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...
‘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...
‘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...
‘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...
‘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...
‘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...
‘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...
Major growth in security apps and apps for remote work in 2020
Applications that assist employees in working from home have taken off in the past year. Yet the effect of the corona pandemic was not visible in all applications.
This is according to the Business at Work report from Okta. The credentials management company looked at the behaviour of its users ...
Cisco: importance of privacy increased during Covid-19 pandemic
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the burden on personal privacy increased considerably. To prevent the spread of the virus, people had to share personal information and became more dependent on digital communication.
This emerged from a study conducted by Cisco among 4400 security experts in 25 dif...
‘Modernizing existing systems better than starting from scratch’
A study by Micro Focus shows that companies that modernise their software packages are, on average, more satisfied with the results than when they start building a new package from scratch.
The company has shared a press release about their findings. Micro Focus claims to have used several decad...
‘Sales of laptops and desktop on the rise due to corona pandemic’
In 2020 there has been substantial growth in computer sales. This is largely due to the large number of people working from home during the corona pandemic.
After a long decline in popularity, many users appear to be buying new computers this year, according to a report from IDC. The total marke...
‘Companies putting more emphasis on quality assurance’
Software companies are putting more and more emphasis on quality assurance. It's changing from an afterthought to an integral part of broader digital transformations.
This is shown in the World Quality Report 2020-21, published by Capgemini, Sogeti and Micro Focus. According to the three compani...