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Cyberthreats shifting with ransomware attacks down - research

Mon, 18th Jun 2018
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Ransomware attacks are significantly declining, and active defences strategies are highly effective but underutilised, according to ISACA.
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Research - Market pressures causing MSPs to cut corners

Fri, 8th Jun 2018
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New research reveals MSPs struggling to keep pace with the changing market face significant hurdles in the race to market share and grow profitably.
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World's first advanced blockchain identity lab to be built in Edinburgh

Wed, 2nd May 2018
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The £600,000 lab will explore ways in which blockchain technology can protect personal data from online scammers and cybercriminals.
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Huawei Australia appoints new CTO & CEO within a month

Tue, 20th Mar 2018
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Nokia's global head of 5G has been welcomed into the ranks of Huawei Australia as its new CTO to head up its own 5G research and development.
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China's biggest hacking community to expand hackathons to across Asia & India

Tue, 6th Mar 2018
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China's biggest hacker community has launched its 2018 Global Hackathon Programme and plans to expand it across Asia, India, the UK and Europe.
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Cybercrime becomes most common form of fraud in UK

Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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PwC's study has found for the first time ever cybercrime has become the most common form of fraud with nearly a quarter resulting in a loss of £700k.
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Are UK councils prioritising data collection over security?

Fri, 23rd Feb 2018
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A slamming report found 1 in 4 UK councils experienced a security breach in the last 5 years and more than half didn't even report the incident.
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Huawei announces £3bn commitment to UK after meeting with prime minister

Fri, 9th Feb 2018
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After procuring more than £2bn into the UK between 2013-2017, Huawei has committed to £3bn more over the next five years.
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Japan is APAC's first nation to join the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence

Tue, 23rd Jan 2018
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Japan is now a member of of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE), a NATO-accredited cyber defence hub located in Estonia.
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Cloud workloads at risk from security, management and compliance failings – research

Wed, 10th Jan 2018
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Over 33% of respondents reported that data is only partially encrypted in the cloud, and 39% admitted to not having unbroken security audit trails.
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Flexenclosure cashes in on €10m loan for data centre innovation

Thu, 14th Dec 2017
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The loan was granted by the European Investment Bank and backed by the European Fund for Strategic Investments to create opportunities in the region.
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Surprising optimism in the face of the AI revolution

Thu, 30th Nov 2017
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Despite widespread AI fears, a Genpact study finds only 10% of workers feel threatened today, yet 90% see future skill needs as AI reshapes jobs.
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2017's threat landscape report shows ransomware epidemic

Thu, 30th Nov 2017
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Cyberthreats have changed significantly in 2017 - Bitdefender's annual report shows one in six spam emails now contain some form of ransomware.
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Research: how to respond to changing customer expectations

Fri, 17th Nov 2017
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Having an effective omnichannel digital marketing approach is incredibly important for keeping up with the increasingly insatiable demands of modern customers.
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Edge computing market forecasted to be worth US$6bil by 2022

Thu, 2nd Nov 2017
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Telecommunications and IT verticals are expected to contribute to the largest market share for the forecasted period.
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Aussies leading the way in machine learning adoption

Wed, 25th Oct 2017
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ServiceNow's survey reveals 89% of Australian CIOs are embracing machine learning, leading globally in maturity and application, ahead of Germany and the US.
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Global IT spend to increase to $3.7 trillion in 2018 - Gartner

Wed, 4th Oct 2017
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Gartner predicts a 4.3% surge in global IT spend, expected to hit $3.7 trillion in a digital transformation wave.
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Gartner survey shows CIO role to be fundamentally changing

Wed, 4th Oct 2017
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The global research gathered data from a record number of 3,160 CIO respondents in 98 countries and all major industries.
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BT invests to expand cybersecurity presence down under

Mon, 18th Sep 2017
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​BT and the New South Wales Government have announced the opening of a new global cybersecurity research and development hub in Sydney.
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Uptime Institute launches its own data center research company

Wed, 13th Sep 2017
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Uptime Institute has launched a research company to provide insights for global data centre professionals and stakeholders.