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Researchers develop new learning algorithm to boost AI efficiency
The high energy consumption of artificial neural networks’ learning activities is one of the biggest hurdles for the broad use of AI, especially in mobile applications. …
20,000+ new vulnerability reports predicted for 2020, shattering previous records
Over 9,000 new vulnerabilities have been reported in the first six months of 2020, and we are on track to see more than 20,000 new vulnerability reports this year — a new …
Emerging risk trends: Top risks to identify and address
Senior executives reported concerns around renewed outbreaks of the COVID-19 pandemic as their top emerging risk in the second quarter of 2020, according to Gartner. Gartner …
In addition to traditional DDoS attacks, researchers see various abnormal traffic patterns
In the first quarter of 2020, DDoS attacks rose more than 278% compared to Q1 2019, and more than 542% compared to the last quarter, as published in the Nexusguard Q1 2020 …
Internet security is improving, but exposures still run rampant
Rapid7’s research found that the security of the internet overall is improving. The number of insecure services such as SMB, Telnet, rsync, and the core email protocols, …
Digital privacy: A double-edged sword
Digital privacy is paramount to the global community, but it must be balanced against the proliferation of digital-first crimes, including child sexual abuse, human …
Everyone’s talking about microservices, who’s actually doing it?
77% of organizations have adopted microservices, with 92% experiencing success with microservices, according to an O’Reilly survey. Teams who own the software lifecycle …
Digital transformation: Affected and accelerated by COVID-19
97% of enterprise decision makers believe COVID-19 accelerated their company’s digital transformation efforts, according to a Twilio survey of over 2,500 enterprise decision …
People work more while at home, but worry about data security
A global research report by Lenovo highlights the triumphs, challenges and the consequences of the sudden shift to work-from-home (WFH) during the COVID-19 pandemic and how …
Healthcare technology goals and CIO challenges
LexisNexis Risk Solutions announced the results of its annual focus group, comprised of over 20 healthcare IT executives that are members of the College of Healthcare …
Cloud services help adapt and respond to COVID-19 challenges
38 percent of businesses have scaled infrastructure to meet new levels of demand during the lockdown period (March-June), highlighting how the pandemic has accelerated …
Overconfident about their security, businesses are falling victims to bot attacks
Many businesses are at risk from bot attacks, despite an awareness of the problem and a widely held belief that they have the problem under control, Netacea reveals. Global …
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