Zscaler’s latest report raises red flags about ransomware
Despite consistent efforts to thwart it, ransomware remains a persistent problem for businesses and consumers worldwide.
Zscaler has released its latest report titled ThreatLabz 2022 Ransomware Report. The study has revealed the number and scope of ransomware attacks has grown unabated, generati... Read more
‘Automation delivers cost savings and competitive advantage’
Appian has released its Automation Maturity Index. This tool allows companies in the financial sector to investigate how their use of automation compares to other large companies.
The tool is based on a survey that Appian conducted in conjunction with Longitude, a Financial Times company. 500 C-... Read more
Growth in cloud usage accelerates
More and more companies are making the switch to a cloud-based infrastructure, according to a new report.
The research was conducted by CloudCheckr, a cloud visibility management platform. The company surveyed more than 300 IT professionals and stakeholders working at companies with more than 50... Read more
SAP: attackers only need 72 hours to turn patch into exploit
SAP warns its users to be quick about installing security patches. The company claims that attackers are able to reverse-engineer the patches at lightning speed, with the result that unpatched systems are extra vulnerable.
This is the conclusion of a report drawn up by SAP together with security... Read more
‘Businesses get stuck on integration, costing them millions’
Integration remains a problematic obstacle for many companies. IT teams spend more than a third of their time on integration projects, costing companies millions in labour costs.
This was revealed in the 2021 Connectivity Benchmark Report by Mulesoft, a company that specialises in integration so... Read more
‘Over half of ransomware victims pay the ransom’
More than half of users who fall victim to ransomware decide to pay the ransom. However, only around a quarter of all victims actually manage to recover their lost files.
This is shown in research by security company Kaspersky. The company asked 15,000 people around the world about their experie... Read more
‘More data breaches in 2020 than in 15 years before combined’
In the past year, there has been a huge increase in the number of data breaches. This number is said to have risen to more than in the previous fifteen years combined.
This is what the analysis bureau Canalys says based on its own research. According to the company, ransomware attacks have incre... Read more
‘Good IT options essential for professionals’
According to new research, good IT facilities to work with are increasingly important for many employees. It can even make or break a working relationship.
This is one of the conclusions of the 2021 State of Work report by Adobe subsidiary Workfront. Workfront looked at the importance of IT faci... Read more
‘Most Microsoft 365 customers saw attempts for account takeovers’
Intrusion attempts on Microsoft 365 accounts appear to be very widespread. The vast majority of companies that purchase Microsoft 365 have seen malicious attempts to take over employee accounts.
This is according to a report by cybersecurity firm Vectra, which surveyed 1112 IT decisionmakers. Th... Read more
‘Smartphone sales to see major boost in 2021’
Smartphone sales are set to rebound in 2021 from the dip the market went through in 2020. A total of one and a half billion new devices are estimated to be sold.
This is what Gartner writes in a report on the smartphone market. According to the research company, the corona pandemic and the still... Read more