App sprawl has been out of control since the pandemic began

Technology is supposed to help workers achieve greater productivity, but the opposite has often been the case since the start of the pandemic. According to a report from software company Citrix, based on a poll of 1,000 IT decision-makers and 2,000 workers, most have been given too many new tools and not enough efficient ways to execute. As a result, …

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Businesses suffering repeated breaches due to app security flaws

Sub-par cybersecurity in business apps has led to the average organization being breached twice in the past year, a new report from Barracuda claims. The cloud security firm polled 750 application security decision-makers for its “State of application security in 2021” paper and found that a third (32 percent) suffered two breaches as a result of poor application security. Roughly …

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Most customer data at the app layer is not safe at all

Many businesses understand the importance of protecting data at the application layer but only do so for data that’s at rest. In-use data, on the other hand, is often unprotected, placing such businesses at unnecessary risk. This is according to a new report from Entrust, published together with application-level protection company Prime Factors. Polling 600 IT professionals in both the UK …

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How businesses can drive mobile app engagement in 2021

Did you know that the combined app downloads from both Google Play Store and App store were 36.5 billion in 2020? The figure is rising as we speak and comment on how apps have become an extension of people’s mobile usage. Echoing this finding, another study has found that on an average adult spends more than 4 hours with mobile …

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Business and productivity app downloads soared last year

The pandemic has driven a siginficant increase in business application downloads, especially among communication-based services, a report from mobile data and analytics firm App Annie suggests. According to the report, the number of business and productivity apps downloaded in 2020 was 7.1 billion. That’s up by more than a third (35 percent) compared to the year before. As expected, the …

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App modernization at the heart of digital transformation

Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic forced us all indoors, business interest in cloud, as-a-service solutions, edge computing and application security and delivery has surged. This is according to a new report from security firm F5, based on a poll of 1,500 respondents from a range of industries, which argues that businesses are in need of better connectivity, lower latency, as …

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Most security staff have little say in app security

Security staff in global businesses don’t have much of an influence when it comes to budgeting and developing secure applications, according to a new report from cybersecurity firm Radware. As a result, businesses are having a hard time maintaining consistent application security across multiple platforms and API security is now the biggest threat to enterprises, the report claims. Polling 205 …

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Managing app overload to reclaim workforce productivity and organizational integrity

Before we start, close your eyes and take 10 seconds to count how many apps you use at your workplace every day. Chances are you’ll not finish counting even if I give you a minute. The internet revolution at the turn of the 21st century was seen as a promising light in dramatically increasing the productivity of businesses and labor, …

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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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