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Essential data privacy insights from Q4 20

By Fanny Abramczuk / November 19, 2020

1. Expect more countries to pass GDPR-like privacy laws Lawmakers across the world are expected to vote for privacy laws similar to Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Gartner estimates that, by…

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Essential CIO insights from Q4 20

By Aled Herbert / November 18, 2020

1. ‘Brisk’ CIO job market bounces back as pandemic forces companies to double down on digital While many companies pulled the plug on hiring new CIOs at the start of…

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Essential AI insights from Q4 20

By Shirley Siluk / November 18, 2020

1. Banks might use AI to ‘game the system’, regulator warns About one third of 60 global banks are using machine learning for credit scoring and regulatory capital calculations, raising…

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Essential data privacy insights from Q3 20

By Fanny Abramczuk / August 3, 2020

1. Privacy key to businesses’ post-pandemic response Privacy ranked as one of the top areas in which CXOs plan to invest following the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research conducted by…

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Essential automation insights from Q3 20

By Aled Herbert / August 3, 2020

1. Consolidation leads automation market trends: Forrester Market consolidation is taking place in the automation space, according to Forrester, with players like CloudBees acquiring Electric Cloud and XebiaLabs merging with…

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Essential AI insights from Q3 20

By Shirley Siluk / August 3, 2020

1. COVID-19 lockdowns meant big changes for e-commerce AI Widespread lockdowns and social distancing due to COVID-19 brought big changes to e-commerce-related customer data and AI algorithms. Compared to e-commerce…

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Essential CIO insights from Q3 20

By Aled Herbert / August 3, 2020

1. Global IT spending to fall 8% in 2020 due to impact of COVID-19 Worldwide IT spending will fall to $3.4 trillion this year as CIOs cut back and prioritise…

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Essential VR/AR/XR insights from Q3 20

By Aled Herbert / August 3, 2020

1. Proof-of-concept VR headset tears up the rule book VR headsets and AR smart glasses have tried-and-tested form factors but a new proof-of-concept (PoC) design from Facebook has challenged that.…

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Essential IoT insights from Q3 20

By Aled Herbert / August 3, 2020

1. Vulnerability revealed in key IoT component, Bluetooth The Bluetooth vulnerability was announced with the discovery of BIAS (Bluetooth Impersonation AttackS). The vulnerability allows an attacker to impersonate a previously…

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Essential IoT insights from Q2 20

By Aled Herbert / April 26, 2020

1. IoT security shortcomings threaten data privacy and integrity The current state of IoT security is “scary”, says Mike Nelson, VP of IoT security at PKI provider DigiCert, with 98…

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Essential AI insights from Q2 20

By Shirley Siluk / April 26, 2020

1. AI being put to multiple uses during COVID-19 pandemic AI is hard at work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Top uses include looking for signs of infection in lung CT…

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Essential CIO insights from Q2 20

By Aled Herbert / April 25, 2020

1. IT spending set to fall by 4.1% in 2020 due to COVID-19 effects A global survey of more than 1,000 CIOs by Enterprise Technology Research (ETR) shows that IT…

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