Security budgets set for major rise after Covid
Most businesses believe their cybersecurity budgets will rise after the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report from NCC Group and Opinium. Based on a poll of 500 cybersecurity decision-makers, the report states that cyberattacks against businesses rose in all areas over the last 12 months. Phishing, malware, impersonation and fraud have become more common since lockdown forced businesses to send …
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Google is making big changes to your online storage
Google has announced a series of important changes to the free cloud storage service available to Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) users. Announcing the changes in a blog post, the firm explained that high-resolution images, as well as Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drawings, Forms and Jamboard content, will start to contribute towards each user’s cloud storage capacity as of June …
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Most IoT projects fail to deliver any proper value
Most businesses, despite understanding the benefits Internet of Things (IoT) can bring, are still struggling to tap into any value from their IoT projects. This is according to a new report from Cognizant and Forrester, which bases its findings on a poll of 550 C-level executives, IT executives, directors and functional managers at companies in the US and EMEA. According …
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How to reorganize your IT infrastructure to meet the growing demand for private cloud
This unexpected, tectonic shift toward cloud solutions is going to put an inevitable strain on IT infrastructure. But just because the strain is inevitable, does not mean that businesses can’t mitigate against it through preparation and organization. Let’s take a look at why private cloud solutions are booming in popularity. As little as one year ago, remote working was regarded …
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Zoom promises major security overhaul
Video conferencing platform Zoom has addressed accusations surrounding negligent and misleading security practices by settling with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the company has confirmed. After analyzing Zoom’s cybersecurity practices, the FTC said the company engaged in a “series of deceptive and unfair practices that undermined the security of its users”. The firm was said to have lied about its …
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Honor 10X Lite smartphone review
Honor is continuing to launch smartphones throughout the pandemic and the ongoing US sanctions that prevent it from using Google Mobile Services, depriving it of a vital selling point that has forced the company to innovate and throw its weight behind Huawei’s Mobile Services. With all this in mind, Honor has just launched the 10X Lite which is an improvement …
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AI making inroads in financial services sector, but not without difficulty
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is making inroads in the financial services sector, but not without difficulty, and there’s still a lot of work to be done before it reaches its potential. This is according to a new report called Smart Money: How to drive AI at scale to transform the financial service customer experience, recently published by the Capgemini Research Institute. …
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Top six cyber security threats to watch out for
Cybercrimes are estimated to cost the world $6 trillion annually by 2021, up from $3 trillion in 2015. Data breaches cost companies heavily. This has forced businesses of all sizes to consider data protection seriously and implement robust cyber security defenses. Also, the threat landscape is continuously evolving and attackers are leaving no stone unturned to take advantage of vulnerabilities. …
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Microsoft partners with UK cybercrime watchdog to identify the most innovative start-ups
The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) wants to make the territory the “safest place to live and work online”. To that end, it has partnered up with Microsoft to find and develop start-ups that can make that dream a reality. Announcing the news in a press release, Microsoft said it would be providing access to its Accelerator alumni network, …
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NHS ‘could waste millions’ upgrading technology systems
The Commons Public Accounts Committee has issued a new report in which it argues that current NHS IT modernization efforts are too expensive and will not deliver value for money. According to the BBC, the 2014 digital transformation initiative, which has since been moved back a few years and “watered down”, has neither a detailed plan, proper governance, nor sufficient …
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