (36%) and customer attrition (34%). 65% of security leaders in the UK say these attacks also involved operational technology (OT). Business leaders want a clear picture of how at risk they are and how that risk is changing as they plan and execute business strategies. But only four out of 10 local security leaders say they can answer the fundamental question, “How secure, or at risk, are we?” with a high level of confidence. www.tenable.com Cybersecurity awareness has doubled The 2020 Netwrix IT Trends report: Reshaped Reality , reveals the change in IT priorities for organisations for the rest of the year due to the coronavirus outbreak, based on a global survey of 937 IT pros. The top three IT priorities for the 120 IT respondents from the UK were network security (73%), data security (71%) and cybersecurity awareness among employees (69%). Other UK-centric findings include: organisations are more focused on data privacy now than before the crisis as 60% prioritised this option compared to 30% pre-pandemic; the number of organisations that consider digital transformation as their top priority has significantly decreased from 57% to 20%; the importance of cloud migration has decreased from 52% to 22% and only 40% of respondents plan to focus on automation of IT processes. This number is down from 70% pre-pandemic. www.netwrix.com PRINTITRESELLER.UK 7 01732 75972 5 6810 We can buy your unused toners As a Managed Print Service provider, we understand how important it is to deliver the best value and performance to your customers. After all, your business is all about helping your customers to reduce costs, optimise efficiency and automate processes. Our dedicated team at The Jolly Savage work closely with many Managed Print Service businesses to handle their customers’ surplus toner stock; if you have unused toners that you are interested in selling, contact us today for a no obligation quote. Are you a Managed Print Service provider? 01462 60 50 50 · [email protected] · www.thejollysavage.co.uk 11 February 2021