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Data is poorly understood, inadequately valued and badly managed by global businesses costing them and their investors billions of dollars every year, according to a report published today by Anmut, the data valuation specialists. This is a big problem because it means most businesses are running on data that isn’t …
Read More »Kaspersky experts’ guide to staying safe from doxing
Kaspersky research shows that looking after private data has finally become a mainstream concern, with 50% of consumers claiming they would no longer use an online service provider following a data breach, and 57% expressing worry about their security and privacy being affected by ‘smart’ and internet connected devices. This concern is …
Read More »Will High Street stores turn to the dark side to survive their battle with e-commerce?
A new study by the home delivery expert ParcelHero reveals the store of tomorrow might replace shoppers with robots and stock with digital screens. The reopening of non-essential stores has seen shoppers flocking back to the High Street. Footfall soared over 90% during the first week that non-essential stores reopened. However, …
Read More »Channel reveals high vote of confidence for the future after year of pivotal change
New research conducted by Agilitas IT Solutions has revealed that optimism and confidence in the future of the channel remains high despite a challenging year, as decision-makers give an overall confidence score of 7.4 out of a possible 10. These findings come as the company launches its latest Channel Confidence …
Read More »Bloomberg report finds cybersecurity spending is heading for $200 billion a year due to cloud switch
Spending on cybersecurity is set to exceed $200 billion a year by 2024 as the market switches to cloud-based security with the network and endpoint security sectors likely to see the fastest growth, a new report from Bloomberg Intelligence (BI) says. Increased remote working is partly responsible for the expansion …
Read More »COVID-19 Leaves Brits feeling more vulnerable to cybercrime
Nearly half of Brits (44%) feel more vulnerable to cybercrime than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to the 2021 Norton Cyber Safety Insights Report. Three quarters of Brits (74%) believe remote work has made it much easier for hackers and cybercriminals to take advantage of people. Nearly 3 in …
Read More »Weak passwords leave companies open to cyber attacks
A study of 1,247 workplaces, by cybersecurity experts VPNoverview.com, found that two-thirds of businesses (66%) leave themselves at risk of cyberattacks due to their lack of having (or enforcing) password rotation policies. In fact, it is advised that you should change your password every 60-90 days1, but a significant number of …
Read More »McAfee sees COVID-19-themed cyber-attack detections increase by 114% in Q4 2020
McAfee Corp. has released its McAfee Threats Report: April 2021, examining cybercriminal activity related to malware and the evolution of cyber threats in the third and fourth quarters of 2020. In Q4, McAfee Labs observed an average of 648 threats per minute, an increase of 60 threats per minute (10%) …
Read More »SingleStore Research Highlights a Spike in Data Demands Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
New research from SingleStore indicates that data requirements in the age of COVID-19 have been greater than ever. This research is based on a 500-person survey of IT professionals that Propeller Insights conducted in January 2021 on behalf of SingleStore. “The pandemic expedited digital transformation, distilling the digitization that would …
Read More »Fileless malware attacks surge by 900% and Cryptominers make a comeback, while Ransomware attacks decline
WatchGuard Technologies’ latest Internet Security Report reveals that fileless malware and cryptominer attack rates grew by nearly 900% and 25% respectively, while unique ransomware payloads plummeted by 48% in 2020 compared to 2019. The WatchGuard Threat Lab also found that Q4 2020 brought a 41% increase in encrypted malware detections over the previous quarter and network attacks hit their highest levels since 2018. The report includes new insights based on endpoint …
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