Shadow IT news stories

The research shows that 92% of employees and managers in large enterprises want full control over applications, but they don't have it.

KnowBe4 has released a new report showing half of the employees at shadow IT companies use unauthorised file services to complete their work.

CyCognito enables users to identify externally-exposed systems and digital assets that are either unknown, uncontrolled or abandoned.

The CAP solution ensures that access to SaaS applications and data is secured while maintaining centralised visibility across sanctioned and unsanctioned applications.

A department creating its own bespoke IT solution may sound like a good idea, but are the risks really worth it?

While 5G promises to shake up the world of mobile apps, communications, and IoT, 5G’s potential for scalability may end up taking a darker turn.

“Our Capture Cloud Platform delivers increased value, ease of use and the security efficacy required for today’s cyber arms race.”

Businesses of all shapes and sizes have different rationale for having moved or considering to move workloads into the cloud.

Employees in some of Australia’s largest organisations are flouting cybersecurity policies and it’s not just junior employees who are guilty.

“By putting identity at the centre of security and IT operations, these organisations can move their IT teams out of full-time firefighting mode."

The presence of unknown cloud services makes it difficult for security teams to identify and manage the organisations total attack surface.

There is a worrying trend for businesses to look at shadow IT as great examples of becoming digital. But in truth it is the exact opposite.

“Organisations shouldn’t surrender to or ignore shadow IT; rather, they should leverage it to bring new solutions forward."

The threat of shadow data in the enterprise is on the rise as cloud app usage surges, opening organisations to $1.9 million in potential losses.

A new report says CIOs are increasingly being left out of the IT purchasing loop - but they're fighting back, becoming internal service providers.

Dissatisfaction with business collaboration tools is driving employees to turn to unsanctioned and unsecure technology, and driving up shadow IT.

In order to encourage young New Zealand women to consider a career in IT, MIT is holding an event on September 3 2015.

Instead of seeing shadow IT as a major problem, more chief information security officers (CISOs) are seeing the business benefits of the phenomenon.

CipherCloud has identified an increasing number of enterprises need help with cloud visibility problems, and have launched a Cloud Discovery Enterpris

"It is important to protect against risks now as shadow IT has a strong footprint inside many enterprises and will not fade anytime soon."