The number of ransomware attacks on enterprises is up 500% from this time last year. Threat actors are becoming increasingly sophisticated and targeted. Ransomware is a business, and these actors want to get paid. Researcher Madeline Cyr interviewed me to … Continue reading →
Next-generation BI is upon us, and has been for a few years now. The first generation of business intelligence, beginning in the 1980s and extending through the turn of the 21st century, relied entirely on information technology experts. It was … Continue reading →
By: eWeek Editors – Robotic process automation, acronymed RPA, has been one of the hottest areas of tech in the last two years, based on venture investment and enterprise adoption. In 2018 alone, three companies raised more than $1 billion: Automation … Continue reading →
By Zack Whittaker – Shipping tech giant Pitney Bowes has confirmed a cyberattack on its systems. The company said in a statement that its systems were hit by a “malware attack that encrypted information” on its systems, more commonly known as ransomware. “At this … Continue reading →
BY PAUL GILLIN – Irish health insurer Laya Healthcare Ltd. needs to clean up thousands of accounts each month that carry balances that are too small to bother collecting. “A customer may have a balance of $150.12 and pay $150 because … Continue reading →
If you have a smart phone with facial recognition, you may have wondered: How does your device learn to recognize your face as opposed to, say, your spouse’s face? Credit a neural network, a form of artificial intelligence increasingly used … Continue reading →
By David Roe – It is always hard to gauge who is using SharePoint, what they are using it for and what version they are using. Anything that is known about usage patterns, comes from third-party surveys as Microsoft has never … Continue reading →
By Kevin Casey – “Do more with less” might be a timeworn excuse for a business mantra, but robotic process automation (RPA) is a tool that could actually help teams do just that in the right circumstances. That’s the big selling point of … Continue reading →
By Tom Wilde – In recent years, the insurance industry has seen an influx of new market entrants seeking to disrupt and reinvent specific business segments by launching new products and services free of the expense and overhead of “traditional” … Continue reading →
By Guest writer – If you work in transportation and logistics, technology may sometimes seem like the bane of your existence. The implementation of different kinds of software applications meant to elevate and simplify your business may, in fact, have the … Continue reading →