Only half of organizations prepared for rising cyberattacks during COVID-19: Study
Only 51% of technology professionals and leaders are highly confident that their cybersecurity teams are ready to detect and respond to the rising cybersecurity attacks during COVID-19, according to new research by ISACA. Additionally, only 59% say their cybersecurity team has the necessary tools and resources at home to perform their job effectively. This presents a problem, as 58% of... By CIO&Leader
Blockchain to tackle supply chain failures exposed by COVID-19 and boost economic recovery: WEF
The pressure created by the COVID-19 outbreak on global trade systems highlights an urgent need for global cooperation to maintain and strengthen the resilience of international supply chains. To help organizations improve future pandemic preparedness and accelerate an economic rebound post COVID-19, the World Economic Forum recently released the Redesigning Trust: Blockchain Deployment... By CIO&Leader
Back to work: How to reboot in a post-COVID world
The challenge is unprecedented: restoring the economy and livelihoods while managing a very real risk to human life. Going back to work will involve countless unknowns, but the leading companies will need to advance where they can, retreat as soon as they must, and adapt as needed. As many lockdowns around the world begin to ease, Bain & Company’s new research, Back to Work: Advance,... By CIO&Leader
India’s domestic IT spending to drop in 2020 due to COVID-19: IDC
India’s domestic IT spending (Hardware, Software, and Services) is expected to drop to -4.5% in 2020 as compared to 2019 growth rate of +9.1%, according to IDC. The hardware segment will contribute the most to this decline. Growth in Software is expected to drop to 4.1% in 2020 due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, as compared to 2019 growth rate of 16.7% as enterprises relook at their buying... By CIO&Leader
Digital service problems increase for more than half of consumers during WFH period: Survey
Despite IT professionals’ confidence in their ability to support today’s much greater dependence on digital services, there is a rise in application performance errors reported by more than half of consumers, according to xMatters’ Digital Transformation Readiness Survey. However, while many companies and consumers have been quickly forced into a new digital reality, current efforts by IT... By CIO&Leader
Majority of employees feel trust is important for workplace culture: Study
Majority of employees (53%) feel trust is important for workplace culture and building trust across generations requires multifaceted approach, according to Mavenlink’s Future of Work survey. The survey was about generational differences in the modern workplace and examined the idea of trust as a pillar of strong work cultures, highlighting how important trust is to people of all ages and... By CIO&Leader
More than half of employees want to work from home even after COVID-19 crisis: Survey
48% of employees say they are more productive working from home, 57% would prefer to work from home in the future and 68% have other workers or students also working in their household, according to Metova’s April 2020 technology survey revealing the sentiment of over 1000 consumers who are new to working from home due to COVID-19. Other survey findings include 31% think working from home... By CIO&Leader
Cybersecurity professionals being repurposed during COVID-19 pandemic: Survey
81% of respondents, all responsible for securing their organizations’ digital assets, indicated that their job function has changed during the pandemic, according to (ISC)² COVID-19 Cybersecurity Pulse Survey. 90% indicated they themselves are now working remotely full-time. “The goal of the survey was to take the pulse of the cybersecurity community as many of their organizations began to shift... By ITNEXT
DDoS attacks rise in 2019: Study
There has been a 168% increase in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in Q4 2019, compared with Q4 2018, and a 180% increase overall in 2019 vs. 2018, according to Neustar’s latest cyber threats and trends report. DDoS attacks across all size categories has increased in 2019, with attacks sized 5 Gbps and below seeing the largest growth. DDoS attacks taking varied forms In 2019, the... By CIO&Leader
Voice assistant devices in use to double by 2024, overtake world population: Study
Consumers will interact with voice assistants on over 8.4 billion devices by 2024; overtaking the world’s population and growing 113% compared to the 4.2 billion devices expected to be in use by year end 2020, according to a Juniper Research study. Despite this, monetisation of the voice assistants themselves remains a challenge. Need for Behaviour Changes Restricts the Space The new research,... By CIO&Leader
B2B leaders burdened by bad customer relationships, bullish about digital experience budgets despite COVID-19 crisis: Study
Facing market uncertainty brought on by the global pandemic, B2B organizations must adapt to changes in how they connect with customers as 54% of leaders in IT, marketing and e-commerce roles define their company’s customer relationships as strained, developing or non-existent, according to a new survey from Episerver. In turn, delivering relevant, personalized digital experiences has emerged as... By CIO&Leader