By Ricky Magalhaes, Head of Offshore Security, Logicalis From Equifax to Uber, Wannacry and NotPetya, data breaches and malware have all made the headlines.

IT security experts are warning Christmas shoppers to be careful when buying internet-enabled toys and home appliances due to the risk of them being hacked.

69% of Channel Island firms expect the Internet of Things (IOT) to affect their products, services, or operations within three years.

The Logicalis Global CIO Survey 2017/18 polled 890 CIOs across 23 countries and found CIO optimism around digital transformation progress had dampened compared to last year.

Skills are the biggest barrier to digital transformation in the Channel Islands according to top IT executives.

Logicalis’s Jersey-based iConnect service has moved from Duhamel Place, St Helier, to the firm’s Britannia Place offices.

Three Logicalis security experts are amongst the first IT professionals in Jersey to become accredited EU General Data Protection Regulation Practitioners.

Logicalis has launched Jersey’s first cyber academy and apprenticeship programme training young Islanders to become cyber security experts.

The extent of data breaches in the Channel Islands could be at least four times current figures.