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31% of women in tech are considering leaving their organization over the next 12 months due foremost to poor management, followed by a lack of training and a desire for better compensation, according to Skillsoft. The survey yielded more than 500 complete responses from women who work in the tech industry, at tech organizations or companies, and in tech roles.
APAC regional B2B enterprises will need to consider their levels of investment in a number of technologies and integrating new tools now to prepare for and adapt to the coming changes. The B2B Futures: The View From 2030 report argues four key "Seismic" trends are coming to B2B:. Jake Hird, vice president of strategy, Merkle B2B - APAC, told TechRepublic B2B enterprises in the region will need to respond with investment in technologies including IoT, AI, data analytics and blockchain to ensure they adapt to these shifts hitting their businesses and markets.
Zero-day exploits targeting enterprise-specific software and appliances are now outpacing zero-day bugs overall, according to Google's threat hunting teams. While 61 of the 97 zero-days affected end-user products last year, this number isn't increasing as rapidly as its enterprise counterparts.
Innovation fuels the technology industry, but it comes at a cost. Certain technology sub-sectors like software companies and infrastructure providers have complex supply chains, making it challenging to ensure the security of all components and services.
In what was originally being called a serious IT outage at the end of last week, the union confirmed to The Register today that the incident is now being treated as an attack, the full extent of which is still being assessed. The CWU told us on March 22 that its email services weren't working and that it has engaged third-party cybersecurity experts who have been on site since 0900 UTC on March 21.
A consensus on regulatory AI frameworks seems distant. The imperative for secure and responsible AI deployment cannot be overstated.
Tech support companies Restoro and Reimage will pay $26 million to settle charges that they used scare tactics to trick their customers into paying for unnecessary computer repair services. "These companies used scare tactics and lies about threats to consumers' personal computers to bilk consumers, particularly older consumers, out of tens of millions of dollars," said Samuel Levine, Director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection.
Google awarded $10 million to 632 bug hunters last year through its vulnerability reward programs. Google's 2023 highlights include newer reward categories, including finding flaws in its AI products and Android phone apps, plus a brand-new Bonus Awards program that periodically pays out time-limited, extra rewards for specific vulnerability targets.
97% of technology leaders find traditional AIOps models are unable to tackle the data overload, according to Dynatrace. 88% of organizations say the complexity of their technology stack has increased in the past 12 months, and 51% say it will continue to increase.
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the unsealing of an indictment against Linwei Ding, 38, a former software engineer at Google, suspected of stealing Google AI trade secrets for Chinese companies. The allegedly stolen trade secrets involve crucial technology underpinning Google's advanced supercomputing data centers, which are essential for training and hosting large AI models capable of processing nuanced language and generating intelligent responses.