The role of IoT and data in keeping us safe and boosting the economy
With the UK going into its first financial recession since 2009 as a consequence of COVID-19, many businesses are struggling to stay alive in the current business climate. The economy has shrunk by 20.4 percent compared with the first three months of 2020 following months of businesses being forced to stay shut, furloughed workforces and a reduction in consumer expenditure. Additional restrictions in place at the time of writing are ratcheting up the financial pressure on multiple industries, with the prospect of a ‘double-dip’ recession an increasing prospect.
Without the right technology and continuity processes in place, many organizations were unable to adapt their models quickly enough to survive when they needed to. Now it’s a wake-up call to get the right solutions implemented to ride the waves of any future economic storms that come their way. COVID-19 has accelerated the need to work collaboratively and stay connected to protect both society and the economy.
Transform business operations with cloud-based expense reporting
Expense reporting can be a headache for both employees and businesses.
For employees, hanging onto receipts and filling out detailed paperwork is tedious and gets in the way of more productive tasks. It can be easy to lose track of important information needed to file reports correctly, especially for frequent travelers. Traditional reporting procedures put the onus on the employee to keep tabs on one more thing -- on top of doing their jobs.
Opera 74 improves memory management with new tab snoozing feature
Hot on the heels of Edge’s sleeping tabs feature, Opera 74 rolls out today with its own equivalent in the form of 'tab snoozing'.
The update also unveils improvements to both its Easy Files feature, a means of quickly attaching files to email and other web-based forms, plus the Search Tabs tool.
Why financial enterprises need to take a more Agile approach [Q&A]
Adopting a more agile approach to development has allowed many businesses to speed up the introduction of new products and services.
But banking and financial organizations have tended to be more conservative in their approach and have consequently come under pressure from faster moving fintech competitors.
CISO role expands in a changing business world
A new survey of the opinions of more than 7000 business leaders, employees and consumers from across the world shows the role of CISO has hugely expanded in its scope and responsibilities.
However, the study from BT Security also shows that fewer than half of executives and employees could put a name to their CISO. This is despite the fact that 84 percent of executives also say that their organization had suffered from data loss or a security incident in the last two years.
Get 'Machine Learning Fundamentals' ($27.99 value) FREE for a limited time
As machine learning algorithms become popular, new tools that optimize these algorithms are also being developed.
Machine Learning Fundamentals explains you how to use the syntax of scikit-learn. You'll study the difference between supervised and unsupervised models, as well as the importance of choosing the appropriate algorithm for each dataset. You'll apply unsupervised clustering algorithms over real-world datasets, to discover patterns and profiles, and explore the process to solve an unsupervised machine learning problem.
Outdated online security is losing banks business
New research from biometric authentication company iProov highlights that many US banks are falling short in delivering digital convenience to their customers.
The study looks at the range and usability of online services being offered to existing customers. Researchers looked at 39 data points, including how easy it was for a customer to move money, request a new debit card or change personal details online.
Ashampoo AntiSpy Pro will protect you against all sorts of telemetry
If you are using a computer, the companies that make the software you use every day are probably gathering data about you. While some of this is obvious -- there is a reason you see the ads you do online, after all -- some of it is more covert.
Software from the likes of Google, Microsoft and other big names include telemetry components that can invade privacy by collecting personal data. Instead of manually working through settings, or tinkering with the registry, you can turn to the newly released Ashampoo AntiSpy Pro to help protect your privacy.
API security worries hold back business innovation
A new report shows that 66 percent of organizations admit slowing the rollout of a new application into production because of API security concerns.
The State of API Security report from Salt Security also reveals that 54 percent of organizations running production APIs have at best only a basic strategy for API security, with 27 percent having no strategy at all.
Microsoft releases KB4598291 update to fix lots of Windows 10 problems
Microsoft has released a new update for Windows 10, addressing various issues that have plagued users.
Although the KB4598291 update is an optional one, it fixes so many problems that many people are going to want to get it installed straight away. This particular update is only available for Windows 10 May 2020 Update (version 2004) and Windows 10 October 2020 Update (20H2).
New PowerToys 0.31.1 is here with important updates for FancyZones and more
Microsoft has released a new version of its PowerToys utilities collection for Windows 10, bringing improvements to FancyZones and PowerToys Run. The latest update also includes numerous bug fixes.
Included among the new arrivals in PowerToys 0.31.1 are a new dark mode option and an enhanced interface for FancyZones.
Jeff Bezos to resign as Amazon's chief executive
The coronavirus pandemic has been bad news for many businesses, but some, like Amazon, have truly thrived. The retail giant recorded an incredible $100bn in sales in the last three months of 2020.
But while that’s amazing news for Amazon, it's not actually the biggest story of the day. Jeff Bezos, the billionaire who founded the company in 1994, is to step down as chief executive to focus on other interests which include Day 1 Fund, the Bezos Earth Fund, Blue Origin, and The Washington Post.
How computer simulation is revolutionizing science and engineering [Q&A]
In 2020, companies like Tesla and Aerion (supersonic jets) flaunted 'Digital Twins' as being the cornerstones of their product design prowess.
This concept of representing physical objects in digital fashion is an extension of the general computer simulation industry that has been decades in the making. If 'software is eating the world', it seems that for the applied sciences type of domain, computer simulations have officially become the standard utensils.
Remote working adds to threats but security stays strong
The pandemic-driven switch to remote working has brought more threats, but overall cybersecurity posture has remained strong, according to a new report.
The study from security orchestration, automation and response company Siemplify attributes this to greater investment in security automation technologies and reliance on managed security service providers.
Over 60 percent of DevOps teams would sacrifice container security for speed
A new survey of container security from NeuVector shows that 63 percent of respondents would curtail or restrain security measures in order to maintain faster production.
There's also a lack of consensus on who is responsible for securing container environments with 42 percent saying security teams, 30 percent development, and 28 percent operations. This is despite 32 percent saying security is their organization's single most important priority as they roll out containers and Kubernetes initiatives.
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