Employees struggle to find information when working from home
New research from enterprise search company Sinequa finds 46 percent of UK employees feel it should be much easier to find the information they need to do their jobs.
In addition 71 percent say it's harder to find information on work systems than it is to find information on search engines such as Google.
Younger generations have worse cybersecurity habits
According to a new report 59 percent of all workers are using corporate email for personal use, but Gen Zs are the biggest offenders at 93 percent.
The study from SailPoint also finds that Gen Z (77 percent) and Millennials (55 percent) are using corporate emails for their social media logins, compared to just 15 percent of Gen X and seven percent of Boomers.
More than half of employees have higher workloads when working remotely
A new survey of over 4,000 global IT workers, carried out by Kaspersky shows that 54 percent of employees have reported an increased workload since switching to remote working.
While 37 percent of respondents didn't notice a change in volume, a lucky nine percent note a decrease in work due to new working conditions.
Who wants to be a cyborg? Quite a lot of people it seems
Would you be willing to have technology implanted in your body? A survey by marketing and communication tool Tidio reveals the extend to which people are open to 'biohacking'.
More than 75 percent of respondents say they are willing to implant a microchip for health monitoring, and 57 percent are eager to go further and transfer their consciousness to a machine or a different body and live forever as cyborgs.
How software engineers can avoid burnout [Q&A]
Managing burnout isn't easy at the best of times, and with the extra stress created by the pandemic, it’s more difficult than ever. With the ubiquitous shift to remote working, people are more isolated and struggling to separate their home lives from work.
Grappling with this 'new normal' has been challenging across the board. For software engineers -- professionals who are historically prone to burnout -- it's been especially hard.
A minute is a long time on the internet
Former British prime minister Harold Wilson famously once said, "A week is a long time in politics." Of course in the age of the internet things move faster still.
Research from advertising company N.Rich shows that in the online world an awful lot happens in just one minute.
Highlighting the cybersecurity generation gap
Millennials and members of Generation Z suffer more from cyberthreats than baby boomers do, according to a new report from the National Cyber Security Alliance and data analytics company CybSafe.
Kicking off Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the report, based on polling of 2,000 people across the US and UK, shows that 44 percent of millennials and 51 percent of Gen Zers have experienced a cyber threat while only 21 percent of baby boomers have.
OnMail launches new feature to help with email fatigue
We all know the feeling, you're happily working away when an email pings into your inbox, you look at it, you might even answer it, but then you have to refocus back to what you were doing before.
It can be a problem in your personal life too, when quality time with the family is interrupted by business emails. Annoying, isn't it? Well email service OnMail clearly thinks so because it's introducing a new feature that allows you to take designated 'inbox breaks'.
How 'bending reality' can deliver business success [Q&A]
What makes tech pioneers successful? What’s the key to becoming a business billionaire? Leadership adviser Victoria Song thinks it's because they have the ability to 'bend reality' to what they want it to be.
What's more she believes that with a simple meta-framework that underlies peak performance, self-development, and meditation anybody can become a success in the same way.
Value of personal data increases 1,800 percent in 20 years
If you use the internet it's almost impossible to avoid exposing at least some of your personal information to the sites you use. What you may not be aware of is just how valuable this personal data is to businesses.
New research from marketing specialist MIQ Digital shows that in 2001 an average user generated around $1.97 (£1.45) worth of Google Ads revenue, in 2021 this is up to $35.40 (£26), an 1,800 percent increase.
Are you a road warrior or a remote collaborator?
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major effect on the way most of us work and new research from workplace communication specialist Poly has identified six different workplace personas that make up over 90 percent of a typical enterprise.
The study, carried out by by Factworks, aims to help businesses look at the attributes, pain points, and communication intensity associated with each persona, to better match workstyles and employee behaviors to communication devices and technologies.
Majority of consumers don't trust 'big tech' with their data
Only a third of consumers trust 'big tech' companies more with their data compared to smaller, independent or local companies according to a new study from API management platform Axway.
The study of over 1,000 US adults finds 82 percent of consumers wish they knew what specific data companies have collected about them, and they have concerns that their online data may not be secure.
Would you take a pay cut to keep working remotely?
Almost half of people would and nearly two-thirds would forego a promotion, according to the results of a new survey.
The study by automation platform Ivanti finds 63 percent of respondents would rather work remotely than be promoted, and 48 percent say they would take a pay cut in exchange to be able to work from anywhere. Just 12 percent say they want to return to the office full time in future.
UK students choose creativity over tech
A new poll of over 4,000 UK Generation Z teenagers reveals that more plan to pursue studies in creative arts and design subjects rather than science, technology and IT.
The study from social app Yubo finds the most popular subject area for further studies is creative arts and design with nearly 15.4 percent of respondents saying they plan to explore further studies in this area, closely followed by medicine at 14.5 percent.
Hybrid working to become the new norm for tech pros
A new survey shows that 86 percent of technology professionals in the UK and Europe don't want to return to the office full-time.
The study from tech job marketplace hackajob finds around one in four (26 percent) would like to work remotely permanently, while 60 percent are happy to work from the office occasionally and spend the rest of the week working from home.
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