European executives lead the way in cyber-awareness
A greater proportion of European executives consider cybersecurity part of their business mission than their American counterparts, a new report from Trend Micro suggests. The report claims that 73 percent of European business and IT leaders view cybersecurity, either partially or entirely, as a business area. At the same time, just above half (58 percent) of their peers in North …
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Millions of BigBasket users have details leaked online
Personally identifiable data relating to more than 20 million BigBasket users has allegedly ended up on an underground forum where criminals buy and sell stolen data and hacking tools. As reported by TechCrunch, hackers going by the name “ShinyHunters” posted the database on the dark web for free over the weekend. The publication analyzed a small sample of the database …
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Cisco says computer chip shortage could last for months
Cisco’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chuck Robbins, believes the current shortage of computer chips will last all year. Speaking to the BBC on the matter, he said: “We think we’ve got another six months to get through the short term. The providers are building out more capacity. And that’ll get better and better over the next 12 to 18 months.” According …
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A revolution for digital procurement
The new Green Paper on transforming public procurement was an interesting read for me as someone who is immersed daily with the public sector on digital projects. I’m also someone who believes that transparency and openness, as well as an awareness of social value, are infinitely important to the process. The Government’s aim is for this Green Paper to prompt …
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Did Covid change software development for the better?
The idea for the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) methodology for software development first appeared 20 years ago, becoming mainstream with the 2011 publication of The Lean Startup by Eric Ries. Getting an application to MVP level has become the way enterprises create products that have just enough features to attract early adopters, providing the feedback needed to validate or abandon …
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The workplace is not dead – but the future is hybrid
The past year has significantly redefined the workplace as most offices across the UK closed and workers set up from home. With the successful transition to long-term remote working (despite initial road bumps), and the drastic COVID impact, the post-pandemic world of work will never be the same again. Though with its documented disadvantages, home working has brought so many …
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Five ways to improve web image and video accessibility for all
We live and work in an increasingly visual economy that relies on images and video to communicate complex information fast. From the humble emoticon to 4K Ultra HD video, brands and their customers are using visual imagery to attract, share, build communities, form relationships, persuade, sell and entertain. But how can we better serve people with visual impairments? According to …
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Cloud technology services – How they drive tangible innovation for businesses today
Worldwide end-user spending on public cloud services is forecast to grow 18.4 percent in 2021 to total $304.9 billion, up from $257.5 billion in 2020, according to recent research from analyst firm Gartner. It finds that the proportion of IT spending that is shifting to cloud will accelerate in the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis, with cloud projected to make …
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The hidden risk of 2021: Insider threats
Emphasis on perimeter defense has long been a dominant conversation in cybersecurity, with malicious hackers and sophisticated cybercriminal groups behind most high-profile leaks and breaches. But not every threat originates outside the organization. Forrester predicts that insider data breaches will rise 8 percent in 2021 and that a third of all incidents will be caused internally, and many organizations are …
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Innovations helping the UK achieve net-zero ambitions
The energy industry is well on its way towards a more sustainable future. Over the past decade, emissions from fossil fuels have dropped by nearly 30 percent as the UK pushes ahead to meet its net-zero ambitions by 2050. While this is all good news, the UK still relies heavily on gas (and sometimes diesel) for power generation, especially at …
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