A third of millennials think they're too mundane to be the victim of cybercrime: Study
With many millennials thinking they’re too boring for cybercriminals, 36% say that they nevertheless should be doing more to strengthen their digital security, but it drops to the bottom of their to-do list, according to Kaspersky’s study, titled More Connected Than Ever Before: How We Build Our Digital Comfort Zones. As the ‘new normal’ has forced many to work from home, the home is becoming a... By CIO&Leader
Malicious Microsoft Office files, ransomware increase globally: Study
There have been increases in ransomware, opportunistic use of COVID-19 pandemic, systemic weaknesses and growing reliance on Microsoft Office files by cybercriminals, according to SonicWall’s 2020 Cyber Threat Report. “Cybercriminals can be resourceful, often setting traps to take advantage of people’s kindness during a natural disaster, panic throughout a crisis and trust in systems used in... By CIO&Leader
Global public cloud revenue to grow 6.3% in 2020: Gartner
The worldwide public cloud services market will grow 6.3% in 2020 to total USD 257.9 billion, up from USD 242.7 billion in 2019, according to Gartner. Desktop as a service (DaaS) is expected to have the most significant growth in 2020, increasing 95.4% to USD 1.2 billion. DaaS offers an inexpensive option for enterprises that are supporting the surge of remote workers and their need to securely... By CIO&Leader
Identity fraud at center of many digital COVID-19 scams
Phishing is the top digital fraud scheme worldwide related to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to TransUnion’s Consumer Financial Hardship studies. Among consumers reporting being targeted with digital COVID-19 schemes globally, 27% said they were hit with pandemic-themed phishing scams. “From the impacts of phishing and other well documented COVID-19 scams like unemployment fraud, it’s... By CIO&Leader
COVID-19 pandemic drives criminal and political cyberattacks across networks, cloud and mobile in H1 2020: Study
Criminal, political and nation-state threat actors have exploited the COVID-19 pandemic and related themes to target organizations across all sectors, including governments, industry, healthcare, service providers, critical infrastructure and consumers, according to Check Point Research’s study, titled Cyber Attack Trends: 2020 Mid-Year Report. COVID-19 related phishing and malware attacks... By CIO&Leader
India server market revenue declines in Q1, 2020: IDC
The overall server market in India witnessed a year-over-year (YoY) decline of 22.1% in terms of revenue to reach USD 232.1 million in Q1, 2020 (Jan-Mar) versus USD 298.0 million in Q1, 2019, according to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, Q1, 2020 (June 2020 release). The x86 server market accounts for 85.2% of the overall server market in terms of revenue. Major contribution to the x86... By CIO&Leader
Analytics in manufacturing: The potentials companies should try to tap in uncertain times
With the high level of uncertainty in manufacturing, supply chains and demand, that has been prevailing across the world in recent months, and economic growth coming to a standstill, it is pertinent that companies look at every potential opportunity of reducing costs and increasing margins. Most well-established corporations have likely already invested in efforts to optimize and streamline their... By Souveek Ray
Cybercriminals exploiting the pandemic through COVID-19 themed malicious apps, phishing campaigns, and malware: Study
There has been an average of 375 new threats per minute and a surge of cybercriminals exploiting the pandemic through COVID-19 themed malicious apps, phishing campaigns, malware, and more, according to McAfee’s COVID-19 Threat Report: July 2020. The report examined cybercriminal activity related to COVID-19 and the evolution of cyber threats in Q1 2020. New PowerShell malware increased 688% over... By CIO&Leader
DNS an effective but under-utilized tool for threat hunting and resolution: Study
Security and risk (S&R) teams most often use DNS to detect and block threats early in the kill chain, identify compromised devices, and investigate and respond to malware, according to Infoblox-Forrester Consulting’s study, titled Accelerate Threat Resolution with DNS. As cyberattacks escalate, the study of 203 respondents, investigated how they are using their DNS investments. The top... By CIO&Leader
Enterprises continue to struggle in their efforts to deliver software efficiently and strategically: Study
Enterprises continue to struggle in their efforts to deliver software efficiently and strategically, according to CloudBees-Accelerated Strategies Group (ASG)’s study, titled 2020 State of Software Delivery Management Report. A majority of respondents experience problems in leveraging information to make data-driven decisions, communicating between teams and management layers, dealing with “... By CIO&Leader
