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IBM Study: Responding to Cybersecurity Incidents Still a Major Challenge for Businesses

By Guest PostMarch 14, 2018Technologybusinesses, cyber resilience, cyber resilient organization, cybersecurity, ibm study, ponemon institute

77 percent of firms surveyed lack proper incident response plans; while 69 percent report funding for cyber resiliency is insufficient

CAMBRIDGE, MA – 14 Mar 2018: IBM Security (NYSE: IBM) today announced the results of a global study exploring the factors and challenges of being a Cyber Resilient organization. The study was conducted by Ponemon Institute and sponsored by IBM Resilient and found that 77 percent of respondents admit they do not have a formal cyber security incident response plan (CSIRP) applied consistently across their organization. Nearly half of the 2800 respondents reported that their incident response plan is either informal/ad hoc or completely non-existent. (more…)

IBM Future of Identity Study: Millennials Poised to Disrupt Authentication Landscape

By Guest PostJanuary 30, 2018Technologydigital identities, future of identity, how to secure, ibm study, personal security, traditional password hygiene

• Young adults lax on passwords, more comfortable with biometric and multifactor authentication
• People now prioritize security over convenience when logging into apps

CAMBRIDGE, MA – 29 Jan 2018: IBM (NYSE: IBM) Security today released a global[1] study examining consumer perspectives around digital identity and authentication, which found that people now prioritize security over convenience when logging into applications and devices. Generational differences also emerged showing that younger adults are putting less care into traditional password hygiene, yet are more likely to use biometrics, multifactor authentication and password managers to improve their personal security. (more…)

IBM Study: Hybrid Clouds Dominate — Enable Companies to Innovate, Exceed Expectations

By Guest PostSeptember 1, 2016Technologyhybrid cloud strategy, hybrid clouds, ibm study, marie wieck

ARMONK, N.Y. – 01 Sep 2016: Almost every company is using the cloud, but not for everything, finds a new IBM study. Seventy-eight percent of respondents say their cloud initiatives are coordinated or fully integrated, compared to just 34 percent in 2012. And, among high performing organizations, that number climbs to 83 percent. At the same time, nearly half of workloads — 45 percent — are expected to remain on-premises with dedicated servers. (more…)

IBM Study: Number of Cyber Attacks on Retailers Drops by Half; Criminals Still Stole Over 61 Million Customer Records in 2014

By Guest PostJanuary 5, 2015Technologyblack friday, catalina, criminals, cyber monday, cyber-attacks, dexter, dizzy, eizelle, ibm study, kris lovejoy, martin fieder, meeresbakterium, menstruationszyklus, number, susanne huber, trisomie, wes chaar

Cyber Thieves Scale Back, Take Off Two Biggest Shopping Days of the Year

ARMONK, N.Y. – 05 Jan 2015: According to findings released today by IBM, despite an 50 percent decline in the number of cyber attacks against U.S. retailers, the number of records stolen from them remains at near record highs. IBM Security researchers report that in 2014, cyber attackers still managed to steal more than 61 million records from retailers despite the decline in attacks, demonstrating cyber criminal’s increasing sophistication and efficiency. (more…)

IBM Study: CMOs Fusing Internal and External Data to Drive Financial Success

By Guest PostMarch 17, 2014Technologycmos, digital pacesetters, external data, financial success, growth of data, ibm study, ibv, internal, john kennedy, social media

Interviews with Over 500 CMOs Show Data, Social Media Present Biggest Opportunities and Challenges

Armonk, N.Y. – 17 Mar 2014: According to a new IBM study, high-performing CMOs are integrating internal and external data to garner deep insights that, in turn, provide them with a much deeper understanding of their customers.

The study, entitled “Stepping up to the challenge: How CMOs can start to close the aspirational gap,” is based on findings from face-to-face conversations with more than 500 CMOs from 56 countries and 19 industries worldwide. Conducted by IBM’s Institute for Business Value (IBV), the study reveals that 94 percent of CMOs believe advanced analytics will play a significant role in helping them reach their goals. However, an increased number of CMOs say their organizations are underprepared to capitalize on the data explosion – 82 percent compared to 71 percent three years before. (more…)

IBM Study: CIOs Have a New Boss – Customers

By Guest PostMarch 13, 2014Technologybusiness strategy, business value, cio, critical trends, customers, data scientists, ibm study, ibv, macro economic changes, market factors, new boss, peter korsten, statistician, value

Study of more than 1,600 CIOs adds customer satisfaction to the tech executives’ performance review

ARMONK, N.Y. – 13 Mar 2014: With consumers engaging more directly with businesses through mobile and social media, more than 60 percent of CIOs will focus more heavily on improving the customer experience and getting closer to customers, according to a new report released by IBM.

The report, entitled “Moving from the Back Office to the Front Lines – CIO Insights from the Global C-suite Study” is based on face-to-face conversations with more than 1,600 CIOs from 70 countries and 20 industries worldwide. The research, conducted by IBM’s Institute for Business Value, reveals that customers drive CIOs to turn their focus to the front lines. (more…)

IBM Study Identifies How African Businesses Can Overcome the Technology Adoption Gap

By Guest PostJanuary 27, 2014Technologyafrican business, african economy, african it leader, economic growth, egypt, ibm study, Kenya, morocco, nicholas nesbitt, nigeria, overcome, pacesetters, South Africa, technology adoption gap

Research reveals common challenges preventing IT progress in Africa recommends steps to overcome technology roadblocks

Nairobi, Kenya – 27 Jan 2014: IBM IBM today announced the results of a new study entitled ‘Setting the pace in Africa: How IT leaders deliver on the potential of emerging technologies’, which found that while nearly 87 percent of African IT leaders rank new technologies such as analytics, cloud, mobile and social media as being critical to business success, only 53% are pushing forward with adoption. (more…)

IBM Study Finds More Than Half of Midmarket Companies Lack an Integrated Digital Strategy

By Guest PostNovember 21, 2013Technologyanalyzing data, big data analytics, c suite business, c suite leaders, cloud, coriell life sciences, digitization, Environment, ibm global financing, ibm study, individual dna, integrated digital strategy, john mason, micro strategies, midmarket, midmarket companies, mobile, return on investment, scott megill, smbs, Technology

Small and Midsize Businesses Outperform Competitors By Fusing the Physical with Big Data, Mobile and the Cloud

ARMONK, N.Y – 21 Nov 2013: An IBM global study of C-Suite leaders uncovers a surprising fact about small and midsize companies: they may not be as digitally savvy as they’d like.

The survey’s top findings include:

More than half of midmarket companies lack an integrated digital strategy.
65% of the midmarket C-Suite business executives recognized that the lack of a cohesive social media plan is the biggest barrier to doing more in the digital space.
More than half of respondents also cite the need to better understand how social media fits with other operational priorities, and how to measure its return on investment. (more…)

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