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Scientists develop quantum machine learning methods for reasoning
Scientists at Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC) have developed methods and demonstrated that quantum machines can learn to infer hidden information from very general …

CFOs focused on growth, investing for the future
Most chief financial officers (CFOs) are focused on growth and turning the lessons from the pandemic into a road map for the future, according to a survey by Grant Thornton. …

Week in review: SAP apps under attack, Zero Trust creator talks, Patch Tuesday forecast
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles and reviews: SAP applications are getting compromised by skilled attackers Newly provisioned, …

April 2021 Patch Tuesday forecast: Security best practices
March kept us all very busy with the ongoing out-of-band Microsoft updates for Exchange Server and the printing BSODs, which plagued us since last Patch Tuesday. It looks like …

Having a cybersecurity training program in place isn’t enough to ensure cyber safety
With cyberattacks increasing dramatically after the pandemic, TalentLMS and Kenna Security teamed up to gauge employees’ awareness and knowledge of cybersecurity risks. While …

Cybersecurity threats and cybercrime trends of 2020
Bitdefender released a report revealing top cybersecurity threats, frequency of threats and cybercrime trends of 2020. “Our 2020 findings depict consumers under constant …

Most organizations have already migrated to a cloud VPN
The majority of organizations have already migrated their VPN solution to the cloud, a NetMotion survey reveals. A study surveyed 750 leaders working in IT, security and …

Remote work: One of the legacies of the pandemic
An expectation on the part of workers that they will be allowed to work remotely more often will be one of the legacies of the pandemic, according to a study by Boston …

How global markets are adopting real-time payments
More than 70.3 billion real-time payments transactions were processed globally in 2020, a surge of 41 percent compared to the previous year, as the COVID-19 pandemic …

4 things you can do to minimize cyberattacks on supply and value chains
Supply chain attacks target the weakest spot in most every enterprise’s security program: third-party access. The SolarWinds hack was a classic supply chain attack, …

Cloud-native watering hole attack: Simple and potentially devastating
In this era of increasing technological complexity, watering hole attacks build on a model of simplicity. Just like predatory animals that hover near sources of water favored …

A rush to remote working leaving businesses vulnerable to cybercriminals
The COVID-19 pandemic forced businesses to quickly support remote working practices, often without proper security measures in place. Verizon reveals that many businesses may …
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