Web shell attacks becoming increasingly popular among cybercriminals

The volume of web shell attacks worldwide is on an upwards trend and gathered significant pace in 2020. This is according to a new report from Microsoft, based on data drawn down from its Microsoft 365 Defender antivirus suite. “A web shell is typically a small piece of malicious code written in typical web development programming languages (e.g., ASP, PHP, …

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Pandemic drives massive surge in usage of collaboration software

For collaboration software providers, 2020 was year to remember, according to a new report from digital experience management company Aternity. Between February 17 and December 20 last year, the usage of collaboration platform Microsoft Teams grew by a whopping 3,891 percent. During the same time period, Zoom usage grew by 1,788 percent. Overall, the usage of Microsoft’s collaboration apps grew …

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Google is having second thoughts about the hybrid working revolution

Google has mixed feelings about the prospect of hybrid working, whereby employees divide their time between home and the office, the firm’s latest 10-K report suggests. The new report explains the company is still experimenting with the model and that it expects its competitiveness and “corporate culture” to take a hit as a result. “As we prepare to return our …

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Microsoft identifies multi-billion dollar opportunity for UK firms to support recovery

An opportunity to boost the UK economic recovery by billions of pounds has been identified in a new study from Microsoft.  In October, the company announced that small changes in the application of technology could see UK firms contribute an additional £48 billion to the economy and accelerate recovery from the effects of the pandemic.  New findings, however, reveal that …

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Level up: The importance of security certification for startups when dealing with global enterprises

In today’s fast-paced world, the security threats facing large global enterprises are increasingly complex and ever-changing. As such, global enterprises with thousands of employees need to be stringent with their policies to protect their business and customers. In 2019, the UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport released statistics showing that almost half of UK businesses suffered a cybersecurity …

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Volume of credential spill incidents doubles as attacks become more sophisticated

The number of incidents in which login details are leaked online, known as “credential spills”, has doubled in the past four years, according to a new report from cybersecurity firm F5. While the volume of spilled credentials fell by almost half (46 percent) in the same period, with the average spill size also declining by 73 percent, the record in …

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UK businesses falling behind on digitalisation plans

When it comes to UK companies and their Covid-19-powered digital transformation plans, the mantra seems to be “slow and steady wins the race”. According to a new report from ManpowerGroup, UK organizations aren’t as quick to transform as peers elsewhere around the world, but fewer have had to put their plans on hold, and more are planning to bring in …

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Many firms have lost customers over email attachment blunders

Email slip-ups have led to many businesses losing customers, new research from security company Tessian reveals. Based on a survey of 4,000 UK and US office workers, the report states that 46 percent have sent file attachments to incorrect recipients, with nearly one in five firms (18 percent) subsequently losing customers due to the error. The research further showed that …

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Top five data security principles to follow when moving to the cloud

In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, digital transformation has become essential for enterprises forced to adapt to new working conditions. Many organizations had already started their digital journey at the beginning of last year, but the global epidemic certainly accelerated things. In fact, research has shown 8 out of ten organizations fast-tracked their journey to digital transformation, compressing the …

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Hybrid cloud era sees demand for open source skills skyrocket

Cloud developer skills related to open source software are in greater demand than knowledge of proprietary platforms, a new report from IBM and O’Reilly claims. Polling 3,400 developers and technology managers, the two companies found that 94 percent of respondents prioritize open source skills, while almost three quarters (70 percent) prefer to use a cloud provider that’s based on open …

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