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Billions of IoT devices will need to be secured in the next four years – zero trust could be the key to success
With the number of IoT devices expected to skyrocket in the next four years, researchers have called on more robust cybersecurity protections to counter a wave of rising threats. In a new study by Juniper Research, the number of devices is set to hit 28 billion globally by 2028. However, amidst this sharp growth, the increasing complexity of IoT networks…
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Billions of Chrome users at risk from new browser-hijacking Syncjacking attack — how to stay safe
Google Chrome is the most popular browser on desktop, which is why it’s also one of the most popular targets for hackers. This makes perfect sense given how much personal and sensitive info we store in our browsers, and now, hackers have come up with a clever new way to steal all that data and even take over our computers.…
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The open source industry is booming as firms invest billions in ecosystem each year
The open source software industry is booming, according to recent analysis, with organizations now investing around $7.7 billion in the ecosystem each year. Researchers from GitHub, the Linux Foundation, and the Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard (LISH) found the median investment in open source now stands at $520,600 on a business-by-business basis. This isn’t all direct funding, however, with…
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Sluggish enterprise tech adoption has cost the UK economy billions
Lackluster technology investment among British enterprises has cost the economy billions, according to new research from Virgin Media O2 Business. A study from the telecoms giant found that if UK-based firms had begun increasing their use of digital technology in 2021, they could’ve helped deliver a £111 billion increase in turnover by 2023. Similarly, increased tech adoption between 2021 and…
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National Public Data breach: Lawsuit claims failed to protect billions of personal records
A proposed class action lawsuit has alleged that nearly three billion records were stolen during a cyber attack targeting background checking service, National Public Data, in April. Jerico Pictures, which operates National Public Data (NPD), is a background-checking service which scrapes personally identifiable information (PII) of individuals from non-public sources. On 8 April, the threat actor USDoD listed National Public…
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If I’d spent billions on fancy office spaces, I’d probably want staff working from them too – so let’s cut the tantrums over the ‘benefits’ of a full RTO
Remote work, huh? It’s the argument that just won’t go away. A never-ending cacophony of big tech execs throwing tantrums over staff having the flexibility to work from anywhere and on their terms. The horror. Water cooler small talk is critical for ‘collaboration’, they’d have you believe, and making the daily slog into work on public transport or by sitting…
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Poor broadband connectivity is costing London SMBs billions
London’s small and medium businesses (SMBs) are making £28 billion a year less than they should thanks to slow and unreliable workplace broadband connectivity, new research shows. High costs, along with the complexity of securing reliable services, make the cost of fast and dependable connectivity prohibitive for many firms, according to analysis from G.Network. This, the company said, leaves many…
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