Cybersecurity Spending To Reach $123B In 2020
Enterprises’ spending on cybersecurity continues to grow, defying the pandemic-driven economic downturn impacting global IT spending. While Gartner predicts IT spending will decline by 8% this year, dropping from $3.7T in 2019 to $3.4T, security and risk management (cybersecurity) is predicted to grow 2.4%, down from a projected growth rate of 8.7% earlier this year.
Operational Adequacy Schemes Needed To Pass Privacy Law Transfer Scrutiny
It will take some time for all the dust to settle on last week’s judgment of the EU Court of Justice in the Privacy Shield case about data transfers to the U.S.
Hackers Can Now Trick USB Chargers To Destroy Your Devices—This Is How It Works
Not all cyberattacks focus on data theft. Sometimes the intent is “to achieve destruction of the physical world through digital means,” Chinese tech giant Tencent warns.
Privacy By Design: Responding To The EU-US Privacy Shield Ruling
Last week, the EU Court of Justice struck down the EU-US Privacy Shield agreement. This agreement was the mechanism under which US companies were able to process and use privacy-related data since a similar ruling in 2015 with respect to the old Safe Harbor mechanism.
Improving Online Learning Experiences One Secured Endpoint At A Time
Bottom Line: Defining the perfect mix of cloud apps, platforms and secured endpoints to create compelling online learning experiences customizable to students’ learning strengths is how schools are overcoming the challenge of virtual teaching.
Microsoft Edge Ramps Up The Browser Wars With Stellar New Features To Beat Chrome
Microsoft has just ramped things up a notch as it looks to take on Chrome in the browser wars, with a bunch of new features arriving as part of the latest Edge update.
Dissecting The Twitter Hack With A Cybersecurity Evangelist
Bottom Line: Shattering the false sense of security in tech, the recent Twitter hack blended altruism, fame, greed, social engineering via SIM swapping and insider threats to steal $120,000 from victims when the economic and political damage could have been far worse.
Google Meet Upgrade Aims To Make Zoombombing A Thing Of The Past
Google Meet has just announced an update which will mean that Zoombombing is history. It’s been confirmed that it will be rolled out to G Suite for Education customers and was announced in the G Suite Updates blog and picked up by Damien Wilde at 9to5Google.
Zooming In On Cyber Governance: Top Ten Actions For Boards And Execs
Shortly after the coronavirus shutdowns began in March 2020, businesses and people across the country started using Zoom for remote working, video meetings, and keeping up with family and friends.
Cyberwarfare Requires Speed, Adaptability And Visibility To Win
Cybersecurity is now a war of attrition. Companies face new threats every day, and it is impossible to keep up with the frequency and volume of vulnerabilities that profoundly impact a company’s IT hygiene.
How To Develop Playbooks For Cybersecurity
A company is a lot like an ecosystem. There are a lot of working parts that create and sustain a delicate environment. Multiple departments keep the entire system working like clockwork.
Why Security Needs To Be Integral To DevOps
Bottom Line: DevOps and security teams need to leave one-time gating inspections in the past and pursue a more collaborative real-time framework to achieve their shared compliance, security and time-to-market goals.
As We Return To Work It’s Time For Clear Thinking On Cloud Security
Cloud computing is a wonderful tool for business at any time. Organisations that haven’t embraced it already are likely to have it on their roadmap.
Microsoft Unleashes A Tidal Wave Of Major New Teams Features To Beat Zoom
As perhaps the most valid Zoom competitor in the video conferencing market, Microsoft Teams has had a busy few months of new feature releases. Today, Microsoft has really outdone itself after announcing a tidal wave of new Teams features set to launch this year.
The Importance Of Keeping The Supply Chain Of Ideas Open: A Reflection Of Why Export Restrictions On AI Models Stifle Innovation
This concept of keeping supply chains open made me revisit the beginning of 2020, when the Trump Administration imposed new export controls on AI software, an area I am deeply invested in and have spent years building.