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85% of Industrial Businesses to Increase Investment in Digital Transformation and Sustainability

AVEVA has found that 85% of businesses plan to increase their investment in digital transformation over the next three years in order to tackle climate change, embrace automation and unlock the performance benefits of advanced technologies. Nine out of ten industrial companies see combining advanced technologies such as the industrial …

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Report finds Mobile Shopping trend Ensue Amid Global Reopenings with Purchases Up 30%

Liftoff, and App Annie have released an annual mobile shopping apps report. The study reveals a historic and prolonged surge in mobile shopping apps use in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as Android’s outperformance of iOS in key marketing metrics. Liftoff’s data draws on more than 95 …

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Kaspersky launches dedicated ‘low budget’ security hub as 47% of SMBs struggle to fund cybersecurity

A free platform from Kaspersky offers tips and tricks for small businesses to help them quickly improve their organisation’s security. Kaspersky Cybersecurity On a Budget provides a set of short but actionable recommendations relevant for any company, as well as specific, but still easy to follow tips for different verticals and …

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Increased Screen Time Has a Damaging Impact on Britons Mental and Physical Health 

NortonLifeLock has released a new global study examining consumers’ at-home online behaviours. Findings from the UK portion of the research show that, while 69% of Brits surveyed say they try to limit their screen time by engaging in activities such as hiking or spending time with friends, over two in …

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UK reports £5.7m in cyber crime financial loss so far this year – with one third coming from businesses 

British people and businesses have suffered financial losses of £5.7m from a reported 14,883 cyber crime incidents since the start of the year. The new study from click fraud prevention experts PPC Shield indicates that malicious hacking, fraudulent use of social media accounts and email scams are the most common form of cyber crime so far this year …

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Mobile Gaming On Track to Surpass $120B Spend in 2021

App Annie released its 2021 Mobile Gaming Tear Down: Key Trends on Subgenres, Monetization & User Acquisition report. This report is powered by App Annie Game IQ, a mobile gaming intelligence tool offering a granular level of game classification. “Mobile gaming has seen huge growth over the past year, creating massive opportunities …

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65% of all DDoS attacks target US and UK

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are common for cybercriminals who want to disrupt online-dependent businesses. According to the data analysed by the Atlas VPN team, 65% of all distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are directed at the US or UK. Computers and the internet industry is the favorite among …

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Egnyte report reveals ransomware attacks key findings

Egnyte’s  research report analyses reported ransomware incidents among its Architecture, Engineering & Construction (AEC) industry customers. While the attacks were not due to any vulnerabilities in the Egnyte platform and Egnyte customers are seeing a much lower number of attacks than publicly available sources, the research revealed that AEC firms are …

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Cybercriminals narrow their focus on SMBs

Acronis has released its Cyberthreats Report Mid-year 2021 update.  The report warns that small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are at particular risk based on the attack trends seen during the first six months of the year. The report revealed that during the first half of 2021, 4 out of 5 organisations …

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To Code or Not to Code?

48% of employers think the workforce is lacking in digital skills, so could no-code be the answer? Despite the workforce becoming more digitally reliant, new survey results suggest that, less than half of employers (48%) in the UK believe that employees joining the workforce have the necessary digital skills or …

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