Tag: IT asset management
Data at risk as amateur employees invest in new IT systems
A study conducted by Informatica Corporation has concluded that many businesses are putting themselves at risk of data loss or security breaches, because they lack the true expertise in non-IT departments, where amateur users are executing significant decisions without involving the experts. The report states that since figures show a 62 per cent annual increase in the amount of data which is being generated around the world, many workers are …
Portable devices pose problems for UK IT managers
A new study has found that those in charge of IT management in the UK are failing to keep tabs on the various mobile and portable devices which are used within a given business or organisation, increasing the risks of data loss or theft. Seventy-five per cent of respondents to a survey conducted by Absolute Software, said that within larger businesses they could not reliably give the precise location of …
