In my last post, I described the challenges of providing support for the sort of complex hybrid IT infrastructures that have become critical for business success.
Effective support for these IT infrastructures requires both human expertise and sophisticated automated tools that can be beyond your reach.
Complex hybrid IT infrastructures comprised of network, key servers, applications, clouds, services, data, storage environments, and, yes, users require constant care and feeding to ensure that performance goals are met and systems and data remain protected.
Enterprise IT infrastructures have changed dramatically in the last few years, thanks to the technical prowess and cost-efficiencies of internet communications, virtualization, and, of course, cloud computing.
In my last post, I described six cybersecurity threats that have sparked concern of late:
As cyberattackers exploit new techniques and get better at covering their tracks, several types of cyberthreat now loom large:
These days, the consequences of inadequate cybersecurity have profound impacts on companies’ reputations, bottom lines, and leadership jobs. Equifax’s 2017 breach, for instance, cost $439 million , tanked its share price by 27% , and forced its CISO, CIO , and CEO to resign.
