Many IT SMBs have made no Brexit contingency plans

Even though many small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) in the UK work with organizations elsewhere in Europe, and almost a third of their income stems from these partnerships, many businesses remain ill-prepared for Brexit. According to a new report from Aldermore bank, businesses have been preoccupied with tackling the Covid-19 pandemic and could not find the time or the strength …

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Tech helped manufacturing companies get through the worst of the pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on manufacturers everywhere, but with a little help from technology, they have been able to tweak their operations successfully. This is according to a new report from Google Cloud, which argues that manufacturing businesses are now a lot better prepared for the pandemic (and any that might arise in future). Polling 1,154 …

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AWS is desperate to help companies ditch the mainframe

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is determined to help large corporations move from the mainframe to the cloud – but this is no mean feat. According to a recent report from Computer Weekly, one of the biggest problems with migrating mainframe applications to the cloud is the lack of a skilled workforce to make it happen. Mainframe experts are few and …

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Criminals are getting better at spoofing banking services

Covid-19 continues to provide inspiration for cybercriminals and fraudsters looking to scam people out of their hard-earned money. A new report from cybersecurity firm Bitdefender claims that, with Covid-19 forcing people indoors, online shopping and banking is surging. Criminals are well aware of this fact and have started spoofing banking emails more frequently, looking to defraud consumers. In September, for …

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AI set to replace cybersecurity professionals within a decade

If you work in cybersecurity, chances are your current job will be performed by AI within a decade, according to a new report from Trend Micro. The company polled 500 IT directors, managers, CIOs and CTOs about what they believe cybersecurity will look like in 2030, and more than four in ten (41 percent) are confident AI will completely replace …

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Barely any SMBs have proper security protection in place

Cyberattacks against large enterprises usually provide the material for headlines, but that doesn’t mean small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) are any less vulnerable. As a matter of fact, a new report from NordVPN suggests SMBs are the “sweet spot” for criminals, for a number of reasons. For one, SMBs don’t often believe they are an attractive target. Many SMB decision-makers …

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Brother UK launches eco printing subscription for small businesses and home workers

A new printer service has been established in the UK, designed to make printing cheaper and easier for small businesses and home workers. It’s called EcoPro, and it comes from business technology solutions provider Brother UK. According to a press release announcing the new service, customers will be able to choose between a 12-month and a 24-month subscription plan, with …

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Many businesses still don’t know if they can trust their data

Multiple problems plaguing data analysts in medium and large organizations are making IT decision makers lose trust in their data. As a result, calls are often made based on gut feeling rather than data-backed insights, causing firms to miss out on revenue opportunities. This is according to a new report from SnapLogic, based on a poll of 500 ITDMs in …

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Insider attacks now more common than external hacks

Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic forced businesses to adopt remote working, insider threats have been more common than external attacks. This is according to the 2020 Netwrix Cyber Threats report, based on a poll of more than 900 IT professionals, which states that four of the top six cybersecurity incidents are caused by employees: administration mistakes, sharing of sensitive data, …

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Unmanaged open-source software is putting businesses at risk

Unmanaged open-source software is putting businesses at risk, according to a new report from Synopsys. The company polled 1,500 IT professionals and found that an “overwhelming majority” of modern codebases contain open-source components (sometimes going up to 70 percent). Most of the codebases (75 percent) audited by Synopsys, meanwhile, contained open-source components with known security vulnerabilities, meaning businesses that don’t …

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