Hackers are becoming far more proficient at compromising business email accounts
Cybercriminals are getting better at Business Email Compromise (BEC), a new report from Barracuda suggests. According to the report, while BEC made up just seven percent of all spear-phishing attacks in 2019, it now takes up 12 percent, which is a significant jump. In terms of the overall threat landscape, email fraud is the most popular practice, with 36 percent …
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A question of mindset: Why business leaders must engage with technology, even if they don’t understand it
Contemporary business thinking argues that IT is now so fundamental to commercial success that it should govern how companies are run, how they prioritize investment, even how they describe themselves. Take Uber, for instance, which for many isn’t a disruptive transportation or delivery business, it’s a tech company. Similarly, Amazon isn’t primarily a retailer, it’s a technology company – the …
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Keeping your business on top of its tech can be the key to IT success
If you want your business to succeed, you’re better off constantly upgrading and improving your core business applications, instead of ripping and replacing. This is according to a new report from Micro Focus, which states that businesses can benefit greatly from continuous improvement, particularly in terms of return of value, customer satisfaction, sustainable innovation and longer application lifespans. Companies that …
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Shadow IT could be the secret key to business growth
Shadow IT, which refers to the use of unapproved tools by employees, could actually propel business growth in the months and years to come, claims a new report from Forcepoint and Fujitsu. According to the report, Covid-19 and the remote working boom have resulted in “unprecedented” levels of shadow IT. There has been a reported 45 percent increase in the …
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Best business antivirus | ITProPortal
Keeping your business operations safe and malware-free in the modern era isn’t easy. There are security risks left and right, as hackers are constantly devising new and more ingenious ways to carry out sinister agendas like stealing your sensitive data or simply hampering the functionality of your devices, consequently damaging your company’s efficiency. The logical method to deal with these …
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Google’s new business app builder requires no coding at all
Google Cloud has announced a new app builder that requires no coding at all. Called Business Application Platform, the builder encompasses API management from Apigee, no-code application development from its last-year acquisition, AppSheet, as well as automation and data insights, the company said. Announcing the news in a blog post, Amit Zavery, Vice President and GM, Business Application Platform at …
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AI will drive future business, yet barely any firms use it
Most businesses agree that artificial intelligence (AI), paired with other state-of-the-art technologies, will drive future business success. However, according to a new report from Wipro, barely any companies are taking advantage of the technology. The report claims that the use of AI, analytics, machine learning, deep learning and automation creates what’s known as an “Intelligent Enterprise”. While most organizations (80 …
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Extracting more business insights from big data with object storage
The rapid data growth in manufacturing and similar industries has created huge pools of data which organizations can draw from to refine their processes, manage risk, and drive product innovation. Key business decisions are increasingly being made based on these big data insights. As a result, having ready access to retained data so it can be quickly and easily analyzed …
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What business continuity lessons can be learned from disaster movies?
Disruption, a word which many businesses are very much used to now, can often have disastrous effects on productivity, output, company reputation, and ultimately the bottom line. On the other hand, that which we would call a ‘disaster’ in the enterprise world in most cases pales in comparison to the sensational disaster scenarios we’re used to seeing on the silver …
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IT teams asked to do more with less as business priorities shift
The majority of IT teams are being pushed to implement new services and systems despite a drop in resources, new research has claimed. A survey from Apptio has found that nearly two-thirds of IT leaders (63%) were being asked to implement new services and computing capabilities. The study found 72% of CIOs say the disruption caused by COVID-19 has changed …
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