More than half of midsize companies are planning to increase their information technology (IT) budgets over the next 12 to 18 months, according to an IBM global study of more than 2,000 midsize companies representing more than 20 countries.
Small and mid-sized businesses still haven’t recognized the tremendous impact a disaster can have on their businesses. Despite warnings, it seems like many still think it can’t happen to them, says a study by Semantec Corp.
The Department of Homeland Security canceled a project to build a technology-based “virtual fence” across the Southwest border, saying that the effort was ineffective and too costly.