How the rise of large graphical models can give enterprises a crystal ball [Q&A]
A new AI technology is emerging alongside LLMs -- Large graphical models (LGMs). An LGM is a probabilistic model that uses a graph to represent the conditional dependence structure between a set of random variables.
Organizations can use LGMs to model the likelihood of different outcomes based on many internal and external variables.
Ransomware victims unable to recover over 40 percent of affected data
Ransomware remains an ongoing threat for organizations and is the largest single cause of IT outages and downtime as 41 percent of data is compromised during a cyberattack, according to the latest Veeam 2024 Ransomware Trends Report.
The report, based on 1,200 responses from organizations that have faced a security incident, reveals that only 57 percent of the compromised data is usually recovered, leaving organizations vulnerable to substantial data loss and negative business impacts as a result.
1Password's Extended Access Management aims to secure modern workforces
The work landscape has changed enormously in recent years with hybrid and remote working now becoming the norm. This makes it harder for businesses to secure their systems as there's no longer a clearly defined network perimeter.
1Password now has an Extended Access Management feature that helps organizations to secure every sign-in to every application from every device.
UK tech execs want more government oversight of AI
Research from IT consultancy Zartis shows 72 percent of UK tech executives want more AI regulation, and almost a third (29 percent) want 'a lot more'.
The study, carried out by Censuswide, surveyed 100 senior technology executives in the UK and finds around 80 percent claim global government coordination of AI regulation is important to their company and 41 percent say it’s very important.
Automation is critical to effective security for smaller businesses
Automation is a critical capability for a proactive security strategy says a new report from automated endpoint and vulnerability management company Syxsense and Omdia, a global analyst.
The research surveyed over 400 respondents including decision makers from North America and Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), at small and midsize business (SMB)+ sized companies across a variety of industries.
80 percent of organizations not ready for CISA rules on security practices
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency's (CISA) Secure Software Development Attestation Form rules come into force on June 11, 2024.
This requires software producers who work with the US government to adhere to and confirm the deployment of key security practices. But new research from Lineaje reveals that 80 percent of companies are not ready.
More testing needed to ensure security of web applications
A new report from CyCognito looks at the challenges faced by cybersecurity professionals in protecting web applications, which have become prime targets for cyberattacks.
Organizations maintain dozens, often hundreds, of custom web apps, developed in-house and by third-party partners. What's more over 60 percent update web applications weekly or more often.
The critical role of load balancing [Q&A]
When the internet first emerged, the need for load balancers was mainly to optimize the growing use of PC servers and to support the surge in Web traffic. Their basic functionality was designed to pool server resources to meet this demand.
Load balancers have come a long way since, becoming broadly accepted as essential for evolving IT infrastructure and the exponential growth of apps.
Executives keen to adopt AI coding tools -- developers less so
A new report reveals a disconnect between those in the C-suite and their eagerness to adopt AI coding tools compared to those actually using them who are cautious of AI.
The research from Snyk shows CTOs and CISOs are five times more likely than developers to believe AI coding tools pose no risk and twice as likely than developers to believe they are 'extremely ready' to adopt AI coding tools.
70 percent of enterprises have dedicated SaaS security teams
Organizations have prioritized investment in SaaS security, with 70 percent establishing dedicated SaaS security teams, despite economic uncertainty and workforce reductions.
A new report from the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), commissioned by cloud security specialist Adaptive Shield, also finds 39 percent of organizations are increasing their SaaS cybersecurity budgets compared to last year.
74 percent of companies struggle with cloud spending
New research from tech consultancy esynergy, which surveyed 700 business and tech leaders in the US and UK, finds 74 percent of organizations struggle to optimize cloud spend.
It also finds that 51 percent anticipate making a change to their cloud strategy in response to cost pressures. Increasingly they're looking at FinOps (financial operations) is to ensure that cloud resources are used efficiently.
Account takeover attacks are among top security concerns
A new study reveals that 60 percent of security leaders in the UK cite account takeover attacks as one of the top four most concerning cyber threats.
The survey from Abnormal Security shows 75 percent of UK survey participants report that their organization has been impacted by an account takeover attack at least once over the past year.
97 percent of organizations worried about AI security threats
A new report from Deep Instinct shows that 97 percent of security professionals are concerned that their organization will suffer an AI-generated security incident.
In addition 75 percent have had to change their cybersecurity strategy in the last year due to the rise in AI-powered cyber threats, with 73 percent expressing a greater focus on prevention capabilities.
How cloud optimization can fight rising costs [Q&A]
Cloud costs have been rising of late, making it vital that enterprises get a grip on their cloud networks and ensure they’re optimizing them to get the best value.
We spoke to Atif Khan, CTO of infrastructure on demand company Alkira, to discuss how businesses can manage their cloud assets and keep spending under control.
AI's impact on the startup and innovation ecosystem [Q&A]
Early stage businesses face many challenges. Not least of these is selecting the right technology solutions, something made even more difficult by the emergence of new technologies.
We spoke to Paul Pluschkell, founder and CEO of StartupOS, to find out about how AI and other technologies can impact on new businesses.
Ian's Bio
Ian spent almost 20 years working with computers before he discovered that writing about them was easier than fixing them. Since then he's written for a number of computer magazines and is a former editor of PC Utilities. Follow him on Mastodon
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