New research from Agilitas IT Solutions has revealed that confidence in the future of the Technology Channel has reached a record height amongst UK industry decision-makers, with the overall confidence score reaching 7.8 out of a possible 10. Agilitas unveils these findings through the launch of its annual Technology Channel Confidence Index 2022, the inaugural report of the new EVOLVE era.

Today, technology often rules our lives, with useful devices that allow us to check our emails first thing in the morning, answer calls out of office hours and spend our weekend trying to ‘catch up’ on work instead of devoting time to family, self-care, or hobbies.

Gigamon has announced new findings from its Ransomware Defence research, commissioned and conducted by Gartner Peer Insights. The survey of global IT and InfoSec leaders across North America, APAC, and EMEA found that 96 per cent of InfoSec professionals consider endpoint detection and response (EDR) to be the most important tool in their arsenal against ransomware. Yet only 4 per cent of global respondents are very confident they are prepared for an attack, and many anticipate major business disruption as a result.

New research commissioned by Cohesity, experts in next-gen data management, reveals that while most IT and security operations (SecOps) decision-makers believe they should jointly share the responsibility for their organisations data security strategy, many of these teams are not collaborating as effectively as possible to address growing cyber threats.

When it comes to taking on leadership opportunities, the newfound responsibility can be daunting for some. Research from RADA Business, Beating Workplace Performance Anxiety report, found that 94 per cent of company directors reported feeling anxious about communicating and that they felt this anxiety around 10 times per month, which is twice the average across all job levels.

In recent times, employee wellbeing has been on the top of the agenda for both employees and employers, and the pandemic has brought it even further into the spotlight. As reported by the World Health Organization (WHO), poor health reduces national GDP by 15 per cent, almost twice the 8 per cent hit to GDP that the pandemic itself has had. Therefore, it’s unsurprising that improving mental health has become a key focus for senior leaders.