Workers are still falling for obvious phishing attacks

Regardless of how obvious a phishing attempt may be, some employees will still happily click away, putting themselves and their organization at risk of data theft. This is according to a new report from cybersecurity firm KnowBe4, which claims phishing email attacks related to HR topics (for example, an email discussing new policies affecting everyone in a company) are still …

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Many Brits still don’t know what a smart city is, despite massive investment

Although the concept of a “smart city” is now more than a decade old, the majority of Brits still don’t know what one is. This is according to a new report from video management software company Milestone Systems, which recently polled 2,000 adults in the country to gain insight into their understanding of smart cities and their advantages. Milestone Systems …

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Many security pros aren’t confident they could repel a major supply chain attack

While security and software development teams bicker over whose responsibility it is to improve security in the software build and distribution environments, a new major supply chain attack could well be brewing.  This is according to a new report from machine identity management firm Venafi. Polling more than 1,000 information security professionals, developers, and executives in the IT and software …

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How AI is helping learning in the enterprise

In 2019 Josh Bersin and Marc Zao Sanders ran a survey with Linkedin to find out more about the ‘flow of work’ surrounding knowledge workers, which include people whose jobs involve handling or using information. It turns out there are some common trends amongst them: There are 780 million knowledge workers globally and they spend 19 percent of their time …

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Almost half of businesses reported to ICO since GDPR came into effect

Since GDPR came into effect in May 2018, almost half of UK businesses (43 percent) have been reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office over a breach, either actual or potential. This is according to a new report from encrypted storage company, Apricorn, which polled 100 UK IT decision-makers from large enterprises. The company found that a third of the companies …

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IT spending set for another year of growth

Businesses are expected to spend a total of $4.2 trillion on information technology (IT) this year, an increase of 8.6 percent on 2020, a new report from Gartner suggests. The analyst firm claims organizations are still suffering revenue declines, but that many of them are increasing their IT spending ahead of revenue expectations. However, boards and the C-Suite are not …

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Police work is being hampered by poor data

With the rise of digital platforms and services, the evidence used in criminal investigations is becoming increasingly digital. This makes the speed at which digital evidence is gathered, sorted and analyzed crucial. However, a new report from digital intelligence company Cellebrite asserts that policing agencies are still “struggling to keep pace, process and analyze digital evidence quickly and effectively”. The …

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Traditional ransomware defenses are failing businesses

Traditional cybersecurity strategies are failing to protect organizations from ransomware attacks, new research suggests. According to a paper from storage firm Cloudian, based on a poll of 200 IT decision-makers whose businesses recently suffered ransomware attacks, 54 percent of all victims had their employees go through anti-phishing training. Furthermore, almost half (49 percent) had perimeter defenses set up at the …

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Many IT systems not equipped to keep pace with transformation

As businesses shift their digital transformation efforts into gear, IT services and operations managers are feeling the heat. This is according to a new report from software company Freshworks, which claims that a quarter of IT decision-makers expect the volume of internal IT service inquiries to increase over the next year. There is no way around it, making adapting to …

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Almost half of companies do not have a proper security policy in place

Cybercrime is on the rise, yet almost half of all organizations don’t have a cybersecurity policy, leaving employees without guidelines on how to defend against attack. According to a new report from the British Assessment Bureau, called “The Invisible Digital Threat: Why hackers aren’t the greatest threat to your cybersecurity”, 46 percent of firms don’t have a cybersecurity policy. A …

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