Ransomware payments hit new records in 2021 as cybercriminals increasingly turned to Dark Web “leak sites” where they pressured victims to pay up by threatening to release sensitive data, according to research released today from Unit 42 by Palo Alto Networks.Read More…
ThreatQuotient today announced the results of the 2022 SANS Cyber Threat Intelligence survey. This year representatives from more than 200 organizations participated in the SANS 2022 Cyber Threat Intelligence Survey.Read More…
The service-centric transformation of the cybersecurity industry is proceeding at full speed, with 90% of security requirements expected to be fulfilled through a service model three years from now, according to the State of the Market Report 2022 by Help AG.Read More…
Organisations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) are making gains in the fight against cyberattacks, with many organisations seeing a decline in the volume of incoming attacks and suffering less downtime in the wake of a successful attack.Read More…
Nutanix announced the public sector findings of its global 2022 Enterprise Cloud Index (ECI) survey and research report, which measures enterprise progress with cloud adoption, including the U.S. federal government and global public education sub-sectors. The research showed that more public sector organizations than average have adopted multicloud as aRead More…
Acronis has released its annual Cyber Protection Week Global Report 2022 timed to this year’s World Backup Day. The report which surveyed over 6,200 IT users and IT managers from small businesses to enterprises across 22 countries, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), exposes some of the most critical shortcomingsRead More…
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are reinventing the retail landscape globally. The technology today is turning data into insights and in turn guiding actions that improve business results. According to a new survey sponsored by Rackspace Technology, most (65%) of IT decision-makers at retail companies and organizations said Artificial IntelligenceRead More…
The 8th edition of the ICT Indicators Forum, held on March 29 in Riyadh, revealed that Saudi Arabia is now home to one of the world’s fastest growing ICT markets and the kingdom’s ICT spending set to top $32.9 billion (SAR 123.4 billion).Read More…
Delinea has announced a new survey-based report that highlights that cloud automation is seen as the key to future-proofing cybersecurity, especially when coupled with autonomous privileges and access. Eighty-six percent (86%) of respondents are exploring ways to automate access controls, especially for privileged access. But even with 68% of respondentsRead More…
Poly today released a new report examining how organizations are responding to employees’ demand for ideal spaces to work from. The new Poly study, Recruit, Retain and Grow, analyzes work policies, culture, and wellness through the lens of over 2,500 global business decision-makers.Read More…
Nutanix announced the healthcare findings of its global Enterprise Cloud Index (ECI) survey and research report, which measures enterprise progress with cloud adoption in the industry. The research showed that healthcare organizations appear to be in the early phases of cloud adoption and behind the cross-industry global respondent average. However,Read More…
A small core of companies, about 7% globally and 1% in the Middle East, have achieved nearly twice the efficiency and three times the profitability of peers, according to Accenture research. Moreover, 36% of Middle East leaders vs. 34% globally expect their organizations to reach future-ready status in the nextRead More…
