Why IoT developers need access to better tools [Q&A]
Internet of things devices pose a number of challenges for developers, not least security issues and having to work with limited hardware capability.
We talked to François Baldassari of connected device specialist Memfault to find out why it may be better if IoT device developers and engineers were to have the kinds of DevOps tools that only software teams have traditionally had access to.
The keys to executing an employee-centric return to the office [Q&A]
As businesses begin to announce their intentions to bring employees back into the office, many employees have publicly pushed back. People don't want to go back into work and incur all of the stresses that come with it, including lengthy commutes, parking fees, and a loss of work-life balance.
Zach Dunn co-founder and VP of customer experience at Robin has helped hundreds of companies, including Twitter, Peloton, and Toyota, to execute comprehensive return to office (RTO) strategies that have run smoothly and paved the path towards an effective hybrid workplace model.
Tracing the ransomware family tree
Ransomware is behind many of the latest cyber attacks and it can be hard for defenders to track the ever-growing number of variants and the botnets behind them.
Threat intelligence company DomainTools has been taking a look at the booming underground economy surrounding ransomware with a focus on the most prolific ransomware families.
Manufacturing and healthcare among top targets for phishing attacks
A new report from cloud email and collaboration specialist Avanan shows healthcare and manufacturing as two of the top industries being targeted by hackers in the first half of the year.
The most attacked industries are IT, healthcare, and manufacturing. IT saw over 9,000 phishing emails in a one month span, out of an average of 376,914 total emails. Healthcare saw over 6,000 phishing emails out of an average of 451,792 total emails and manufacturing saw just under 6,000 phishing emails out of an average of 331,184 total emails.
How attackers can manipulate social media recommendations
Recommendations based on AI are something we encounter all the time. From shopping sites, streaming services and social media we're constantly shown stuff that the AI thinks we'll like.
But how easy would it be for an attacker to manipulate these recommendations to promote conspiracy theories or spread disinformation?
Google Cloud and Ericsson team up to deliver 5G and edge
In a bid to help communications service providers (CSPs) digitally transform, and to unlock new enterprise and consumer use cases, Google Cloud and Ericsson have announced a partnership to jointly develop 5G and edge cloud solutions.
The two companies are working together to develop new solutions at Ericsson's Silicon Valley D15 Labs, a state-of-the-art innovation center where advanced solutions and technologies can be developed and tested on a live, multi-layer 5G platform.
Only 54 percent of businesses have a properly documented disaster plan
A new survey finds that only 54 percent of respondents at US businesses employing 500 or more staff have a documented, company-wide disaster recovery plan in place.
The study from hosting and services provider iland also finds that DR testing frequency is very low. Just 50 percent are testing only annually or at less frequent intervals, while seven percent don't test their DR at all.
Businesses must focus on security as employees go back to the office
Consumers aren't paying attention to major cybersecurity attacks threatening operational technology and critical infrastructure, indicating that businesses must focus on security as employees return to the office.
A survey of over 2,000 people from across the US by asset visibility and security platform Armis reveals that over 21 percent of respondents haven't even heard about the cyberattack on the largest US fuel pipeline, and almost half (45 percent) of working Americans didn't hear about the attempt to tamper with Florida’s water supply.
89 percent of manufacturing businesses struggling with integration issues
A new report from Cleo reveals that B2B integration is a major problem, with 99 percent of manufacturers reporting issues in the last 18 months and 89 percent still struggling with them.
What's more this is costing money, with 42 percent losing over $500,000 in 2020 and 18 percent losing more than $1 million in revenue last year.
Business professionals don't understand the benefits of 5G
Just 19 percent of US business professionals claim to understand the benefits of 5G, according to a survey by Ciena, carried out in partnership with research firm Dynata.
The main benefit associated with 5G is 'faster access speeds', cited by 61 percent of respondents. By contrast, only six percent of respondents think 'reduced latency' is a major benefit, only 18 percent named 'more reliable connectivity' and only 16 percent recognized 'better wireless coverage' as a major benefit.
Enterprises aren't listening to their IT teams and are paying the price
A disconnect between IT teams and the wider business is preventing organizations from adopting new technologies and jeopardizing their long-term response to the pandemic, according to new research from Insight.
Despite the importance of IT to delivering on strategic objectives, 72 percent treat IT as a utility rather than a business enabler, with just 22 percent giving IT a seat on the board. This has direct effects for enterprises as 55 percent are failing to take advantage of new technologies because they aren't listening to IT.
Mozilla launches new data sharing research platform
Data, as we know, has become a valuable commodity and that has thrown the privacy and transparency aspects of what information organizations hold about us into sharp relief.
Mozilla believes that we should have more control over our data and is launching a new platform to give people more choice over what data they share and with who, and allowing them to help with research projects.
Google launches unified initiative to boost open source security reporting
One of the problems with open source vulnerability databases is that each uses its own format to describe vulnerabilities and this makes tracking and sharing of vulnerabilities between databases difficult.
To address this and boost security, the Google Open Source Security team, Go team, and the broader open-source community have been developing a simple vulnerability interchange schema for describing vulnerabilities.
Multi-cloud strategies set to dominate enterprise IT
Multi-cloud strategies are emerging as a dominant part of the long-term IT roadmap and Microsoft Azure is the most-often commonly cited public cloud vendor among respondents to a new survey.
Hybrid IT services provider Ensono surveyed 500 cloud procurement decision makers across the US and UK and finds that Azure ranks as the most popular public cloud provider among respondents (58 percent), followed by Google Cloud (41 percent), IBM (40 percent) and AWS (38 percent).
New UK lab set to boost 5G network security and resilience
A new high-tech lab to speed up the development of 5G communication kit and help the UK diversify its supply chains is being launched today.
The SmartRAN Open Network Interoperability Centre (SONIC Labs) is backed by £1 million of government funding and aims to build a more secure and innovative supply chain which is fit for the future, less reliant on a small number of multinational suppliers and more accessible for new market entrants.
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